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(...) You could either take just the source file out of gnulibc and link it in, or you could change your setup to actually use the gnulibc (which is what I am doing, although not with legOS). (...) It depends on what you want the RNG for. If all you (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Probably a dumb question, but how do I link in another copy of libc, besides the hacked-down one already present in legOS? I can't just copy the one on top of the other, and the linker should just link in the first it finds, correct? At any (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | firmdl for Win32? (Re: random numbers)
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(...) Hi, Luis Villa - author of HOWTO has some that he will soon include into the HOWTO. If you need just random 16 bit integer, you can use for example this random = 25173*previous + 13849; but I don't know how good it is; start with an arbitrary (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) gnulibc has a good LCGM you can just link in. John A. Tamplin Traveller Information Services jat@LiveOnTheNet.COM 2104 West Ferry Way 256/705-7007 - FAX 256/705-7100 Huntsville, AL 35801 (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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For those of you who have looked at the LegOS HOWTO before, or for those who have not, there are some new topics covered, some of which may make you think twice about sticking to the old firmware. new topics: *random number generation. Don't make (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) [snip] (...) Yes -- check out my RoboTag program at (URL) RoboTag, the sensor is pointing at the ground, which is probably grey/brown/white, with black border lines. My program reads the light level at start, and assumes that it isn't on a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: is IR considered broken?
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Sorry it took so long to reply, Mark... I somehow seem to have deleted your mail and only noticed it on the newsgroup by accident. Here are my thoughts. (...) Uhuh. This is (apparently) not a unique experience. (...) I have not had that experience, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Light sensor initialization?
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I haven't done that yet. But if you're doing a line follower, I would suggest the following: 1. First, build the line follower in such a way that it can rotate in place and make the light sensor sweep out a circle on the ground as it rotates. 2. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Lots of new FAQ answers and some revisions
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I have just sumbitted a large number of answers to FAQ questions that hadn't been answered yet, and revisions to other answers. There is also just one answer that I did not change (-: The answers are in the lugnet.faq newsgroup. Here is an index to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.faq)
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I'm most of the way to getting it working myself, but I was curious to see if anyone has implemented a random number generator in their bot. Anyone? Anyone? -Luis ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Light sensor initialization?
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This should be an FAQ at this point, but I'm having trouble tracking down an answer in the LUGNET archives. I'd like my 'bot to measure ambient light levels, and make light/gray/dark decisions based on those levels. For instance, Dave Baum's line (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help with 9738 LEGO Mindstorms Remote Control
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(...) Robolab uses the same firmware as Mindstorms RIS, so the remote should work fine. Same goes for NQC. (...) You can write programs in NQC (also in RCX Code or Robolab) that respond to IR Messages. These messages can be sent from another RCX, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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The precompiled tm-and-ir, kinda works for me. It is pretty good at receiving data, but the transmitted message often has garbage. When I compile it myself using the latest legOS snapshot, it always transmits garbage, others seem to have seen the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Help with 9738 LEGO Mindstorms Remote Control
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Dave's reply is right on the mark, but I also want to point out that if you have downloaded a non-MindStorms O.S. to the RCX (i.e. any firmware other than the standard LEGO MindStorms firmware) the remote might not work either. I haven't tried any (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: VERY [OT] Feathers 'n Lead...
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(...) Sorry for the extra quoting here, but the thread was a bit old...and just for everyone's info, both bags have the SAME mass, so they have the same first moment of inertia....I think. The shape of the object generally affects the SECOND momemnt (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I think the original poster was putting his tongue firmly in cheek there. BTW, the dropping of objects would be a second experimental proof that gravity affects all objects equally regardless of weight. Best test being in a vacuum where you (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: NQC 1.3 released - Command Center?
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(...) simple (...) has been released, check out his home page at: (URL) d/l it directly at: (URL) ya go. m. (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: [OT] Feathers 'n Lead...
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(...) being (...) as (...) MORE (...) the dropping of the objects on the moon was to prove that when 2 objects are dropped from the same height in an environment with little or no friction they will hit the ground at the same time. both bags weigh (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help with 9738 LEGO Mindstorms Remote Control
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I just got one myself and it seems to work fine. The A, B, and C buttons turn on the motors (in either direction) as long as they are held. You can even hold multiple buttons down to turn more than one motor at the same time. The Message buttons (1, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Help with 9738 LEGO Mindstorms Remote Control
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Hi, Purchased the 9738 LEGO Mindstorms remote control and it doesn't seem to do anything. Has anyone else used one of these? It's my expectation that the remote allows the RCX to be controlled directly with out the program interface. Is that not (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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