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If you exit from main, your programs return control to the ROM. Use PowerOff() to switch off RCX -- ___...___ Ferrara Francesco Vlad Dumitrescu <vladdu@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fou0IK.5J3@lugnet.com... (...) routines (...) let (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: sending keepalive... ???
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Hi Rossz (...) Yes, I downloaded the legOS.srec on top of the existing Lego firmware and some programs. When you download the legOS firmware will anything currently in RAM be deleted? I'll try taking the batteries out for a while and starting again. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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In my rush to get the package released I made "one more insignificant change". This resulted in a bad path setting being placed in the autoexec.bat file. At the end of the install skip rebooting and open autoexec.bat in the editor. The installer (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Thanks, your directions worked perfectly. (...) Originally, the line appended to autoexec.bat was (something like): set path=set path=c:\LEGOS\H8\BIN...ath%%path% which I altered to: set path=c:\LEGOS\H8\BIN...BIN;%path% (26 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) They will all work - I posted some information about them here: (URL) Baum (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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A general note, there is a README.WRI file. This includes information beyond what Markus originally wrote in README. Perhaps I should have deleted his README (I include it in README.WRI, anyway). Open your copy of MAKEFILE. You'll find this line: (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Ultimate Expansion set Remote Control?
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(...) I got the same regarding a call I made to ask about the new Technic guys (8300) and this date is apparently accurate then. Anyone know if we can pre- order things or make an order which includes a new item and not pay extra shipping for it to (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Ultimate Expansion set Remote Control?
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One of the first things I purchased was the Mindstorms remote control. It is not expensive, less than $20 'merican. It can send messages 1, 2 and 3 (three buttons) It can force motors on forward, or reverse overriding a running program (three pairs (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) If the readme file says the demo LX files are included, that is a mistake (or should I include them?). I'll have to correct it. As for your download problem, did you download the firmware first (firmdl3 legOS.srec)? LX files are relocatible (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I too have had my problems with this system. Perhaps they come from my inexperience with LEGOS or UNIX, which doubtless is apparent in my description below: Downloading and installing went well. Then, after correcting a minor SET PATH syntax error (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi You go to all the hassle of making LegOS available for us Windows users and still we have questions. I'm really struggling and can not find anything in the docs or Lugnet to help (that I understand) and so I would really apreciate some help. I (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: legOS for Windows
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Install ActivePerl ((URL) switch to the boot directory, and type MAKE. That's it. What you can't build with this package are the various command line tools (makelx.exe, firmdl3.exe, dll.exe), nor the cross compiler. Rossz (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Yes, I tested it and it worked on my Win98! Great work!! Thanks! (...) Do you mean that the kernel can be rebuild on Windows? Which parts/utilities cannot be rebuilt? best regards, Vlad (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) They will ALL work. The difference is the size of the motor and it's speed/torque. There are a few good sites that explain the motors. Dean (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | which motors for an rcx
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I see there are several lego motors (9V, micro, and mini). Which work with the RIS RCX 1.0? What is the difference between the three? thanks in advance, jeff -- jeff canar m.a. - project coordinator dept of psychology - illinois institute of (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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For those of you overwhelmed by the work involved to get a viable legOS developement system on the Windows OS, legOS for Windows is now available. If you only wish to write dynamic downloadable programs for the RCX, this package is all you need. If (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi! I have given QC a try and noticed that after shutting the RCX off and restarting it, one does not go back to the QC application, but the ROM routines are in control. I suppose some vectors have to be adjusted in order to not let that happen? (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: New to RCX -- A couple of questions
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(...) As a specific website, not to my knowledge (although some of us are trying to create a bit of one over at the WikiWeb), but that doesn't mean there aren't people or sites that can answer questions. Try clicking around; start with the sites (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: New to RCX -- A couple of questions
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(...) Call up LEGO & complain. They will send you a new one. (26 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | New to RCX -- A couple of questions
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I lucked into a FOTW and am now the proud owner of an RCX. I'm playing around with the Lego programming system for now. As a result, I've got a couple of newbie type questions: Is there a Mindstorms FAQ available? Also, one of my motors sticks a (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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