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The byte codes are listed here: (URL) plan to add more documentation and examples in the near future. I'll have an example of downloading there too. The documentation for the individual commands is in the Scout SDK, available at Lego's web site. (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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I'm looking forward to becoming a scout owner this Xmas :-) In the meantime, does anyone know if there exists any software for a Psion 3 to download software into a scout via Psion serial<->IR tower or ideally, Psion IR<->Scout IR port?! If not, is (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) it's (...) about (...) mix (...) Thanks Eric. And thanks for your alert in your second message. I DIDN'T read it as I'm going to buy and read book :-) Mario (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) mix (...) ---...--- Spoiler alert! Don't read this if you really want to enjoy the story. ---...--- About the number 42: In the story, it turns out that the existence of earth actually was an astronomical experiment by higher powers to find (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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Mario Ferrari wrote in message ... (...) It's a very popular book among its large audience of readers. Actually it's a series of books, which started out as a British radio play(!). It's about the hilarious space adventures of an earthling. It's a (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) to (...) Forgive my ignorance and my going off-topic, but what's the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"? Just curious, seems the title of a worth-and-fun-to-read book... Mario Web page: (URL) member page: (URL) member of ItLUG: (URL) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) In a sample code, it mentions 42 as being 'the ultimate answer'. Eric (26 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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Hi Eric, (...) Yes I did. This adds to my feeling that the Cybermaster will be discontinued. (...) the (...) No, where? CU Bert Lego robots and artificial intelligence www.bvandam.net (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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By the way, Eric has the resistor values for the different touch switches at his web page: (URL) Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote in message news:FM1zqu.1s2@lugnet.com... (...) will (...) be (...) the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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Did you notice the mentioning of three types of touch sensors? This refers to the color coded switches from the Cybermaster set. Appearantly they will show up in Mindstroms sets sooner or later. Also it indicates there will be *only* these three (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: What is the scout?
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It comes with the RDS. All these TLA's can be confusing, see (URL) Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> wrote in message news:FLtnq0.Lv5@lugnet.com... (...) (26 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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Howdy, all the Scout byte codes are available at: (URL) will give more in-depth information and examples in the future, but all the codes are now there. Unlike the RCX, it looks like it is possible to get a program off the Scout. With the RCX you (...) (26 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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It´s not the computer that comes with the RIS, is it? Is it perhaps the DDK computer? --Tobias (26 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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[Disclaimer: IANAL!] (...) Hmm, I'm not so sure. Did everyone actually *really* agree not to reverse- engineer it? Look closer at the license agreement[1]...it says that you may not: (ii) modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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I took a look at the Scout SDK License Agreement and I didn't see restrictions on other platforms but it says that you may not "create derivative works based upon the software". This seems to be a contradiction because the SDK includes the program (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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I was thinking of the same sort of thing for NQC too. However that means I would have to implement NQC on the Palm as well. For the Scout I would have add the Scout tool translator to the Palm. Another possiblity is the pollm command. I've still to (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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Mike, It looks like you are well on your way to figuring out those byte codes. I thought of a handy app for the Palm; a Scout LASM program downloader. It would be nice to be able to store my favorite .asm files on the Palm and be able to transfer (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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I just started figuring out the Scout byte codes. It's mostly done, but my in-laws are coming over for Thanksgiving so I'll have to stop for a few days. Here's what I have so far: (URL) Kory (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) a (...) Hi Bert, You did already dig deeply into the Scout! Very interesting. It surely applies to more complex behaviour too. I used a similar approach with my learning brick sorter, but I never thought to the roulette wheel, it's a very (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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Using the new Lego SDK for the Scout I've built and programmed a self learning Scout robot. The artificial intelligence of the Scout is based on a roulette wheel brain. The small robot will drive around and learn how to avoid colliding into walls (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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