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(...) yes, that's possible, but isn't the symbolsrec format a bit of a standard, indicating that the 2.12.1 version is just buggy? Also, it doesn't help with 2.13 since that one doesn't even get to produce any code. alejandro (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: binutils 2.12 is the last one to work Re: was compile error (was link error with binutils 2.13)
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(...) You are right. I have the 2.12.1 rpm in my package folder and assumend that it is the one I use. But asking ld for it's version resulted in 2.12. One way ist to stay with 2.12, a second way is to change makelx so it could handle the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Release candidate brickos-0.2.6.07 avail for testing
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This is our first public visible test version since the name change. It is also the first in what will be a series of test releases. We will announce when we think we are closing in on the actual release. Details regarding test release content, (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | binutils 2.12 is the last one to work Re: was compile error (was link error with binutils 2.13)
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i did a binary search on binutils versions, compiling and installing each one to see which one was the last one to work, and the transition from 2.12 to 2.12.1 is the killer. The symbolsrec format seems to change between 2.12 and 2.12.1, so the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: compile error (was link error with binutils 2.13)
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(...) no, compiled my own. i've now switched to 3.1.1 (just because it is my main compiler and i thought there might be some incompatibilities there) (...) I downgraded to 2.12.1 and it got further, thanks for the hint. Still fails, but at a later (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi, (...) I'm running 3.1 and binutils 2.12.1. Did you have a 3.2 rpm-package? (...) You can get rid of these by making the #error string in config.h smaller. (...) Had the same problem with binutils 2.12.1-1. After a downgrade back to 2.12.1 all (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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hi, after a long time having a running legos 0.2.5, with gcc 2.95.2 and binutils 2.9.1, i decided to get legos 0.2.6 and use the opportunity to upgrade gcc to 3.2 and binutils to 2.13. Everything went smoothly (even the firmware seems to load (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Vision Command and Visual Basic
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Well, the truth is that managing VB, as you may agree is a breeze, so I couldn't find the password on time, but I did find the Logitech SDK which happens to be a quite good tool for VB and VC++, and everything went fine. You should be more (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Help with Clock
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Hi Scott, (...) yes. It is like a big wall clock that shows milliseconds. (...) System.currentTimeMillis(); Note that this is a long integer. If you need more than one timer you can remember the time in variables and then compute the difference, (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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every time no ? nanobapt ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Hassenplug <hassenplug@mail.com> To: <lugnet.robotics.rcx...ugnet.com> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 3:14 PM Subject: Sensor Sampling (...) measurement time (so I'm told) and I need (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Latest Firmware
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Hey, does anyone have the latest firmware for NQC!! Please attach it to me or anyone else! Carson Au (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Can anyone tell me how often the sensors are sampled in BrickOS? In the standard firmware, they are sampled every 3ms with a .02 measurement time (so I'm told) and I need to know if BrickOS is the same. Thanks Steve (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: librcx & interrupt handler
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Hi (...) i thought of that... but it seemed too easy... (...) here's what I wrote, and so far it seems to work proprly (tell me if I'm wrong): #include <timer.h> #include <null.h> #include <irq.h> static char _timer_data[64]; #define save_reg() (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: javastorms
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It would appear that javastorms is a project which allows a computer, running java applications to read/write to the RCX (using a BrickOS application on the RCX). leJOS differs in that the java run-time is loaded onto the RCX and the java code is (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | javastorms
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Hello everybody, someone here know what is the functional difference between leJOS and javastorms (www.javastorms.org) ? thankx regards (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: librcx & interrupt handler
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(...) You can do this in C. ((void(*)(void))0x36ab)(); (void(*)(void)) is a cast to make 0x36ab a pointer to a void function with no parameters. You then take that and use it as a function. You still have to be careful about register usage and use (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Help with Clock
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I am using legjos and... having problems understanding the clock/timers. 1. Are their only one timer clock? 2. How do you acess the timers clock? What code would I use? Scott (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Legos or Lejos
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Hi Geeraard, Well, it mostly depends on what is your favorite language. If you're a hard-core C coder and don't mind working in a difficult coding environment, LegOS might be for you. Otherwize I would recommend leJOS. Note that in the past, LegOS (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: librcx & interrupt handler
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hi, I have another question about interrupt handlers. I would like to know how (if it is possible) I could call the ROM OCIA handler. The reason is that I would like to execute a small task periodicaly but if I simply redirect the OCIA handler (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Use RCX motor output to switch devices
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Hi all! The quest continues: I have now (with the help of the posters at circuitsonline.net) designed a circuit that should do the trick (clicking the link below should reveal a schematic representation of the circuitry). "(URL) Although I wonder if (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Vision Command and Visual Basic
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(...) that's an optimistic planning ;-) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Legos or Lejos
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Hello, I was wondering which OS to use for my RCX. ( Legos or Lejos) I've searched the internet and found out that Lejos is newer than Legos and had in the past not all the functions of Legos. Is there any change in this? I need the RCX to RCX (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: librcx & interrupt handler
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(...) The ROM already supports a buffer size of 1 if that is enough for you. The ROM receives a message asynchronously into that buffer, and you can check it whenever you like and respond accordingly. The code I linked to should help you with buffer (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: LNPD and Cygwin
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there was some old development version... we're glad we noticed by ourselves for lack of feedback. maybe lubnet is way too restrictive? the new url: (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: librcx & interrupt handler
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Hello, First, thanx for your answer, I'll be looking at the code and link you mentioned, today, it may very well answer the question I have... (...) everyone, (...) (URL) (...) programs for RCX, and up till now it works (...) like to set my own (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Vision Command and Visual Basic
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Hello there, I'm really urged to integrate vision command and visual basic. Does anyone knows any other way different than the activex with password, because we have a presentation (me and my group have a presentation to the hole faculty tomorrow) (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: librcx & interrupt handler
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(...) How much info do you want about all this? Specific questions are good if this does not get at what you are wondering about. The interrupt vectors at the end of rom.h are the ones to play with. The true interrupt vectors are in ROM, as are a (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Vision Command, RCX, and the internet...
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There have probably been a few of these 'bots in the past--I remember a few anyway... But have a boo at my latest creation-- (URL) isn't perfect yet... Remember that someone may be using the 'bot at the same time you are trying to use the 'bot, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: lnp addressing messages
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(...) Martin Cornelius wrote a nice little piece on this and related isues. it can be found at: (URL) particular look for the sentence: (...) and all shall be revealed :) taken from luis villas legOS howto i initialize lnp on the PC with: (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: lnp addressing messages
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(...) hmmmm..okay.......ill give it a shot. the line below: result = lnp_addressing_write(data,len ,DEST_ADDR,MY_PORT_1); will send a message pointed to by data, consisting of len bytes of data to the DEST_ADDR destination using my MY_PORT_1 port. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | MacNQC Beta release 3.0a5
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Hi All, I've uploaded MacNQC 3.0a5. New features are: * Updated the NQC compiler to 2.5a1. This adds Spybotics support. * Added the capability to save, download and disasssemble program images. * Added support for USB Joysticks to the OSX version. * (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | lnp addressing messages
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I have some problem to understand the lnp addressing message. How to set addresse of computer. How to send a message etc ... I have an example (lnpd example but i don't understand this : #define DEST_ADDR ( DEST_HOST << 4 | DEST_PORT ) result = (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: some problems changing CONF_LNP_HOSTADDR
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hi there, and thnx for the quick reply! so changing the CONF_LNP_HOSTADDR, rebuilding legOS and *.lx program and then download both should work ? oki, ill give it a try tomorrow when i have access to the RCX's. ill also look into the patches you (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: some problems changing CONF_LNP_HOSTADDR
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(...) Hey Ken, I had similar troubles when trying to do development for multiple bots and different LNP addresses. What I found was that I needed to do a fresh recompile of the entire legOS project whenever I changed the LNP ID, as well recompiling (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | some problems changing CONF_LNP_HOSTADDR
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hi all. im currently using legOS 0.2.4.(on linux) i have created a communication algorithm builing on lnp_addressing_write for use with multiple RCX's and as such i need to differ between them. this i thought i could do by changing the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Camera Shutter Speed Measurement in Legos
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I wrote a little program to measure shutter speeds and it seems to work. It uses a light sensor in passive mode to be more accurate at fast shutter speeds. I think it could be fairly accurate at even 1/1000 sec. If anyone is interested I could send (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | librcx & interrupt handler
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Hi everyone, I am trying to use librcx (URL) to write light (in code size) programs for RCX, and up till now it works fine, but i'd like to begin using interrupts. I'd like to set my own handler for the interrupts. For example, an interrupt handler (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Cyggy
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(...) URL. Current Cygwin works very well. The only problem is some Makefile breakage in brickos. BTW, I think hosting that cygwin.exe is a technical violation of the GPL. Max. (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LNP questions
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The variable 'tx_state' referenced in lnp-logical.h will have the value TX_ACTIVE if transmitting. lnp_integrity_write can be blocking for other reasons such as waiting for the xmit buffer to be available or waiting for a delay after transmit (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Cyggy
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I have a vaguely important post which is: the new version of Cygwin is a bugger to get working with Brickos 0.2.6, but the old version, Cygwin B-20 works fine so nobody waste your time on the new version of Cyggy and download it from (URL) for (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | brickOS & vision command
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Is there a way to include Vision command librayrie for brickOS devellopment ? I think VC is really slow !! nanobapt (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | LNP questions
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Can anyone tell me if this function is blocking: lnp_integrity_write or, how can I find out when it is complete? I'm trying to do proximity stuff with BrickOS and I want to know when IR is being transmitted. Thanks Steve (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: compile error
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Make sure you've editted Makefile.common. The TOOLPREFIX and LEGOS_ROOT lines should point to the appropriate directories on your system, as described in the comments. Make sure that you put a trailing slash on the LEGOS_ROOT directory. -- From "The (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Release of Linux Driver for Lego USB IR Tower & an NQC Build for it.
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I've emailed the gentleman from Barsoom.demon regarding coordination; no word back yet. I am trying to coordinate efforts into one driver rather than having several out there. "Paul Andrews" <paandrew@cisco.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: "No such file or directory"
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which command is execute by the make ?? nanobapt ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Clark <ralph.clark@ntlworld.com> To: <lugnet.robotics.rcx...ugnet.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 7:52 PM Subject: Re: "No such file or directory" (...) (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Release of Linux Driver for Lego USB IR Tower & an NQC Build for it.
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(...) That's great news. There seems to be another person working on this too: (URL) Is there any tie up with him? Seems a shame to have two parallel projects going on. (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: "No such file or directory"
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Well chaps, 0.2.6 is still messing around with me so I've gone back to legOS 0.2.5 which works perfectly! "Ralph Clark" <ralph.clark@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:H17EG6.Epv@lugnet.com... (...) errors: (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | "No such file or directory"
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Please could someone help me. When I type "make rover.lx" in the demo directory in the legos-0.2.6 directory, the compiler gives me these errors: rover.c:29: conio.h: No such file or directory rover.c:30: unistd.h: No such file or directory (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: compile error
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Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to work but thanks for your input anyway. (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Have a curator for robotics/rcx/legos ? and...
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kenneth johansen <kennethj@stud.cs.uit.no> wrote in message news:3D6145A4.82718C....uit.no... (...) new (...) called (...) change:) (...) I did a quick Search within google and came up with these two threads (URL) gives a step by step procedure for (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: compile error
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There was a problem in our makefiles (fixed post 0.2.6.05) that affected building images from a subdirectory of the LegOS root. I think the problem comes about when using Cygwin and you put the LegOS source root in a directory parallel to the Cygwin (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Release of Linux Driver for Lego USB IR Tower & an NQC Build for it.
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Just thought I should give everyone a heads up; I've thrown a preliminary file release of the LegoUSB package onto Sourceforge. This provides two things at the moment: A patch for NQC 2.4 r2 (yes, I realise i'm a patchlevel behind) A Linux driver (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: FW: updating Robolab 2.5 - Some testing
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Bill, Thanks for this update. Colin: I emailed Deanna Newell at Pitsco and got a reply back today from Tim Lankford <tlankford@pitsco.com>. He indicated that Deanna has been promoted and that he is now in charge of customer service regarding (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta)
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| | How to check if a thread is still alive?
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Hi, this is my first post to this group, so please excude if this is a trivial question... I just got started with Mindstorms and am playing around with the various programming options available trying to find the one that fits me best. I started of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: compile error
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I get a compile error too, but a different one. I have written a simple program called light.c which I have put in the demo directory. I then cd into the demo directory and type "make light.lx", but then I get loads of errors as follows: (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Any news on USB support for linux?
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Keep an eye on legousb.sourceforge.net I've got some file releases going out this week which should meet your needs. (Revived the project, working off of Bret Thaeler's code [been unable to get ahold of him]). -Brendan (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Have a curator for robotics/rcx/legos ? and...
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(...) I believe there are, or at least were, some technical problems around just changing the name of a group. So perhaps having the old name group stick around is the better approach. That group could even be locked for posting, perhaps, (with some (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | compile error
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I'm trying to compile the demo code provided with legOS-0.2.6. When I type "make helloworld.lx" or "make all", I get the following error: Any ideas how to fix this? I'm using Linux kernel 2.4.19. -Dan /usr/bin/h8300-hitachi-hms-ld -T (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Have a curator for robotics/rcx/legos ? and...
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having some sort of forwarding mechanism from the old legos group to the new brickos newsgroup IMHO would be the best solution for old and new customers :) old users, use the new brickos newsgroup, new users, who still think its called legos, gets (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Have a curator for robotics/rcx/legos ? and...
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(...) As (...) I would prefer to see a single newsgroup for several reasons. brickOS is a morphing or molting from legOS if you will not a diverging or evolutionary different creation (i.e. it is only a name change). brickOS and legOS are the same (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Spybotics To RCX Comm
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(...) MindScript syntax highlighting, improved error reporting (over that provided by ScriptEd) and Spybot support (one talking to the RCX via the USB tower and the other talking to the Spybot via COM1) is even cooler. :-) In case anyone else would (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Where does "win-h8-egcs-1.1.2.zip" come into all this?
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Ralph, (...) All the material, stuffing, code, etc. comes from the ~14MB of downloads for cygwin. Using some of the tools you download, configure and make, you can create the cross compiler. You might want to check out some of the following GNU (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Where does "win-h8-egcs-1.1.2.zip" come into all this?
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Hi Ralph, (...) I don't know what you want to tell but if you want to build the cross compiler from sources you must closely follow the steps mentioned in the instructions. I haven't done that but running brickOS under Linux. But: (...) This has (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: For anyone kind enough to help me.....
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Ralph, make realclean looks good. The first error I see is it looks for cc instead of gcc for the compiler. I am assuming you picked up legos-0.2.6 distrubition version. If I am not mistaken this is an error in the Makefile which causes the wrong OS (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | For anyone kind enough to help me.....
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I'd be REALLY grateful if someone could sort out my problem. Below I have listed the output of when I type 'make realclean' and then type 'make depend' (having followed the sourceforge cygwin instructions up to this point). If anyone could tell me (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | New version of NQCEdit that supports Spybotics
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Hi Everyone! NQCEdit version 1.75 is released. It now support Spybotics if you are running NQC 2.5 a1 or later. In version 1.7 support for USB and more COM ports were added. The new version can be found at (URL) Eriksson (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Where does "win-h8-egcs-1.1.2.zip" come into all this?
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After typing make realclean: for i in util lib boot demo ; do make - --unix NODEPS=yes -C $i realclean ; done make[1]: Entering directory `/legos-0.2.6/util' make - --unix -w -C dll-src clean make[2]: Entering directory `/legos-0.2.6/util/dll-src' (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Where does "win-h8-egcs-1.1.2.zip" come into all this?
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Ralph, What does the output from the first command, make realclean, look like? Ed Ralph Clark <ralph.clark@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:H119uM.HHG@lugnet.com... (...) working (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Where does "win-h8-egcs-1.1.2.zip" come into all this?
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Hi. I'm still not getting this thing to work under Win98 under Cygwin. I'm using these instructions: (URL) and when I compare them with other instructions I can't see why the sourceforge cygwin instructions don't contain anything about the file with (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Have a curator for robotics/rcx/legos ? and...
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Stephen, (...) I'd gladly second that (self-)nomination! (...) I would consider keeping the old group and creating a new one for brickOS. My main reasoning is that there are sure to be queries about previous releases of legOS for quite some time, (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: FW: updating Robolab 2.5 - Some testing
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Hello Colin, In order to get this CD-ROM for 2.5.1 I called Deanna Newell at Pitsco. She was on vacation and they transferred me to some very friendly tech support people. To make a long story short, I pointed out all the patches that need to be (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: FW: updating Robolab 2.5 - Some testing
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I have Robolab 2.5.0 and I tried to install SP1. The install says that 2.5.1 is required. It then searches for 2.5.1 on your disk. In my case it said 2.5.1 found and updated the software. Robolab now no longer works! This seems to suggest that you (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: RCX <--> Pocket PC Communication
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Yes, go here and get the software (URL) Has anyone tried to communicate with the RCX using a pocket pc? If you (...) You have to use a serial tower and a serial cable. (Null modem most likely.) For more info check out the lugnet.robotics.palm group. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | FW: updating Robolab 2.5 - Some testing - part 2
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Hello All, A small update The "Fixes CLI vis in Pilot mode" dated 7-17-2002 to be applied to 2.5.2 is incorrect. It must be applied to Robolab 2.5.1. That is the error I received when I tried to apply to Robolab 2.5.2. Tufts hopefully will upgrade (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Spybotics To RCX Comm
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Hi Agents, Just in case this hasn't been mentioned before, it is possible to send an RCX message from a Spybot to an RCX. I cobbled together the following MindScript programs and downloaded them using ScriptEd. Basicly, if you press the spybot (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | FW: updating Robolab 2.5 - Some testing
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Hello Miles and all, Here is what worked for me on the upgrade process: Number 1.) Robolab 2.5 basic release Number 2.) The CD-ROM 2.5.1 from Pitsco overlaying the 2.5 release Number 3.) Service Pack 1 applied. My version is now 2.5.2 The SP.1 text (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta)
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| | RE: updating Robolab 2.5
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Hello Miles, After all the help you have been to me in the past I am happy to help you. About two months ago I received a CD-ROM from Pitsco with the label 2.5.1 on it. The instructions were very simple "Overlay everything in the current Robolab (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta)
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| | updating Robolab 2.5
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Need your help understanding why and how to update Robolab 2.5. Tufts offers Service Pack 1 for Robolab version 2.5.1 at (URL) . What should owners of version 2.5 do ? Does 2.5 need the updates in Service Pack 1 ? How do owners of version 2.5 update (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: BrickOS newsgroups
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I believe this is the most active group you will find. It seem right now, no one has anything to say. (or ask) Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Clark" <ralph.clark@ntlworld.com> Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 16:54:30 GMT To: (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Win98 install help
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Ralph - You need to drill down into the various packagte categories objects (Admin, Base, Devel, ...). For Example: the Base category contains - ash, bash, cygwin, etc.; the Devel category contains - autoconf, automake, etc. Just click on each item (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | BrickOS newsgroups
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Could someone give me the address of a more active BrickOS newsgroup please? This one seems to be a bit dead. Maybe all the experts are on holiday..... (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Problem of comm. btw. PC & RCX in lejos2.0!?
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Thank you very much, Paul! Laurence (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Problem of comm. btw. PC & RCX in lejos2.0!?
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(...) It sounds as though you don't have the rcxcomm shared library on your LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Details should be in the readme's in the rcxcomm directory in the distribution. In general you'll get better answers to this sort of question if you (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: 0.2.4 and W2k...I really need help...
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(...) ... (...) Did you try to use a current version of cygwin ? looks like cygwin-B20 which is a little bit stoneaged -Volker (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Problem of comm. btw. PC & RCX in lejos2.0!?
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Hi, all! | |Under the instream directory (of lejos 2.0 package), I'd like to |download Read.java to RCX to |read the value sent from PC with Write.java running on it in order to |write a number to RCX. However, when I tried to execute the |bytecode (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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Hi there, I'm using OSX with lejos and have got it working fine, but am wanting to get using the "rcxcomm" part, i can compile the examples, but can't start up the SocketProxy, does anyone know how to do this in OSX/linux? they say you have to: "Add (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: About lejos 2.0!
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(...) It should be fine (I think). (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: About lejos 2.0!
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Hi Paul! Thanks for your reply first! I want to ask more is will it have a conflict with lejos 2.0 if I've installed Java Comm. API on my linux box? Laurence (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: About lejos 2.0!
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(...) No. (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | About lejos 2.0!
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Hi! Does lejos 2.0 need Java Comm. API? Laurence (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Win98 install help
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Hi there. Please can someone help me. I've been following the instructions at: (URL) word for word and then I got to the bit where it says: "Last setup I've tried let you choose which modules you need to download and setup. Here is a minimal list (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | getopt.h,.c: GNU or Berkley version?
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In working with the DJGPP "port" of brickOS it is noted that DJGPP does not provide getopt. The solution to this is for one to compile it in the process of compiling one's software. As I check my machine I find two versions of it, a GNU version (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Windows XP Operating System
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Hello Jerry, I have it installed on 3 different workstations. Straight install worked fine. I have heard of people with problems. It works with Labview 6I and regular Labview. Robolab can talk to Labview. The programming language is the same. Bill (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Windows XP Operating System
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Does Robolab 2.5 work with WinXP? Jerry (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | 0.2.4 and W2k...I really need help...
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Hello there, I've really tried to make it work myself...I've spent about three days and nothing...I've tried Linux - Slackware, Cygnus. I tried follow (URL) and I can't make it work. Now I'm trying (URL) when I'm trying to compile legOS I'm getting (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX Off Timer
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(...) Excellent help, thanks. Steve (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX Off Timer
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(...) I'm using NQC. Thanks for the input. Steve (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX Off Timer
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In NQC, the command is: SetSleepTime(0); In MindScript: Sleep 0 Hope this helps, Rick (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Preliminary BricxCC Spybotic support
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If you are interested in trying out a new release of BricxCC containing very preliminary support for the Spybotic brick send me an e-mail and I'll let you know how you can download a copy. So far BricxCC can compile and download programs to the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | .NET library for RCX and all programamble brick
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Go to (URL) and download the library that allows you to use .NET framework to programm and controll your bircks!! Will be released also a library to be used in place of MindStorms Vision Commander!! (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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