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(...) This command is useful when you don't already know what direction a motor is going. Consider the following contrived example: A Robot w/a single light sensor is supposed to drive back and forth between two black lines. Additionally, this robot (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) As far as I can tell, there is no advantage, other than the fact that the motor control command allows you to turn on/off other motors at the same time as changing the direction. Other than that, it's a matter of personal preference, by my (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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Hi I am trying to understand if there is much advantage on using the "change direction" command, instead of using the usual "turn on motor " in the opposition direction command. (20 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | ECRobot with MATLAB 7
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Hi, in a student research project I got the ECRobot target of the Real Time Workshop in MATLAB 7 working. So it is possible to run a closed loop from Simulink via automatic sourcecodegeneration on the Brick. Detailed instructions in german and a (...) (20 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Problem with makefile
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(...) You can copy the Makefile from the installed location $prefix/share/doc/br...+/Makefile In that case you don't need to change the paths. (...) Is there a "Test.cpp/Test.C" in that directory? Multiple object files do not work exactly as one (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Problem with makefile
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Hello! I have a problem with making a program, which consists of some sourcefiles. I copied the Makefile out of the demo/c++ folder into my project directory and changed the paths, so that the included Makefiles and the brickOS directory can be (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | reduce the installation time of robolab2.5.4?
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Hi 2.5.4. takes quite long time to install. I attempted not to install the training mission and check the box to tell it run the training mission off from CD instead. However, it claimed unfound files when I tried to run robolab. Any suggestion? (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Problems to build the Hitachi-H8 cross-compiler
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I tried to build the Hitachi-H8 cross-compiler to be used for brickos-0.2.6.10.6 . Trying to build based on binutils-2.10.1. I'm trying to install this on Win-XP. First I installed cygwin when I afterwards faced problems to execute commands. Solved (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | unable to load brickos executable from /dev/usb/lego0
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Hello! I have compiled succesfully brickos-0.2.6.10.6 under linux. After I installed it I loaded brickos.srec and helloworld.lx into the RCX. This time I tried to load an lx file I got the following error: "error deleting program" and after trying (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Problems with Brixcc Cygwin
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(...) This error indicates somewhat obscurely that the download did not complete successfully and that the installer is corrupted as a result. You will need to try downloading the file again. A download utility like Net Transport might be worth (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Problems with Brixcc Cygwin
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Hi, I'm running Brixcc on Win 98 and, during the installation process of the optional Cygwin installer, a window appers asking me to open a file named BRICXCCSETUPCYGWIN.002 which doesn't exist! Does anyone know what's happening? Thanks (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Northeast Region ROBOLAB Conference
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Northeast Region ROBOLAB Conference Date: Friday April 8th, 2005 Location: LEGO Americas' headquarters in Enfield, CT. Purpose: To gather teachers and educators who use or plan to use ROBOLAB and LEGO Mindstorms to teach math and/or science in their (...) (20 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: communication with USB on Linux
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(...) So, unless I move to the 2.6.10 kernel and CVS leJOS, there's little to no chance I'll get the desired bi-directional communication with the USB tower working. (20 years ago, 13-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) Probably not. (...) You can keep it, just install the new one in a different directory and make sure you don't use the old one (change LEJOS_HOME and PATH). Jürgen (20 years ago, 13-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: communication with USB on Linux
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Hi Juergen, Thank you for your answer. Some questions though: (...) Yes, I did. That solved some problems. (...) Does CVS work with my 2.4.26 kernel as well? Should I remove the 'old' leJOS version first? (...) Thanks Huub (20 years ago, 13-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: communication with USB on Linux
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Hi Huub, (...) have you run make? (...) You can also get it working with the CVS version of Lejos and a Linux kernel >= 2.6.7, which includes the newest driver. To get and install Lejos from CVS do $ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous...root/lejos login $ cvs (...) (20 years ago, 13-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Help please !!!
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(...) No, the documentation only talks about the path, which is a system variable, not an env. variable. (I assume you are using windows) I think you will have better luck if javac really is in your path. To verify that it is, type path in the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | communication with USB on Linux
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Hi, For some time I've been trying to get bi-directional communication using: - Slackware Linux 10.0 - leJOS 2.1.0 - USB IR-tower - RCX 2.0 So far I've managed to upload leJOS and the written software to the RCX. However, when I try to run the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Swan Firmware
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Hey Guys, Any ideas on that code, regarding that error no. 5? Iain (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Can the Run button be reprogrammed?
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(...) Ultimate Robolab provides very easy access to the RCX buttons. With a few icons you can reprogram any of them. Here a nice example : (URL) you press the Run-button in this example, you'll here a sweep down system sound. This is the philosophy (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Can the Run button be reprogrammed?
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(...) Not to put too fine a point on it, but RUN, PRGM and VIEW are read from an I/O port, while the ON/OFF button is tied to an interrupt line. That's what lets you wake the RCX up from a deep sleep, which you can't do with the other buttons. Ralph (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Can the Run button be reprogrammed?
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(...) BrickOS does allow you to configure how the buttons are used. The RUN and Power buttons are read in the BrickOS "firmware", so you'd need to change the kernal, if you want to do other things with them, but it is very possible. So, yes, the run (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Can the Run button be reprogrammed?
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I was just wondering, can the Run button on the RCX be reprogrammed? I was thinking of a theoretical, fail-safe system, where it would be nice to run a clean-up routine after the run button had been pressed to stop the program. I reckon you'd have (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Swan Firmware
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(...) No no, don't be. It's my own stupidity/ignorance in progrmaming terms. I'm slowly learning. (...) Good stuff, John. Thank you for your work on this, it's unbeliveable. I got it to do what I need. Now, the only problem is it doesn't seem to (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Sending Commands to Spybot from RCX - Question from a Beginner to Comm area.
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Hi Everybody, I have used SendSpybotMsg and SendSpybotCtrlMessage (of course in connection with resopective set messages) without any problems using BCC 3.3.7.5 and 3.3.7.9. These two commands gives RCX a nice control over spybot. Specially (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Swan Firmware
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(...) Application Programming Interface (URL) Oh my god. I'm completly lost :( Sorry. (...) I'm not sure what you are confused about. The API defines a series of values and functions which you can use in your NQC programs. The three lines above show (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Swan Firmware
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(...) Um. I have no idea what an API is :-/ (...) Oh my god. I'm completly lost :( (...) Whaaa?? (...) When I copy/paste that into BricxCC, I get an when I hit the Compile/download button: Undefined function: "SetUserDisplay"...?? I think I'm going (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Swan Firmware
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(...) Having downloaded a copy of swan_test.zip which contains the latest test release of BricxCC and NQC you can use nearly all the new and enhanced features in the Swan firmware. You can view the "official" API built into NQC by executing the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Swan Firmware
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Okay, okay, bad form responding to my own post. I got the new firmware on my RCX, downloaded the latest version of BricxCC, and NQC. But I can't figure out how to use this SetUserDisplay command? I want to show a variable on the display. I have no (...) (20 years ago, 6-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Swan Firmware
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(...) I feel so awful asking this, becuase I'm sure it must have been covered somewhere before - I'm not very good at understanding quite how everything works (API's and includes and so forth - no idea what that stuff is!). But here's my question: (...) (20 years ago, 6-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: a problem ... need some help !
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(...) Although you may not be using BricxCC to compile your leJOS code I think it might be instructive to describe how BricxCC manages to compile leJOS code properly. The way BricxCC works with leJOS is to create a very simple makefile that launches (...) (20 years ago, 6-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | BrickOS 0.9.0 -- Debian "sarge" works...
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Well, wouldn't you know, on the very next dist-upgrade after I posted that brickOS 0.9.0 was still in "unstable" on Debian, it materialized in "testing". My laziness was undone! Anyways, I compiled the examples in the Debian-packaged demo (...) (20 years ago, 6-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Robolab Documentation
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After Dick's recommendation and Elizabeth's support, I purchased Engineering With LEGO Bricks and Robolab ((URL) Second Edition for ROBOLAB 2.5.4 is now shipping. I have struggled with this program for several years, Now, while reading the book, the (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: a problem ... need some help !
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hi,,, thanks, i just defined JAVAC to where my javac is and its working but there is a small problem that i have to put the java file im compiling in lejos\bin because it doesn't work when i set the CLASSPATH ! i also defined JAVA env var to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: a problem ... need some help !
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On the off-chance you might be trying to use lejos with BricxCC here are a few instructions that should get things working. It has been a while since I tried to use lejos with a recent java SDK and it turns out that the pre-built minimal lejos (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help please !!!
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does documentation not talk about what values should be given to JAVAC env variable (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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as <J2SDK1...>\bin\javac (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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ya javac works fine from the command prompt ... so what can i define JAVAC as? (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Help please !!!
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you seem to be having some basic problem.. try defining JAVAC variable and r u able to execute command javac from the command prompt (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Help please !!!
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hi ... im a newbie ... i have a problem with the lejos setup i did all the instructions and when i tried to compile a java file using the lejosc command i got this reply: Unable to execute javac. Return value of exec is -1. Make sure javac is in the (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | a problem ... need some help !
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hi everyone, im just starting to work with lego RIS2.0 and Lejos, but i have a problem with the lejos setup i did all the instructions and when i tried to compile a java file using the lejosc command i got this reply: Unable to execute javac. Return (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: BrickOS 0.9.0 success
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(...) Well, I'm pleased to report that the 2.6.10 (newest current) kernel, with included legousbtower driver, worked well with the tarball of brickOS 0.9.0. I haven't tried the Debian package yet. I noticed that on the Debian package page, the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: New TLC Mindstorms survey
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(...) I'm not sure what good it'll do if the survey is that old but i took it anyway. BTW hope that release it soon since i''ll soon (i hope) be getting 2.0. I'd hate to get it and then a few months later see 3.0 in the shelfs. (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX3 - Can extra hardware functionality be added?
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(...) A friend of mine is actually working on this 'pod' concept. i have been playing with a working prototype and i must say that it preforms very well. and it is SO nice to not be limited on the number of sensor inputs. pictures of the prototype (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: New invention instructions
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(...) Wow, that is really helpful. Thanks to all. I also found something interesting (URL) contains many inventions) (URL) also contains many creations) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickOS 0.9.0 success
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Andrew, How fun to hear of your 2.4 success with brickos-0.9.0 It is good to hear that this was possible. With respect to your next efforts I have news... (...) Both brickos-0.9.0 and lnpd-0.9.0 are now debian packages. If these are useful in your (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Sending Commands to Spybot from RCX - Question from a Beginner to Comm area.
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(...) First of all, my apologies for not answering you via email. I've been a bit busy at work. I needed to run some tests myself before I could properly respond as well. The 0x9223 from the RCX happens to match the IR sent out by the Spybot (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | BrickOS 0.9.0 success
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Hello all -- I have a Linux system with a USB Lego IR tower, and have been intermittently poking around on the web (once every few weeks) in hopes of getting a brickOS system to work on it, with varying levels of enthusiasm. I've gotten it to go (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX3 - Can extra hardware functionality be added?
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(...) I have a proposal that would theoretically allow an RCX to use 49 motors and 147 active sensors (or 588 switches!). This has the potential to control an entire Ball Contraption or railway! The idea may be expandable to four times those (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX3 - Can extra hardware functionality be added?
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hi so IMHO don't expect more outputs because of the power 3 motors + 3 sensors + mainboard have to be powered by bateries some time ago i proposed to make connectors smaller (URL) good think is the size of these connectors of course second is that (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: New invention instructions
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(...) Seven: Here are two documents which show exactly how to build working components which I think go beyond what comes with the kit. They are free to download .pdf files. This one is written by Fred Martin, who designed the original RCX brick: (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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| | Re: New invention instructions
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(...) Six: Check at your local library/bookstore for one of tha many books now in print. For example, (URL) here is a list of titles at amazon.com -Rob A> (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: PbForth compatibility
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(...) Yes. (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Simulink Compilation
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Dear Marc, It would be very interesting to have Simulink + Realtime Workshop controlling the RCX. By the way, how much speed do you expect can be achieved considering the communication speed between PC and RCX ? Liem. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: pre-releases brickos-0.9.0/lnpd-0.9.0 avail. for testing/feedback
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Steve, (...) The 0.9.0 version does not, however, this is being worked as I write this. Expect a 0.9.x point release to allow us all the chance to test the new code before we release as v1.0.0 Regards, Stephen -- (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | PbForth compatibility
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Hi, Does PbForth run on RCX 1.0 and RCS 1.5? (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | RCX3 - Can extra hardware functionality be added?
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Having had a good look inside my RCX, I'm thinking seriously about what is really possible in the same space envelope, whether extra ports or functions could be added for RCX3. I think it's useful for us to know what's inside the RCX, especially if (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX IR Tx Circuit - and Now Rx Circuit Too!
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(...) For the time being, all the RCX ones are in the same Brickshelf folder, though obviously this is unavailable for a while whenever I add one. Code Pilot, RC Tower and other units are in other folders. Russell Nelson has added links on his (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | Re: RCX IR Tx Circuit
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(...) Thanks for all your work on this Mark! It is very interesting, even for someone like me with only basic knowledge of electronics. Are you planning to put it all together on a web page some day? ROSCO (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | RCX IR Tx Circuit
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Here's my drawing of the RCX IR transmission circuit (receiver circuit to follow soon): (URL) With the voltages as shown, the RCX is not transmitting. The IR LEDs are powered by a 600mA current sink. I haven't measured for waveforms yet - the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | Re: Today's Challenge
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(...) <snippage> (...) Thankyou, Claude. Now as to your further comments: I think that there is likely to be much merit in your words. I have not been able to transfer them into code as yet and so beg your further indulgence. In (very) pseudocode I (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: pre-releases brickos-0.9.0/lnpd-0.9.0 avail. for testing/feedback
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A number of you have noticed that the files have been unavailable from the sourceforge mirrors. I was just able to download both of the files: brickos and lnpd. If you've been waiting, you should be able to get them now. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: pre-releases brickos-0.9.0/lnpd-0.9.0 avail. for testing/feedback
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(...) Yeah. Sounds good. Will this address the issue of the sensor port reads taking up 60% of processor time? If you don't know what I'm talking about, I can go through old LUGNET posts and find it. Steve (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | pre-releases brickos-0.9.0/lnpd-0.9.0 avail. for testing/feedback
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It's a new year and now you have a new version of brickOS. Yes, you read that right... a new version and a first version of lnpd for Linux that works with this new version of BrickOS. Along with this lnpd support, this BrickOS now supports USB IR (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | BricxCC test release
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Folks, I've been fiddling around with how BricxCC and NQC talk to the RCX when using the USB tower. It's because of several users experiencing problems when trying to download programs from within BricxCC (using NQC behind the scenes). Depending on (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Help with latest pbForth firmware
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(...) I've just uploaded a new version of a test build of BricxCC (as well as NQC) to (URL) I've just redone my tests again since you said 3.3.7.7 worked with the same version I tried earlier and now it is working with my current version. I don't (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Help with latest pbForth firmware
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Hi John, Just to let you know that I have the same version of PbForth and it works fine with BricxCC version 3.3 (Build 3.3.7.7). Would you like me to try your new version here? Bye Mario (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | RCX Sensor Port and Power Supply Circuits
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Here are my drawings of the RCX sensor port and power supply circuits, complete with measured voltages from inside the box. These are averages measured with a DMM, not an indication of peak waveforms. I might use an oscilloscope later if there's a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | Help with latest pbForth firmware
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I recently downloaded the latest pbForth files for Win32 from Ralph's site. I overwrote the previous version of the pbForth firmware file as well. Today, while I was trying to verify that my latest BricxCC changes haven't broken anything I tried (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Simulink Compilation
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Dear BrickOS users We would like to start using Simulink + Realtime Workshop (Mathsoft)to compile and download code to the RCX. I have successfully completed the installtion procedure for BrickOS - but noticed that the setup code provided by (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: sub-vi begin vs end control
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(...) Hi, This is a *minor* bug in RoboLab. The sub-vi diagram will have begin and end terminal labels swapped, but the program will function properly. Use the text tool to rename the terminal labels. Thought it should have been rectified in ver (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: sub-vi begin vs end control
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(...) In a LabVIEW program (vi) there is a front panel and a block diagram. The front panel is the user interface and contains both controls and indicators. When you place a control/indicator on the front panel a corresponding terminal is created on (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: sub-vi begin vs end control
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Hi Tom, Just for my education purpose, I'd like to understand the difference between the "begin" & "end" control boxes at the "Front Panel" window. Although they look identical, they must be different since they failed to wire to the blocks next to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: sub-vi begin vs end control
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(...) It is a leftover from LabVIEW. When you create a sub.vi, LabVIEW reuses the name of whatever is wired to the control/indicator. This behavior makes perfect sense in LabVIEW but much less so in Robolab. FWIW, the names are little more than (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, After a sub-vi is created, there are two controls created namely begin and end. Would someone explain why they are backwards? That means, it creates an "end" control linked to the beginning of the sub-vi, while the "begin" at the end. Thank in (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: combining LDCC and NQC style automation?
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(...) If you'd rather do a little hardware work, than learn pbForth, I have a couple suggestions. 1) You could use LEDs instead of regular lights. An LED will only light, when the power is going the correct direction. So you could connect 1 LED to (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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[big snip] (...) I do have DCC in the latest pbForth, but I've sort of dropped official support for older versions of MacOS. That being said, I think the instructions are still up on the site for getting it to work. :-) Please post here if you;re (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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Christopher Masi wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] (...) I know, replying to myself, bad form. I have also discovered that pbForth has DCC worked into it. The good new here (although I have only looked at the introduction on the home page) is that Raplph (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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"Elizabeth Mabrey" <emabrey@storming-robots.com> wrote in message news:200501140706.j0...ing.com... (...) Both RCX 1.0 and 2.0 use the same firmware which supports 40 total subroutines. Subroutines are dedicated to the five program slots so that (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: sub programs
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Ok... I figured that out how to make sub-vi have that linked inside a vi. The question about the RCX 2.0's capability still remains unknown... --thanks (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi I wonder if I can call a sub program (another vi) within a program. There is an icon command for inserting another vi program into a program, but it does not seem to be a usable function though. Please advise. I understand the maximum of (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Ah, so you have dabbled with LDCC? Gave up? Not enough fun for the amount of effort? Or will you be going back to it? (...) Oh, I was just expecting to send power out the top of the motor to light the light, and have a small technic motor (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] (...) Sorry, I should have thought of that when crossposting to .robotics.rcx (URL) picture has a good view of the headlight and the trolley poles. The trolley poles are the long things on the roof that pick up the power (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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Chris, Thanks for asking these questions. I think this has been discussed before, but it is always good to rehash this at least for the .trainheads! I think that remote train operation and LDCC etc is very exciting but perhaps only for the strong (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Chris, I'm not up on my trolly design. Can you explain or show pictures of the "lights" and "trolly poles" You can not use NQC and LDCC. It's like running two operating systems on your PC. Only one works at a time. Steve (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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OK, so I made a trolley go back and forth using NQC and my RCX. My wife's response to this was, "I that why you wanted a Mindstorms set?" Her tone implied that while whe thought it was cool, she also thought that I had just reached a new level of (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New NQC API for RCX-Spybot or RCX-RC communication
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(...) I forgot to include a few #defines: #define SERIAL_PACKET_RC 0 // default #define SERIAL_PACKET_SPYBOT 0 #define SERIAL_COMM_RC 7 // 4800/76KHZ/25% #define SERIAL_COMM_SPYBOT 7 // was SERIAL_COMM_4800 + SERIAL_COMM_76KHZ The RC function, by (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) snip (...) Well first thing I'd do is try it without ganging the outputs - that's really only required if you're going to be drawing a large current, and it doesn't sound like your trolley does that. ROSCO (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Last night I decided to redesign my point to point trolley program. I decided to connect the three RCX outputs in parallel (as suggested by some of LDCC documentation). I also decided to use one of sensor inputs to set the power setting. When I (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Recently I happened across the MindScript headers for the RCX in the SDK and saw some interesting macros for RCX communication. I decided to port them to NQC and possibly add them to the official built-in NQC API. I would be extremely grateful if (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: NQC API for the new Swan firmware
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(...) I would in this case prefer the second - I actually use a "kMyNamedConstant" convention in my code, and find it very nice to have the API constants very easily seperable from my constants. (...) Again, personally I would prefer that, as it (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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I am working feverishly on updates to NQC which will include extensions to the built-in API in support of Dick Swan's new firmware. My intent is to be consistent with the existing NQC API. However, there are some issues I am debating and I would (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: LNPd keeps sending TX_FAILURE
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(...) Here is my ls -l: tyler@gyro life $ ls -l /dev/ttyS0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 5 Jan 9 05:01 /dev/ttyS0 -> tts/0 tyler@gyro life $ ls -l /dev/tts/0 crw-rw---- 1 tyler tty 4, 64 Jan 9 11:17 /dev/tts/0 I've tried running as root and as tyler, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) hmmm, bad. I never did much wich lnp, but it worked on my machine. (...) I hope so :) Reading the problem description in your first posting gives me a knot in my brain. Next possible problem is a problem with the rights for your /dev/ttySx. If (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I tried the PARENB | PARODD fix. All it did was prevent the PC from receiving anything from the RCX, and it still didn't send anything. Is there anything I missed? (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Keep in mind that lnpd out of the box does _not_ work with brickOS out of the box! This item was discussed in this forum several times, you should search for lnpd in older postings. The next version of brickOS will be accompanied by an updated (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I don't use LNPd or BrickOS so I don't know if this will work. It makes all sorts of problems go away when using the RCX ROM message handling routines, I don't know how much of the ROM routines are used by LNPd or whether, if it doesn't, it has (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Robolab Documentation
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The replacement firmware has several modes for displaying the clock. HH.MM, MM.SS and M.SS.S. The first format is the Lego standard whcih I find failry uninformative. The clock is reset to zero whenever RCX is powered up although many IDE's reset it (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: NQC 1.0 compatibility mode
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(...) I know I got stung with it when I first installed the IDE, not having it woulda saved me a couple of posts to Lugnet :) ROSCO (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC 1.0 compatibility mode
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(...) I think if they need NQC V1, they won't have this new IDE. If they have the new IDE, they won't have NQC V1.x (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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