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Well, the purpose would be that it would save me the trouble of recompiling the kernel every time I have to download to a new RCX. I might end up with as much as 8 of them. Other than that, I was just curios. Torkel Luis Villa <liv@duke.edu> wrote (...) (26 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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As far as I know, there is no way to access it. Why? If you intend to use it for unique identification for networking purposes, you can go into the config files in legOS and change the network address there... Luis (...) ---...--- "Going to (...) (26 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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There is a serial number printed on the RCX. Is it possible to access that serial number through the hardware, or is it only printed on the outside? Torkel (26 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) LegOS, yes. NQC, not as you'd probably like -- although you do get access to 32 register variables, and of course you can use the datalog. (...) With LegOS yes. With NQC and the original firmware, no. With the upcoming release of the new (...) (26 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I am a newcomer to the mindstorms world, and I have not progressed from programming in the programming environment supplied with the product. Before I start to think about NQC and LegOS, I would like to know a bit more about the added advantages. Do (...) (26 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: How do I delete firmware from firmware?
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(...) This sounds correct. In C, this is how I do it: /* Delete the firmware */ *(char *)0xffcc = 1; (*(void (**)(void))0)(); Indeed, *(void (**)(void))0) is the reset vector, whose value is 0x03ae. 0xffcc is timer 0. I forget what effect setting it (...) (26 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hello everyone, There's now an edition of TinyVM that runs on Windows, and pressumably other platforms (its tools are pure Java). It was developed by a team led by Dr. Donald Doherty. What they have done is really cool. You can get TinyVM CPE from: (...) (26 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: How do I delete firmware from firmware?
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(...) I think if you do a direct jump to 0x03ae, it will init memory and essentially start the brick from scratch. At least that's what I read from the internals doc... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (...) (26 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I asked this question under a confusing subject that people may have missed so I am asking again. How does one delete firmware from firmware. I am looking for a solution for pbforth but the question could have be asked for LegOS or Quite C as well. (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Just a naive question: How much difficult would be to use the RF Cybermaster link with the RCX? (26 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Except when, as has been said before, you get a really good short. (That is the "You could" part - it's still the load that's key, as you say.) Dennis (...) -- Dennis Williamson - Certified Y2K Complacent Bad News: The next millenium starts on a (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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If you're talking about a _Lego_ 9V train, it's the same adaptor. Dennis (...) -- Dennis Williamson - Certified Y2K Complacent Bad News: The next millenium starts on a Monday. Good News: You get the day off. (remove .NO and SPAM. to reply) (26 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) The current is determined by the load, not by the source. You could hook the RCX to a 9v 60A supply and it would be fine. (26 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I've used my AC adapter from my 9V trains and I've had no problems. I think you can you any old adapter just make sure that you don't put too much current into the RCX or bye,bye.... E-mail lego about it, I did once to find out how much current the (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Maybe a stupid question, Is there any reason why I can't use any old 9v AC adapter for my RCX? Thanks, Bob (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: proposed new word for deleting pbforth
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(...) As a guess the following string tells the ROM that there is valid firmware. This might need to be stepped on before jumping to the reset vector. .string "Do you byte, when I knock?" (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Kekoa, feel free to jump in here... Personally, I think just jumping to the reset vector 0x0000 should do a total cold start, right? Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- Reply to: (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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It would be handy if there was a word that deleted firmware. It is often inconvenient to get at the batteries. At Kekoa I see the opcode but no rom entry point. Trashing the header in memory and jumping to the reset vector might do it. I wonder if (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I'd like to announce the availability of an early trial version of a GUI for pbForth. It's written in TclTk, a free scripting language, but that's transparent to the user. (URL) The GUI runs under Windows and Linux, and as soon as I can find a (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(URL) (26 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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