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Re: Robolab, byte codes and assembler
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:59:21 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, Claude Baumann wrote:

Every 3 ms the sensor
output-pins on port6 are set to 0 and the A/D interrupt is enabled.

By contrast, BrickOS continuously samples each sensor at a rate of about 6.7
samples per millisecond.  This is 20 times more often than the standard
firmware.  It's no wonder it's more accurate at higher rotation rates.  Of
course, it also expends 2/3 of the CPU doing this...

Mark



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(...) We should not forget that the RCX has initially been designed for kids. So the standard firmware should be considered according to the initial aims, which were to provide a really great tool - toy for children. Therefore the firmware designers (...) (21 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)

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---...--->snip (...) Welcome to LEGO Mindstorms robotics: do great things in real world with imperfect tools and objects. That's what makes it so interesting. It's always the Apollo 13 challenge: "Here guys, that's what they have on bord! Come on (...) (21 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)

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