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(...) If only the RCX could read it's own data... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) numbers. It can only log timers, sensors, variables, and the system watch. When a value is logged, its source is also logged. For example, AddToDatalog(Timer(1)) adds the current value of Timer 1 to the log and also stores that this entry came (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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BTW, what does the datalog *store*? Numbers? Events? Anything? And what good is it for (besides the methods we've disscussed earlier)? --Tobias (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Each call to AddToDatalog() uses up one "point". Each point takes up 3 bytes of memory: a 1-byte code for the source of point (sensor, timer, etc), then a 2-byte value. 123456 is too big to fit into the log. This would either generate a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) thanks. Comments are always welcome....that's not saying that I'll implement everything that anyone suggests, but I certainly appreciate the feedback. NQC wouldn't have gotten this far without the suggestions of the user community. Dave (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) Dave, I have a question about the datalog. In the manual you state that the createdatalog function creates a datalog of x many points. How much is a point? Is that how many unique entries can be made or an overall 'byte' amount? Is a value (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Yes, I'll try to do that when I have some time... (...) That's not too bad... heh heh. I'm just shocked at how little RAM there is for programing... Maybe the 'way' I program is memory intensive. I can see an art to programing the scout (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) After looking over the docs again, I'm fairly certain it can't be done (or at the very least isn't documented). If anyone finds out how to do it, let me know and I'll add support to NQC. Dave (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) The SetSleepTime() and SleepNow() thing was just sloppiness on my part when reorganizing the NQC API file. Those opcodes are clearly documented in the Scout SDK. I don't think we have to hunt around for undocumented features - just verify that (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) What other features will work? The BatteryLevel() one? I think we need to have a look at the rcx2 commands and see what's working for the Scout. Also, what does the Scout API include with the program? I know in the RCX it turns all motor ports (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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I heard it somwhere too, so I assumed it could be done, however, I haven't downloaded the new firmware, so I don't know. --Tobias (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Someone in RTL said the RCX firmware ver 2 could read the datalog too. I read your documentation first since I figured you would have added functionality to NQC for that. I didn't see it in NQC. Then I check LEGO's docs but didn't see it there (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) This is news to me. Perhaps I had better examine those RCX 2 docs a little closer. Dave (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) not really. Supports the bare minimum for opening docs, etc. Nothing beyond that. Probably won't get added anytime soon either. If you really want to do something like this on the Mac, I'd suggest using the MPW version of NQC. You can do a (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Um, OK, but since Perl is a bit out of my league, I think that I will hold it there. But maybe I'll learn Perl in the future, who knows? Do you think it could be done in AppleScript? (Is MacNQC scriptable, BTW?) Guess there's an easy way to check (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Sure, you could do that. You'd need to write a perl script or something to control the process. (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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So I can just return the datalog to the computer, not have NQC choose different programs to download depending on what the datalog reads? BTW, in firware version 2, the RCX can read from the datalog, but what does that mean in reality? Can it decide (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) yes (...) NQC programs do not run on the host computer. They only run on the target (RCX/Cybermaster/Scout). The NQC command can read the datalog (printing it to stdout) and download programs, but to do something intelligent you'd need another (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Possible, yes, but I'd prefer not to. The command line is already too complex. I might consider adding the information as part of the regular program download message (with the battery level). For devices other than Scout, there isn't a fixed (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) You know, I tried that. It didn't work. But then I'm using my new editor (that I'm working on) and had forgotten to set the brick type with EACH command to NQC. I only had it set to compile/Download. So the scout wouldn't be 'unlocked' until I (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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