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(...) I know this only works with pbForth, and it's not ALL Technic, but you can drive standard servos with the RCX. Here's how: (URL) You can even drive pneumatic switches with the servos... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I tried to have my Raptor puppet set up with Pneumatics but I gave up because I couldn't find a decent way of triggering it. The ways I had it were way to slow and painful. Has anyone come up with a great way of using pneumatics with (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I'd like to make some sort of Disney-style animatronic robot with my RCX. This would involve using all three motors to control a Tiki Room-style parrot, for example, with a rotation sensor on each motor. Programming the robot would involve running a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 Power Jack/AC Adapter Question
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(...) I've ran my RCX 1.0 on a train power adapter for 2 weeks straight. No problems. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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You can use any of the AC adapters from the 9V train sets on the RCX 1.0. I use the ac adpaters from the 4561 and the feight train (red and black) and I have never had any problems. Ahui (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I just snagged another 4561Railway Express. I believe I recall reading that the AC adapter in that will work with my RCX 1.0. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks, Thomas (25 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, Before I invest a lot of time on this, what is the minimal gearing I need to do in order for a Lego motor to let itself up. How about a lego motor lifting itself and another motor up? I want the motor to be powerful but at the same time fast... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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I bought a Vision Command set and found that the LEGO software installer detects NT & 2K and refuses to go further. However, the CD for VC has 2k drivers and the QUICKCAM program works fine. Anyone have a way around this problem? (25 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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For the navigation of my robot, I do not plan to use float or trig function. I will use long integer (32bits). the high 16 bit are the true integer value. the low 16 bits are 1/65535 value. let say 1 = 0x00010000 2 = 0x00020000 2.5 = 0x00028000 2.25 (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I read somewhere that perl was no more needed in v2.5. And as I began with this v2.5 version, I didn't install perl. So when I try to use merge-map to get a symbolic disassembled file of my code, it fails. Should I install perl or is there any way (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I had heard that the actual camera was a Logitech QuickCam, but I could find no Mac drivers on their site that will work with the Lego camera. Any ideas? John (25 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I had good luck with black, green, and yellow. You could probably substitute red or white for the yellow if you wanted. Dave (25 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Why go high-tech when low-tech might work just as well? The last GMLTC layout had a small dump truck that would drive in circles. Here's a thumbnail: (URL) small truck in the center of the picture has a magnet mounted on the front. Underneath (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Note that the Miniland autonomous vehicles do this... every so often they come to a stop at a known place, their whiskers pick up recharge and exchange messages with the central controller, and reset their location (they learn how far they've (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Z. , This will only be possible with limitations. Because you will have several errors every round, you will lose your track after some rounds. This errors are given from (for example) 1. not at once stopping motors when the given value for (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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first message, first error! As this message is about legOS, I repost it in lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos If you have any answer to it, please reply in the lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos thanks. michael. (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Matthew Fisher <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G78nAy.D0A@lugnet.com... (...) The LEGO light sensor is based on a silicon photo transistor. It really doesn't "see" the colors we do. It is sensitive to the near IR. That said, I'd (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hello! I' am french, from Paris ( a way to say: excuse my english... or feel free to correct it!). Few weeks ago I download legOS (v2.5), and I made my first step with it. First all I wish to thank all people involved in this project. This OS is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Can the light sensor accurately distinguish between THREE colors? All the designs I've seen work with two; e.g. a brick sorter, green & red. And if so, what colors are recommended: Red, Green, Blue? Black, White, Grey? Thanks. (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I want to make a truck for my train scene, this truck is controlled byRCX with two rotation sensors and two motors driven rear wheels, it will move straight line, it will turn right 90 degree then go straight when got message m1, turn left 90 degree (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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