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Hi Yes, I indeed did try all those steps, but they did not work. I will greatly appreciate it if you could post the individual vi files. Thank you so much in advance! ---...--- -------- Best Regards, Elizabeth Mabrey -----Original Message----- From: (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) You ought to be able to just double click on the .llb. If that doesn't work, try opening it from within Robolab. Either use the open command or the select .vi from the tools pallet. If there are still troubles, let me know and I'll post the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) Others have explained Pulse Width Modulation. However, if the kids are old enough to understand the difference between linear (straight line) and square law (curving ever upwards) and electrical voltage, resistance and power, you could say (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) Firmware is the Operating System for the RCX, the way Windows (or whatever) is the OS for your PC. Firmware by itself doesn't do anything, it's just there to run the programs that you write. It's like the trays in the cafeteria that hold your (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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Hi, I would love to learn how this is done. I am using Windows OS, how do I extract the vi files from your llb download? Thank you very much in advance! -- Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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This is really good info... Thank you very much... ---...--- -------- Best Regards, Elizabeth Mabrey Partner of Director LEGO MINDSTORMS 3322 Rt. 22 West, Bldg 4, Ste 402 Robotics Community Branchburg, NJ 08876 Ph: (908) 595-1010 ; M-F: 10-5; Sat: (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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Hi Elizabeth, (...) there is an 8ms cycle, and the motor is on for a part of that: 1ms for power level 0, 2ms for power level 1, up to all the 8ms for power level 7. The rest of the time the motor is floating, i.e. the motor inputs are disconnected, (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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hi .... i have a problem downloading my java programs to the RCX, they don't give any errors when compiling them using the lejosc command, but when trying to use the lejos command i get this error : Exception reading Test (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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Greetings All, I wrote a set of vi's that let you programmatically determine the status of a motor port. With these .vi's you can find a port's power level, direction, brake/float status, and on/off status. They can be found at: (URL) .vi's are (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) A program that runs on the RCX that makes it easier to program. Kevin (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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I tried to explain term firmware to middle school age children. The best that I can do without using the technical terms, like embedded software, ROM is this: "Firmware is a set of instructions which must be loaded into the RCX Brick in order for it (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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Thank you very much for your clarification. Any suggestion on reading material about PMW for high school kids. -- Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Johnson Sent: (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) PWM--Pulse Width Modulation. Basically, during a cycle, power is turned on and off. The lengh of time the power is on is the pulse width. Longer pulse widths corispond to higher power levels. This cycling is supposed to happens fast enought (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) PWM - pulse width modulation of the electric current going to the motors. CS (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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Hi I am curious how the power levels are being implemented. I am not talking about the icon level navigation. How the motor actually adjusts to the different levels setting? Gear slipping? Thanks in advance... -- Elizabeth (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) In general, the syntax for a computer programming language remains constant, regardless of the nationality of the programmer. There are probably some exceptions to this, but from what I've seen this is the general rule. So, for example, if you (...) (20 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) The page from which the original image came((URL) says this: "In this program, the RCX will continue beeping until the button is pressed six times. The container keeps track of each time the button is pressed." Having no way to tell simply by (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, Thomas Johnson wrote: <snip> (...) Um, you can't programmatically detect *in advance* which direction the motor is *set to turn* because that's determined by hardware, namely, by the orientation of the electric cable (...) (20 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) I am not running Debian linux, but I got it work under Suse linux with a 2.4.6 kernel. There was almost the same problem. I can't find in your kernel message, where the usb tower has been attached. You should check this first, before you are (...) (20 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Heloooooooo? (Well, never mind I guess. Went back to the old firmware anyway 'coz this new one doesn't work.) Iain (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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