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Subject:	Scout poweroff time out?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout
Date:	Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:04:49 GMT
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I've just finished a very cool Camera mount that can be controlled via the web. (Linux, NQC & PHP) I've decided to use my scout because it's so limited. I've noticed one point and can't seem to see away way around this. I'm hoping someone can help. How does the Scouts Auto shutdown system work? I notice that you can't set the timeout var on it. Is there anyway to make it NOT sleep? Thanks Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/coin-op.html Dean's Lego Workshop: http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/lego_wr.html Vancouver Lego Club: http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc

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		Re: Scout poweroff time out?
(...) Looking at the Scout SDK, I think it does support the same sleep time command as the RCX - although perhaps not from within a program. There are two things to try: nqc -sleep 0 or add the following function to your program and call it (with (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)

		Re: Scout poweroff time out?- Update
(...) After a FEW hours playing with this thing I've found out the following... It's built in shutdown is set for 15 minutes. Sending an IR code seems to reset this counter. So far I cannot find any way to keep it alive on it's own. If anyone (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)

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