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No difference ... I even tried moving the files into the current directory, but that also did not help. David, do you have anyother GCC software installed on your PC ? I will try this at work on my other WinNT machine (I do not have any other GCC (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Try changing the references to the include files from relative to absolute, e.g.: #include c:/legos/makefile.common #include c:/legos/makefile.user David, are you running Windows NT, also? If this is a Windows NT specific problem, once we have it (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | finally! the whole fix! (was: more on the rotation sensor) [DAT]
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(...) I *finally* figured out why none of my attempts to fix this in the state machine were working. If you consider forward and backward motion: 0 1 2 3 0 031 213 0 3 2 1 0 3 312 130 3 The first line indicates the actual sensor transitions. The (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) (URL) (...) Like I said, I don't mind editing- I find that reasonably simple and not very time consuming. It's the rest of it that is more time-consuming. In the meantime, as a stop-gap, I can probably set up a php based annotation system (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) There are certainly apps available like that in php, which I am much more comfortable with, and feel is (basically) much more secure. I'll look into them and report back. -Luis (...) ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) value) (...) The order is numerical, either 0->1->2->3->0... or 0->3->2->1->0... That's why legOS has them enumerated that way. The Mindstorms fw numbers them differently, which is why I mentioned it. (...) I don't think your specific example (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I also tried to move the files into the "demo" directory and then change the makefile, but I still got the same error. Ian (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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No suggestions, but I have the same problem, starting with: makefile:16: ../Makefile.common: No such file or directory (ENOENT) I tried changing the / to \, but it didn't seem to help. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I have had a look and no SHELL setting. Anyother clues ?? Cheers Ian (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Luis, I noticed the HTML files for the current HowTo are generated with SGMLtools. Do you have any sources in SGML, or were those created from LaTex? Some SGML or XML format would be cool, for it can easily be exported to HTML, PDF, PS or others... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: HELP - LegOS for Windows
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Make sure there is no "SHELL=" in the environment. If this exists, GNU make will attempt to use the specified shell program. I have found the MKS Toolkit is incompatible with this port of Make. It took me several days to realize the SHELL setting (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | HELP - LegOS for Windows
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Hello, I downloaded LegOS for windows, but am having some problems. When I try and make the demo programs I get the following errors: C:\legOS\Demo>make makefile:16: ../Makefile.common: No such file or directory (ENOENT) makefile:17: (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi again! Well, after a whole day of thinking :) I realize it's not really easy to coordinate the effort of several paople, and I certainly have more respect for those who run successful such projects. In our case, the point would be to allow many (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: more on the rotation sensor
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(...) of (...) not (...) value) (...) all (...) These (...) of (...) or (...) are (...) the (...) range (...) the (...) strength (...) to (...) I think I have an idea what is going on. Consider the sensor rotating forwards. If typical readings for (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Like I said, I have time to edit- if people can contribute, I'll put it together. I just don't have time to play with legOS. (...) I too would like to try out SourceForge. The once catch is that we can't host everything- I believe the windows (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi I am a Software Engineer with some spare time to contribute. My specialty is Real-Time Embbeded Operating Systems and drivers. Mostly in the Telecommunications World, about 6 years. About 4 years in imige processing. I would be willing to offer (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Ben> Re: the bloat you mention on your web page, perhaps if you're Ben> going to write a lot of C++ for legOS you should integrate Ben> the libc++ and wrappers++ libraries into your kernel so that Ben> all programs can share them. That would (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) It's a common problem! :) Well, it is like this: right now I have some time, and wouldn't mind to use it for taking care of the docs. But I don't have time to write or edit myself a lot - this is why it would be a good solution to just let (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I really wish I had time to maintain the docs. Heck, I wish I had time to pay with the toys. :| Unfortunately, the professor who basically gave me credit to write the docs and mess with everything has left Duke for private research in New Jersey (he (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Re: the bloat you mention on your web page, perhaps if you're going to write a lot of C++ for legOS you should integrate the libc++ and wrappers++ libraries into your kernel so that all programs can share them. That would double (!) the size (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Cool! I wish I could try it, but I'll wait until someone gets it running on Windows... :-) Les, I like the way you said: "I don't really know what I'm doing with this stuff. I just hacked 'till things worked." 8^) /Vlad (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | C++ for legOS
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Hi All: I've got the C++ cross-compiler working for LegOS. I can write & download C++ programs with simple classes, objects, inheritance & polymorphism all working. See this link for details: (URL) find it hard to believe this has not been attempted (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) for creating some documentation on legOS. Sorry that I didn't think about this earlier, but the easiest way would be to just build upon Luis Villa's excellent HowTo!!! The problems are then if he agrees with it, and how to set up the whole (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) well, you could count on me as note-writer for lnp and maybe other stuff. I feel i won't have time to help in the 'orderly fashion thing', as of my experience this kind'a work can get really time-consuming if one want's to get it well done. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I looked closer at the readings, and the readings are okay for light backgrounds. For a dark one, however, the value is only half of the time the right one - for the other half 0x1F0 gets added to it... Anyone ideas why this is happening? (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Not many, I just begun to think about it. My first idea is to have a site where people could get in and write notes, comments or ideas aboiut each API or module. And have a small team that will gather all the information and write it down in a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Hello Vlad, maybe i could help a little, do you have any ideas about the actual format and how we could organize things ? BTW, is seems to be impossible to email you directly -- is that intentionally ? --Martin (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Vlad (...) Yes I am interested in there being some documentation. Unfortunately I am just starting out with legOS so will not be able to help at present. Hopefully in the next few months I will be up to speed and would be more than happy to help (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi! Just my 2-pence thoughts about the topic... I suppose nobody will argue with me that legOS isn't well documented, as it is now. Considering that legOS is still rather user-unfriendly, documentation is very important. someone said Markus is (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Why don't you use the system timer (sys_time)? With one timer is enough. Use relative times instead of absolute timers... Toni Vlad Dumitrescu <vladdu@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fp1BJI.E4M@lugnet.com... (...) timers? (...) handlers (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Mmm, yes. I was thinking about things like SetTimer and GetTimer, so that wakeup handlers can be used... as things are now (if I am not wrong) one has to directly work with the ROM... /Vlad (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: legOS timers
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(...) You nicer than msleep() and sleep()? --Ben (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS does not work on 1.5 RCX
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Before anyone replies to my previous message, found the problem. I have a light over my desk and this was interfering with the IR transmission. Turned the light off and moved the RCX a little closer to the tower and hey presto, all OK. Does legOS (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | LegOS does not work on 1.5 RCX
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Hi I installed the win version of legOS and downloaded the firmware legOS.srec to both my RCX's. The older RCX from a 1.0 set seems to accept .lx files OK the first time after the firmware is downloaded. The new version will not accept any .lx (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I did some more experiments last night. My conclusion is that the majority of apparent 2-state transitions never actually occur (that is: the sensor does not actually travel through 2 states between two consecutive sensor readings). The order of the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi! Did anyone write any 'nicer' wrapper functions for handling the RCX timers? Or am I blind and can't find them? 8^) /Vlad (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Light sensors
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(...) more light and is working.... Erm... it isn't really working - it exhibits the same 'inverted' behaviour, looking for a white line on a black background... /Vlad (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Light sensors
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Hi! Maybe this is obvious for all experienced legOS users - I am displaying the values read from the light sensor on the LCD, and I get values of ~30 for light and ~520 for darkness... This seems very strange - is it the display wrong, or are these (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmware startup bug?
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I have replaced my batteries without erasing the firware several times. The trick is replacing the batteries one at a time with the brick turned off. You have then several (10 or so) seconds between each replace. If you leave the brick switched on (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Firmware startup bug?
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Probably related to the garbage on the lcd that you get when turning off the RCX with a sensor active: if there is a light or rotation sensor or a pressed touch sensor connected to the RCX when you download firmware legOS will crash immediately (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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