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(...) I'm actually working on a small device that will connect directly to the battery posts in the RCX/Scout. It uses a relay and a few diodes to protect the RCX from reverse polarity and overload. The relay will allow you to switch from internal (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Alternative Power Supplies
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Hello Kurt, I want show you three possiblities for alternative power supplies. 1. Take 2 sets of 6 NiMH accus or 2 * 6 NiCd accus to have one set inside the rcx an one set in the charger. This would be a very simple way to solve your problem. 2. The (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I have an RIS 1.5 set, which doesn't have the power connector. I seem to run through a set of batteries in 1-2 weeks, which will eventually get very expensive. What ways are there, other than using rechargable batteries, to supply power to the RCX (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Desire Rack & Pinion design
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(...) Most of the official LEGO Technic models with steering use a rack and pinion system. You can visit Kevin Loch's unofficial scan repository to check out some of the designs: (URL) sets are in the 8000 range. Or you can simply buy a Technic set (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Can anyone direct me to some decent pictures of a rack & pinion steering system? Thanks. Rossz (26 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Here are some more specific questions that I still have: 1) Can two handyboards communicate with each other from a distance?, either in the same room (i.e. infrared) or via the internet? 2) Besides Interactive C, what exactly are the other ways that (...) (26 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | ROBOLAB vs. Everything Else
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Has anyone put together a website of a side-by-side comparison of the different programming environments for the RCX and their capabilities? i'm giving a series of workshops for professors and some of them are asking me about nqc, etc. but i haven't (...) (26 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Lego 20% off sale (inc. Mindstorms)
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All Lego (including Mindstorms) at kbkids.com is on 20% sale at the moment. No sign of the UAP, unfortunately. Cheers JP (26 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX For Sale.
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The product is sold. ===...=== "Bert Onderdijk" <bert_onderdijk@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Ft4CMs.AMC@lugnet.com... (...) CD-ROM' (...) If (...) it. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Directional Bumper Robot Pictures
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My friend Jim built one of the models from the RIS 1.5 Constructopaedia in response to a challenge to build a robot that could withstand and detect a head-on collision with a wall. He then modified the design of the front bumper to use two (...) (26 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | ANNOUNCE: LEGO::RCX 1.00
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All I would like to announce the release of version 1.00 of LEGO::RCX.pm. This perl module allows you to communicate with your RCX. It has been developed and tested under Linux, though it most likely will run under other UNIX's. To find out more (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.announce)
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| | Mars with video capture
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I finally got my Mars Expansion Pack working with my Pinnacle Video Capture Card, type DC10 Plus. I can switch between the tiny black and white camera that fits on a robot much better, viewed through the card, and the USB QuickCam Pro golf ball (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help with RCX.pm
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Clemens, The problem is that the documentation has a slight typo. Insted of $rcx = new RCX() try $rcx = new LEGO::RCX(). Sorry for any problems this may have caused you. John C. Quillan (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RCX For Sale.
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Hi there, I do have for sale: Lego partnumber: - 1 ex. RIS 1.5 9747. - 1 ex. Extreme Creatures 9732. - 1 ex. Car 8432. - 1 ex. Pneumatic Submarine 8250. Additional to the above these parts: - 1 ex. RIS Remote Control 9738. - 1 ex. Touch Sensor 9757. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: broken "b" port on RCX 1.0
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Does the arrows in the LCD appears when you turn the motor on/off? If yes, Teste with different orientation of the wires. mauro "Michael Kay" <Whompalompa@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Fs3vy4.69B@lugnet.com... (...) an (...) port for (...) (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: VB 6 subprocedure stumper
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If your subs won't be called more than once, you can create a VB procedure with the code and "call" it where you want the code. It will work like a C macro, inserting copies of that code whenever called and keeps your code organized. I know it is (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: Ft0DL6.Apo@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) in (...) instead?: (...) i copied the rcx.pm into a folder named rcx instead of naming it lego! now it works with LEGO::RCX. thanks for help, Todd! (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: how detect other RCX robots with light sensors?
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(...) This does put quite the strain on your batteries though... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: how detect other RCX robots with light sensors?
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Assuming both RCXs are facing each other, this can be done by using the IR transmitter of the RCX on the detected robot, and a forward pointing light sensor on the detecting robot. Set one robot (the detected robot) to send out constant IR messages. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: how detect other RCX robots with light sensors?
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Maybe you can try the laser pointer that Mike Burger (and several others?) did for the RCX. And use the light sensor to detect it? Ram -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Manuel Cabido (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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