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I know most lego alternative SW seems to be Open Source, but please don't flame me for asking this question - ImageCraft is a company that provides low cost C compilers for 8/16 bit microcontrollers such as Atmel AVR, Moto HC11/12/16. While not Free (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: A few questions on NQC vs. VB
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(...) Hi, I don't see this as a matter of choice. It really depends on what you want to do with your robots. NQC programs are executed directly on the RCX and needs no communication with the PC, whereas programs written in VB using SPIRIT.OCX are (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: A few questions on NQC vs. VB
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Hi Zac, Dave Baum's NQC is excellent ... not quite the capabilities of pbForth, but *much* easier to learn. Mark Overmars' RCX-CC makes NQC even easier to use ... and best of all, both Dave and Mark have made their efforts available for use free of (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: A few questions on NQC vs. VB
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(...) I'd recommend NQC; if you use visual basic, you'll need to go through a lot of communicating-with-the-brick and user-interface crap every time you want to make a program. With NQC, you concentrate on writing your code for the robot, and don't (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: A few questions on NQC vs. VB
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(...) After seeing all the cool stuff at Mindfest this weekend, I'll say this: 1. Learn about basic bot building using the graphical tools from LEGO 2. When you need more control, go to NQC 3. When you run out of variables or timers, etc go to (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: A few questions on NQC vs. VB
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Zac, I may not understand your objectives, but I'd say that using NQC with the Rcx Command Center RcxCC is the current best choice for work that is primarily concerned with programming the Rcx and Robots. You'll find it very easy to use, and there's (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | A few questions on NQC vs. VB
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Hi all. I've been lurking in the shadows reading posts for a couple of weeks and now have a question of my own. I'd like to move beyond the programming capabilities of the RIS software and am trying to decide which way to go. I have VERY little (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Spirit.ocx Download
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(...) Actually, NQC works without spirit.ocx (or any ocxes at all, for that matter). (27 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Spirit.ocx Download
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Hello, I am still waiting for my RIS 1.5 to arrive. I would like to try out some programs like NQC, but none of them work without spirit.ocx installed. Is there anywhere I can download Spirit.ocx (Legally) so that I can get started?. Regards, Garry (...) (27 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Serializing tasks
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Hi, I'm writing a Visual C++ program to control simultaneously 2 RCX (using Spirit.ocx). I'd need to know when a task is ended to start the download of a new task (I'd need a kind of TaskDone event). Is there a way to do this? Does anybody have (...) (27 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | BrainStorm version 1.0 available
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BrainStorm version 1.0 released. Brainstorm is a version of the LOGO programming language with added commands and functionality to control Lego MindStorms spirit.ocx. The new commands can be used to write Programs for download as well as giving (...) (27 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Rotary electrical coupling
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It's interesting you mention this. I have also started to use RJ11 and RJ45 connectors in my constructions. It is a neat and compact way of routing 2, 4, 6, or 8 wires around. I am working out the most neat and compact way of stuffing them into a (...) (27 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Rotary electrical coupling
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G'Day If you are willing to use 'non-pure Lego' parts, then Radio Shack has a telephone cord 'detangler' that plugs into standard RJ-11 jacks, has 4 conductors, and 360 degree motion. Works rather well, esp. with some contact enhancer for a cleaner (...) (27 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: fast firmware downloader
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(...) The URL is: (URL) in the nick of time? The original firmdl.c was dated 10/3/98. It is currently 10/3/99 (PDT at least). This was not planned! Like firmdl.c, firmdl3.c is a single file joined from smaller ones for simplicity. I will link a .tgz (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Here are thoughts on the variability in the tester issues posed. The most important sources of variability in the RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester and precautions to be taken are as follows: 1. The compressor under test itself may be (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Mazes
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We are planning on solving a physical maze (ie cardboard or plywood.) The plan is to use LegOS to allow C (NQC) capabilities. We haven't started on the physical part yet; instead we are concentrating on developing a working algorithm for solving (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Mazes
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(...) Yes, right, apparently... -Kekoa (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Mazes
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(...) Yes, and that's all I'm saying until Mindfest. Right.... Some time ago, I responded to a maze thread and suggested inverting the problem to make a maze walker that worked on a simple sheet of paper. I have now built a gantry system to suspend (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: fast firmware downloader
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(...) Oops, I meant complements, not checksums, throughout the above paragraph. After reviewing my notes, it seems that the ROM properly obeys the complement flag when receiving but not when sending. When the ROM is sending a "long" message, it (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Mazes
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Does anyone know anything about the RCX being used to solve maze problems? I am doing this for a school project, and I wanted to know if there is any information out there about it. Thanks, Eric (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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