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(...) I would try looking for it at www.legomindstorms.com --Todd (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: Program Scout with MacNQC?
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(...) Yes, MacNQC supports the Scout. You'll need version 2.2a3 which is available in the 'beta' area of the NQC website. 2.2a3 has been out for quite a while without any bug reports, so I'd consider it a very stable beta. Dave (26 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Program Scout with MacNQC?
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I'm an utter beginner in regards to programming but i'd like to give it a shot with the Scout (It's all i have right now- saving for the RIS). I managed to get an IR tower on Ebay, so i've got a method of talking to the Scout. My question is this: (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout poweroff time out?
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(...) thanks. Comments are always welcome....that's not saying that I'll implement everything that anyone suggests, but I certainly appreciate the feedback. NQC wouldn't have gotten this far without the suggestions of the user community. Dave (26 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) Yes, I'll try to do that when I have some time... (...) That's not too bad... heh heh. I'm just shocked at how little RAM there is for programing... Maybe the 'way' I program is memory intensive. I can see an art to programing the scout (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) The SetSleepTime() and SleepNow() thing was just sloppiness on my part when reorganizing the NQC API file. Those opcodes are clearly documented in the Scout SDK. I don't think we have to hunt around for undocumented features - just verify that (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout poweroff time out?
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(...) What other features will work? The BatteryLevel() one? I think we need to have a look at the rcx2 commands and see what's working for the Scout. Also, what does the Scout API include with the program? I know in the RCX it turns all motor ports (...) (26 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) Possible, yes, but I'd prefer not to. The command line is already too complex. I might consider adding the information as part of the regular program download message (with the battery level). For devices other than Scout, there isn't a fixed (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) You know, I tried that. It didn't work. But then I'm using my new editor (that I'm working on) and had forgotten to set the brick type with EACH command to NQC. I only had it set to compile/Download. So the scout wouldn't be 'unlocked' until I (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout poweroff time out?
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(...) I just verified that both of these work. I'll fix the API for the next NQC release, but in the meantime, you can always add the following functions to your Scout programs: void SetSleepTime(const int t) { asm { 0xb1, t }; } void SleepNow() { (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout poweroff time out?- Update
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(...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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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. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout vs. RCX for Macintosh user
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(...) I will add to Dave's great post above. I own 2 RCX 1.0's, a Scout & a Micro-Scout. The main reason for getting an RCX is that it's upgradeable. The Scout has it's firmware on a ROM and is NOT upgradeable. So it will one day just be a slave to (...) (26 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout vs. RCX for Macintosh user
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Assuming it doesn't all wind up in a drawer collecting dust, the RCX is definitely worth the extra money. Plus you get a lot more than just the RCX when you buy RIS 1.5. For one thing you get the IR tower, which is pretty much an essential add-on (...) (26 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Scout vs. RCX for Macintosh user
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Greetings: My name is Dan Snelson. I'm considering purchasing a Mindstorms set with either the Scout or RCX for Christmas. The set is mainly for me, but I'll let my nine-year-old son play with it and my other three boys just watch. I use a Macintosh (...) (26 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout programming in RcxCC
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(...) Zhengrong - I tried replying to your e-mail, but it bounced. I'll reply here (since the answer may be of interest to others as well). The issue was that the above code needed a Wait(9) in order for the sound to be heard on the Scout, but the (...) (26 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Scout programming in RcxCC
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After follow Dave's suggestion, I am successful to use RcxCC for Scout programming, here is the method. Edit two batch files named rcx.bat and scout.bat in rcxcc directory, the content of files are as follows: set NQC_OPTIONS=-TRCX rcxcc set (...) (26 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Programming for Scout using RCX2.0Beta
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(...) You just have to select "Scout" in the Brick pull-down menu and everything works OK. -- Michael (26 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Programming for Scout using RCX2.0Beta
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I am using RCX2.0Beta to test Scout, but it seems Beta doesn't support Scout, although there is some saying in readme.txt file, if you compile the Avoider.scout with Beta version, you will get the error as follows: Error (0xe0050832) from VPBrick (...) (26 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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