 | | Release candidate brickos-0.2.6.10 avail for testing
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The brickOS team is pleased to announce our next test release. We are heading for our formal brickos-1.0.0 release but anticipate at least one more test release before then. Details regarding how to provide feedback are at (URL) can download from (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | More warning cleanup - const qualifier ignored on asm
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In include/sys/bitops.h : // g++ warns about __asm__ const. we define the problem away. // the CXX symbol is predefined in the Makefile // #ifdef CXX # define ASMCONST #else # define ASMCONST const #endif But CXX is *not* defined in the Makefile. In (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Trivial warning fix
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This avoids an "implicit declaration of exit" warning. Max. Index: util/firmdl/mkimg.c ===...=== RCS file: /cvsroot/brickos/bri.../mkimg.c,v retrieving revision 1.1 diff -u -p -r1.1 mkimg.c --- util/firmdl/mkimg.c 20 Aug 2002 03:04:29 -0000 1.1 +++ (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Declaration of kernel_critsect_count
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(...) Your request couldn't be more timely as I'm wrapping up a 0.2.6.10 test release this weekend. I've made this change in CVS and you will see it in the .10 test release. As I publish the 0.2.6.10 test release I'll post a message here explaining (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: How could I tell if I'd cooked the motor controllers ?
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I presume you did all the usual things: Clean the RCX terminals, try other motors, check for unusual friction in the drivetrain (like, something is out of adjustment) ...etc? Jerry (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Declaration of kernel_critsect_count
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kernel_critsect_count is declared volatile in kernel/critsec.c, but without the volatile keyword in include/sys/critsec.h - this upsets gcc3. Please could these declarations be reconciled? Thanks, Max. (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: no long range IR from laptop says Lego
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Use a powered USB hub with the laptop. The power required for the USB IR Tower will come from the powered hub, rather than the laptop. - Rob (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: no long range IR from laptop says Lego
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(...) No idea. I think these values are used for accounting, to ensure that all devices together don't exceed available power. But I don't know how well this is implemented. (...) Linux makes them available in readable form in /proc/bus/usb/devices (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: dll and the USB tower
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I have the same problem (I posted a note 3 days ago "Problem with Brickos ..." # 20311). In addition I don't get firmdl3 to download the firmware. Are you running Windows or Linux? Hans (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | How could I tell if I'd cooked the motor controllers ?
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We had an informal Robo-Sumo thing at my work place tonight and I'm wondering if I killed my RCX. My 'bot had two gearmotors on A and two more on C to drive the wheels. Could they have drawn enough current when the 'bot was stalled to harm the RCX ? (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Program for a "pullback motor car"
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Hello, I was too sure that I could manage to program this small and simple robot in Mindstorm 2.0, but have to stop it beacuse it got too complicated. Now I'm reading "Learn yourself C in 21 days" and the "NQC guide" and "NQC Tutorial", hope I can (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | dll and the USB tower
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Hi, I downloaded brickOS 0.2.6 and patched it to use the USB tower. All works well (firmdl3 is patched correctly, the module goes in, I can make my own .lx files), except for dll. When I try to download a .lx file into the RCX, dll hangs. The LED (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: now normally baumfamily != enteract
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My free form description full of Url's didn't survive posting intact, but Lego replied all the same by email. After a thread of some length, we concluded: webmaster@lego.com welcomes reports of the broken links of lego.com. I'll next try to verify (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: no long range IR from laptop says Lego
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(...) Fascinating stuff, thanks again. In particular, I didn't know Anyone had persuaded Windows to respond intelligently to Usb Configuration's of variable power. Anybody know if these descriptors already appear on the web somewhere? Else please (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Interactive C and USB tower ?
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Does anyone knows a way to use IC4 with an USB tower ? TIA Philo www.philohome.com (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX assembly instructions of Lego quality
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Don’t forget Nostarch Press! They have 2 great books that are definitely worth looking at including Jin Sato's LEGO® MINDSTORMS The Master's Technique. I had the privilege of building his robotic dog last night and really had a lot of fun with it. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.7.2
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Version 3.3.7.2 of BricxCC is now available. It fixes a bug in the Brick Piano (introduced in the previous version) which made it impossible to save the music to a file or to the clipboard. Music saved from the Brick Piano can now be in NQC, (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: no long range IR from laptop says Lego
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(...) Its USB descriptors say there are two configurations with 100mA (I think these are for low and medium power), and two that require 500mA (high power mode). The LEGO USB Tower Interface Reference doesn't go into more details. Jürgen (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: no long range IR from laptop says Lego
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Kindly offline I am informed: yes indeed, some laptop designs have been seen to support less than half of the specified 500mA max load for USB bus power. I wonder how many mA the USB IR tower does need. Pat LaVarre (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: H8300 Cross Compiler for Mac OS X (a start ...)
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Once again, WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! I have NO prior experience with the Mac or Mac OS X. So use these instructions AT YOUR OWN RISK. I am NOT responsible for any damage you might cause to your machine. Within step 5, you can download gcc ver 3.1 (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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