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(...) In Windows, try the ActiveX control SPIRIT.OCX that comes with the Lego software. (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi there. I've an old notebook (libretto 70ct) and of course not too much space on disk. So I wonder if I can compile the kernel with winLegOS, due to the fact that cygwin consumes a lot of space. If that's not possible, should I have to add some (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You might be able to use the Hitachi pre-built cross compiler for this. Ed (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Marko, Here's a thread that might give a little more background on the BrickOS bug Jochen mentions: (URL) Hoenicke" <Jochen.Hoenicke@Inf...enburg.DE> wrote in message news:200304021124.11...burg.de... (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You can run Cygwin setup in a "Download from internet" mode, then take the files home, and run it in "Install from local directory" mode. (...) 2 steps: Compiling the cross-binutils and cross-gcc under MSYS, and then (possibly) making changes (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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My son and I have been looking BrickOS but one sticking point is that we have a slow connection at home which makes getting large packages hard. In such cases, I just download the files at work and burn the files into CD-RW and bring them home. Is (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi, I need help on how to control the RCX from a pc, for instance to issue commands on the pc to accelerate or decelarate a car. Please I am not using legOS or BrickOS Can someone help or point me to a source of help Thanks Michael mfbosu@yahoo.com (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, I am trying to add a serial/IR port communication library to an RTOS. I am using the rom functions, can someone help me with the passing of the arguments: for instance what do i pass for this function: byte send_btes(short code, byte opcode, (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) The problem is that the upper memory area (0xf000-0xf800) is connected to both RAM and motor output. Every byte written here is also interpreted as motor command. The latest CVS version of BrickOS has fixed this (this memory is written only (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) (this should be your user programm of course) (...) and i've been a bit too quick, it should be 40*40*1 (you're allocating char's), still thats' about 1.5kByte, that is, 1/10th of the memory available to you as user, so the following reasoning (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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