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RE: Confusion regarding the POWER_OFF command.
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth
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Date:
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Thu, 25 Jan 2001 14:33:43 GMT
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> I'm a little confused with the POWER_OFF word.
I was too. It's a bit goofy, so I'll try to explain as I go...
> > From reading the documentation, I would have though the following would
> work:
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> POWER_INIT
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> : test BEGIN DO-WORK POWER_OFF 0 UNTIL ;
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> When 'test' is executed, both 'DO-WORK' and 'POWER_OFF' are executed,
> but I can't get the loop to iterate once again by pressing the
> "On/Off" key. I would like some way to power down the operation of a
> robot to save battery power.
That's fine - the only thning you need to do (I think - I'm away from my
RCX)
is to put POWER_INIT just before POWER_OFF. The POWER_INIT word initializes
the interrupt vectors for Non-Maskable Interrupt (which is what the power
button is connected to)
Hope this helps...
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| I'm a little confused with the POWER_OFF word. From reading the documentation, I would have though the following would work: POWER_INIT : test BEGIN DO-WORK POWER_OFF 0 UNTIL ; When 'test' is executed, both 'DO-WORK' and 'POWER_OFF' are executed, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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