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Ralph, I suggest that you factor a proceedure out of the tcl uploadScript that sends a string to the RCX. This could then be used for additional menu or tcl commands that send Forth code to the RCX. Here is a potential implementation used to power (...) (24 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | RE: Standard extension suggestions
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Glen Paling Wrote: (...) Snipped code samples... Glen, These are really a good example of how the community can help itself. How does everyone feel about a code repository? How should it be implemented? Where should it live? I'm reluctant to have (...) (24 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Standard extension suggestions
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I think that's a great idea. I find example code the easiest way for me to learn. The pbForth can be little intimidating at first, (you can't even turn off the power with the on-off button). Earlier last fall Sergey Udovenko posted some code handle (...) (24 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Getting started
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(...) Hmm... Which OS are you using? Configuring the terminal window is easy once you know the magic incantation 2400 baud, no parity, 1 stop bit, no handshaking. Ralph forgot to document that so you have to learn it from this or several other posts (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Standard extension suggestions
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(...) >Let me describe how I program on the RCX and it (...) Actually, it's this first bit that I find intimidating...the forth part sounds fun. Jeff jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) It is hard for me to tell. It is not hard for me but I am a programmer with many years under his belt. However forth seems idealy suited for someone getting started. It is a very interactive environment which encourages experimentation. Let me (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | RE: Standard extension suggestions
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I think this would be a good idea, even if they never incorporated into the "official" kernel. Sort of a code repository similar to what has been proposed for NQC. That said, the thing that intimidates me is my lack of any experience with the (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Standard extension suggestions
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I suggest that we collectively create a standard extension package that makes life a little simpler for beginners or maybe for developers in general. I have already started what I would use but it occured to me that this might be of general value. (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | POWER_OFF serial port interaction
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The following word has unexpected behavior: : off ." off" CR CR POWER_OFF ." on" CR ; I see the output when it turns off. when I turn it on I see nothing on the serial port. It finally appears when I type anything at the terminal. The character I (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: How much RAM is left?
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(...) Pfff. As if that could possibly be important. If it isn't an object-oriented client-server architecture in Java++, it can't be serious :-) (...) If I read the source correctly, memory is allocated sequentially, and in my image I've got SOURCE (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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