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I've just upgraded to the kernel 2.4.9-31 and tried to compile this driver. I get the following errors: [root@kelcsts38b usb_lego]# make install /sbin/modprobe -r usb_lego cp usb_lego.o /lib/modules/2.4.9-3...rivers/usb /sbin/modprobe usb_lego (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Yes. It is updated from an interrupt routine that fires every 1 ms (IIRC). However.... (...) wait_event is only accurate to 20ms or so, depending on what your other tasks do. So your timing is very accurate, but you're not timing what you (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Current Makefile logic fails for nonNT Windows OS
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Taking a second look at this and noticing some past post about this issue with WinXP ((URL) a much cleaner code might look like the following # # WindowsNT/Cygnwin, test against several values: # ifneq (,$(findstring $(OSTYPE),cygwin32 cygwin (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Co-operative Multi tasking in pbforth 2.1
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Phil, I have some hooks in the current version of pbForth that you can use to implement cooperative multi-tasking. Have you read the article on implementing a background monitor to check for button presses? It's at: (URL) I was going to write (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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I am compiling under windows 98 using cygwin version 1.3.10. In Makefile.common (/legOS-0.2.6,/legOS....2.6/util) the logic to determine whether the OS is a windows system fails due to the fact that uname returns CYGWIN_98-4.10. I submitted a bug (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Accurate msleep and timeslicing - was Re: sys_timer
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"Michael Obenland" <obenland@t-online.de> wrote in message news:GvJ5vD.7MC@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) switch. (...) I made some modifications to the tm_sleep_wakeup that allows high priority tasks to wake up at exactly the time specified for msleep (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: sys_timer
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(...) Yes. (...) That is right. (...) It does, actually. The timer itself counts the millisec. But if you do a wait_event() call, your running program gives up its time slice, the OS waits for the event and then continues your task with the next (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Co-operative Multi tasking in pbforth 2.1
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I am have been programming the brick in nqc but have started to find this a little restrictive. I have just started using pbFORTH. Would anyone be able to help me with a sample script to impliment Multi-Tasking. I am using this to set up an "infra (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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I recently adopted legOS as my development environment and I have to say I tremendously impressed. Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard on it. It is really a first class, grade A product. Is sys_timer accurate to within 1 ms? unsigned long (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: installing legOS 0.2.6?
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(...) I noticed this the other day. The link to 0.2.6 is broken (as is one other link in the document). Please accept my apologies as I missed it during my testing. I'll fix the document source and post the new version to the web. Meanwhile please (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello! I have been following the instructions for installing legOS 0.2.6 according to: (URL) but failing to dowlnload the actual legOS file (legos-0.2.6.tar.gz .). Why is this so? (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Phantom.dll (Spirit.ocx replacement) Update.
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I have updated the Phantom.dll component due to a minor bug. The bug involved the DataLog functions not working when used with VB.Net. Both updated source and binaries are available at: (URL) Jacquemin kjacquemin@cox.net (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Want to help? Use LNP or LEGO IR Remote Control?
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(...) Pretty cool / innovative idea! I also like the codesize reduction this would be. I'm also looking at the post by Ted Hess. His blend of the two patch solutions seems intrigueing. I'll look at that solution too. Either way, the final form we (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Lego IR Remote - What is max send rate?
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Stephen - I've recently taken a couple of patch postings to legos.sourceforge.net by Ross Crawford and Zhengrong Zang and have come up with a hybrd solution (on 0.2.6) to implement the remote control. I am quite happy with the results. The original (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I spent a week googling about trying to see if RIS 2.0 worked under Windows 2000 or not, to no avail. I specifically asked Lego and they said it was unsupported (as expected). However, I went out and bought RIS 2.0 anyway and it's worked just fine (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Want to help? Use LNP or LEGO IR Remote Control?
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(...) Pressing a motor key continously gives a short run of the motor and then it stops. To let the motor run, one has to press the remote control motor key very fast. Why not run the motor with the appropriate key and if one wants to stop the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Want to help? Use LNP or LEGO IR Remote Control?
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We are looking for help testing a very-early integration! We have added all existing LNP patches and we have added (NEW) support for the LEGO Infrared Remote Control to the released 0.2.6 to create this new test version. If you are an avid LNP user (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | [ANN] pbForth Assembler for the RCX
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With the release of pbForth 2.1.2 last week, I've finally got things stable enough to warrant adding some really neat tutorials. This week, thanks to Darin Johnson, I am happy to announce that you can write new words in assembler right on the RCX! (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Multiple source files
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(this comes up because I'm finally trying to incorporate these changes into the next release of legOS... -Stephen) (...) This part didn't work for me! The dependency only rule didn't work. I'm running on Debian (GNU make 3.79.1, as shown by 'make (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Multi Source Programs
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(...) Frank, This question has come up a number of times. I spent some time on this answer so I'd understand the current state of this problem. Part of the answer is found in an earlier post from Pat Welch: (URL) Some changes in our makefiles have (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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