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BricxCC now has preliminary but fully functional support for compiling and executing PC-based scripts to control your programmable brick (NXT, RCX, Spybot, whatever). These scripts can be edited in BricxCC with syntax highlighting and (coming soon) (...) (16 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: WiiMote controlled shipyard crane
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Nice idea. I wonder if it is possible to make the Wiimote talk directly to the NXT over Bluetooth... (16 years ago, 28-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | WiiMote controlled shipyard crane
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Recently, I've bought WiiMote (Nintendo Wii Controller), which can be tethered to a regular PC via Bluetooth. You can then use for example this library - (URL) - to read WiiMote buttons, IR and accelerometer data. I've combined this with a simple (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Want to Buy a RCX USB IR-Tower
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(...) Just buy a USB to Serial adaptor and use your Serial Tower if you can't find a USB Tower for sale anywhere. They're not very expensive and work fine. Many new desktop PC's done have serial ports these days. Dom (16 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Want to Buy a RCX USB IR-Tower
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(...) If your IR tower still functions, and it's just a matter of not having a serial port, the simplest solution would be to just buy an adapter that will allow you to hook up a serial device to a USB port. I don't know if Radio Shack will deliver (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Want to Buy a RCX USB IR-Tower
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Guys, Just retrieved my (dusted) RCX kit & a few spybots, when I move things around, unfortunately, my notebook does not have serial port any more. Moreover, the CD does not support XP either. Do you aware if any online shop will sell RCX USB (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: robolabatceeo/college/tutorials Is not working
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(...) I have contacted Tuffs via e-mail. I will be calling them soon. Thanks for your guidance. Tom (17 years ago, 24-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 software
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(...) Hi Richard, The first step you should take is to run the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP. You can run this program by selecting the Start button, choose All Programs, Accessories, and then Program Compatibility Wizard. If you follow (...) (17 years ago, 21-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RIS 2.0 software
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I just gave my 12 year old daughter a RIS 1.0 (yep, an original one with the 1.0 RCX) set for her birthday. Unfortunately, it looks like the software supplied with the set doesn't seem to work with XP (it seems to install, but doesn't want to run). (...) (17 years ago, 16-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: MacNQC on Intel anyone?
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Sorry I have to bring this up again, I think it would be nice to actually have a universal binary version of MacNQC around. Does anybody know somebody who could help with achieving this? I currently have two Intel-based Macs around (plus two old G3, (...) (17 years ago, 18-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | 2.9.4.
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By the way, the 2.9.4 patch has a bug which fails to get the feedback from the Ultrasonic sensor. Any suggestion? --Elizabeth (17 years ago, 18-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: robolabatceeo/college/tutorials Is not working
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(...) It would appear that they should be able to tell you whether the content will be back online eventually. Apparently it's just a separate machine in their pool that may be temporarily offline. Since the site is still actively linked to, my (...) (17 years ago, 17-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | robolabatceeo/college/tutorials Is not working
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(URL) not working. This is the go to place for VisionCamera. Being a classic example of deferred content, I was never able to copy it. I need this badly. May someone suggest an alternative? (URL) (17 years ago, 12-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: RoboLab
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(...) Dear Elizabeth, Thank you for your support. I have purchased 2.9.4 and look forward to using LabView Student Version, if NI lets me have it, with the patch NI offers to run the RCX & NXT. My work with the Lego camera is developing on two (...) (17 years ago, 11-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Solved Virtual Memory problem! (was: I can't get the RCX 1.5 software to run on WinXP)
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(...) Might be a 16bit/32bit problem (or similar 24/32bit), precisely 1GB (coded on 32 bits) could return 0 when truncated to 16 or 24 bits by old software. 3000MB truncated to 16 or 24 bits might be OK. Philo (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Solved Virtual Memory problem! (was: I can't get the RCX 1.5 software to run on WinXP)
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Okay, I got it working. Here's the short version of the problem: I installed the RCX 1.5 software on a WinXP machine with 1GB of memory. The installation went fine. When I tried to run the program, it beeped and hung with a blanked screen. After (...) (17 years ago, 9-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: I can't get the RCX 1.5 software to run on WinXP
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(...) I've got some more info, but it doesn't seem to help. Searching on "Director Player" and "Virtual Memory" turns up tons of hits on other software, totally unrelated to the RCX. But in every case, the listed workaround is the same- increase (...) (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | I can't get the RCX 1.5 software to run on WinXP
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Help! I installed the RCX 1.5 software on my WinXP machine. I got no errors during setup, but when I tried to run it I got an error saying it needs 3MB of virtual memory. Running with Win95 compatability settings didn't help. I looked around on the (...) (17 years ago, 3-Dec-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: RoboLab
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Tom. I just read your website. Very Interesting work Just my 2 cents. I'm sure there are more input from the guru out there though. --Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of (...) (17 years ago, 25-Nov-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | RE: RoboLab
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[--] "...Are you suggesting I purchase ROBOLABT 2.9 upgrade from my RoboLab 2.5.4B? Tom, but you must be aware of the risk of using an obsolete product. Honestly though, 2.9.4 is SO solid for most of the rather sophisticated algorithms already for (...) (17 years ago, 25-Nov-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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