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(...) Where did you see it? On the official Mindstorms website LEGO says it will be available in september 2000. Thanks, Eelco Kooiker (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Depends a lot on how they structured the Vision Command software. My understanding is that all of the vision recognition runs on the host computer (not the RCX). If the program logic also runs on the host and the end result is that the host (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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LEGO has recently released the Vision Command set. I'm not real big on using the Mindstorm programming software as it is not that powerful. I was hoping to use NQC to program robots that use the camera from Vision Command. Does/will NQC have (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Zhengrong - I tried replying to your e-mail, but it bounced. I'll reply here (since the answer may be of interest to others as well). The issue was that the above code needed a Wait(9) in order for the sound to be heard on the Scout, but the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I was fairly certain it had the "00.00" and the person - I can't guarantee the 00.00 bit but I know it has the standing person which changes to a walking person when you select a program and press run. (I also assumed that if it got to that (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Scout programming in RcxCC
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After follow Dave's suggestion, I am successful to use RcxCC for Scout programming, here is the method. Edit two batch files named rcx.bat and scout.bat in rcxcc directory, the content of files are as follows: set NQC_OPTIONS=-TRCX rcxcc set (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Communication with the RCX looks fine, but the RCX is refusing to change the program. This is exactly what would happen if no firmware was loaded. Are you sure you have firmware installed? With firmware, the display will look like this "00.00 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Ooh, good point. I was assuming that the programs he was running were programs for the robot with which he was testing, and that he could tell that they were the right ones. Not a very good assumption, actually. (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) The RCX has, by ROM Firmware, 5 factory entered programs. In all 5 slots. The easy way to tell if there is firmware installed is when you turn it on you see 00.00| |= little man. Without firm ware all you see is | Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) That's my current plan. I tried the normal way and it lost the file name, the current dir, everything. It has become VERY frustrating... But I should have it soon. I'll be offering it free on our site. I'll post when it's done. Dean -- (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Ordinary electric lightbulb. Nothing too bright or too dark. I might try moving the tower and brick under a chair when I get in from work tonight and see if that makes a difference. I brought the packet trace in today in case it looks familiar (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Yeah it suggests that to me too. What's the lighting condition like in the room? (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) It should! It certainly did last time I used it but I wasn't sure whether being without batteries would cause the firmware to need reloading. It certainly powers on and runs programs in all slots which suggested to me that the firmware was (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Could you copy the entire contents to the clipboard, then have your program write the clipboard data to a temp file? (you'd still avoing having to create pipes, etc) Dave Baum (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Yes, that would be the easiest way but also the most annoying as it forces me to change the file name on the users editor. I'm looking in to a DDE command way to avoid this, but so far without success. Thanks for your help btw. Dean -- (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Does the RCX have the firmware installed? (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Any pointers on how to get NQC to actually talk to the RCX would be gratefully received! I've searched around and tried everything that I can come up with but still can't make NQC send data correctly to the RCX. I've doublechecked that the serial (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: About Scout programming
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(...) The Scout only supports passive sensors externally (touch and temperature). The light sensor is supposed to be used as an active sensor (although in some cases you can use it passively and get reasonable results). The Scout does have its own (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | About Scout programming
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Hi I have a light-seeker NQC program for RCX, I want to port for Scout, does anyone know how to do it? Then does Scout use external light sensor? BR Zhengrong (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Need help with my program
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(...) Yeah, I could really make my programs simpler. Like I said, this is one of my first. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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