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(...) I haven't tried it, so no definite answer, but see (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) åa ä e ö å i öa ä e å. (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Sorry, think I have mixed some things up. People from the Lego hotline told me the ir-interface of the RIS 2.0 RCX has been changed and communication to a spybot is not possible. Are these changes only because of the usb-tower and do they have (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) You already have an RCX 2.0. Aside from printing "RCX 2.0" on the plastic, the RCX in RIS 2.0 is identical to the one included in RIS 1.5. Since you have downloaded the 2.0 firmware, you should be all set. Dave (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Hi Mark, am I right, all you have described above only works with a RCX2.0-hardware cause of the changed IR-interface? Is there any chance to communicate between Spybot and RCX1.5 (with 2.0 firmware)? If there is no, I will have to buy a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I just received my copies of the Spybotic book, LEGO Spybotics Secret Agent Training Manual (I did the tech edit--shameless plug). I'm very impressed with the finished version! Ralph, you did a great job getting it all in there--it looks neat, and (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Spybotics out of stock at Amazon?
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All, It looks like Spybots are out of stock at Amazon. Actually, the message says "Out of stock or discontinued" Either they are selling like hotcakes and they ARE out of stock or... By the way, the owner of the independent toy store in my small (...) (22 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybots IR Comm
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Hi, I buyed a Spybot short time ago and started to try programming it with BricxCC and NQC. From the software included in the spybot-package I know, that spybots can send IR messages to each other in order to get the other bots´ position. My (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: BricxCC release 3.3.6.5 - BrickOS support
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(...) <snip> How does the Spybotics book look? Is it as you hoped? I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a copy--may have to drive to Owen Sound just so I can see it! No SCUBA diving in November, probably not too much in Dec. either--maybe next (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: BricxCC release 3.3.6.5 - BrickOS support
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Steve, Would you be interested in posting some of this code? My new SPybotics book has a companion website, but it's kinda oriented towards kids (the book, that is) The site will have stuff for kids but I'd like to have some examples and support for (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybotics Book Sample Chapter at BimP
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All, Steven Combs has been kind enough to put a sample chapter of my new Spybotics book up at BimP. Here's the link: (URL) Note, you may need to scroll down as more news gets added... Cheers, Ralph ---...--- Buy "LEGO Spybotics Secret Agent Training (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics) !!
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All, While Dave is shamelessly promoting the Second Edition of his now classic "Definitive Guide To LEGO Mindstorms"... (URL) I thought I would take this opportunity to announce my new Spybotics book. It's published by Apress, will be on bookstore (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Snaptrax remote control vs other Spybotics remotes control
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:H4HLMq.B5E@lugnet.com... (...) ;) ). (...) after (...) and (...) To get it to transmit on all channels again you must hit that forth button. Then it resets it back to all channels... (...) (22 years ago, 25-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) From my experience, The remotes, when first turned on, seem to send out the signals on all channels (1,2,3), until a specific channel is picked--then the remote only works for the robot that is on that specific channel. This happened with the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Did you noticed that Snaptrax remote control can directly control any Spybotic, as others remotes can't ??? I'm wondering why... - Christophe - (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Hello I am just starting with my first Spybot and want to know how can I use a Spybot to controll an rcx and even better how can I control an spybot with the rcx. I know this has been discussed al lot here but its nearly impossible to filter all (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Ipaq 3835: using building programs and using built-in IR
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Wow, Someone who knows about this!!! First off, do you have any clue on how to access the IR port from a embedded VC++? I know how to program in C++, and VisualBasic, but how does VisualC++ work? I've never dealt with VC++, or any type of hardware (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | IR LEDs
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I noticed that my Spybotics remote control has 3 LEDs in it, on being the small visible red one for seeing that it is working, a large white one with a flat end, and a large grey one in a normal LED casing. Also, the spybot has 3 of the white ones (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Ipaq 3835: using building programs and using built-in IR
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"Rob Limbaugh" <rlimbaugh@ureach.com> wrote in message news:H29JA5.D7t@lugnet.com... (...) I was not referring to just simple commands. You can use some learning remotes for that. I'm talking about NQC support. Dean (...) simulate (...) simple (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Ipaq 3835: using building programs and using built-in IR
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(...) That's not true... I've controlled my RCX, Scout, and Spybotic with my iPAQ 3635 through the IrDA port. I used a demo version of "TV Remote Controller v3.0" from (URL) think those programs use the 3-wire mode of IrDA. More info here: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics Comms
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Hi Mark, Thanks for providing the messaging listing in these posts (URL) you know if it is possible for the spybot to receive standard RCX messages (rather than serial RCX messaging that you use in your example)? Thanks, Barton... (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: variables and spybot
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(...) Something tricky about MindScript is the way it handles whitespace around certain things. I just noticed that I had written: n^= 0 in my program. For a minute or two I was thinking that was using a ^= operator on the variable n. But there (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: variables and spybot
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(...) For reasons unknown to me the designers of MindScript decided to use array property notation much like that used in Delphi to implement various features in the Spybot firmware. world should not be thought of as a subroutine. It is a (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | variables and spybot (1)
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Hello John. Thanks again for the info about IR related syntax . With your information I wrote a small target finding related program. The bot produces four different sounds depending on the distance between the bot and the controller. I used the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | variables and spybot
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Hello John. Thanks again for the info about IR related syntax . With your information I wrote a small target finding related program. The bot produces four different sounds depending on the distance between the bot and the controller. I used the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Did anyone see Spybotics on Tech TV
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Did anyone see this episode reviewing Spybots on TechTV? (URL) I missed it. Was the review good or bad? Cheers, Ralph (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) First, let me just mention that there is no good reason at all to use ScriptEd for writing programs. BricxCC seems to be a far better choice in that regard since it supports both NQC and MindScript (and LASM as well). What do you mean by (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Hello all, I like to write a program in NQC or ScriptEd wich determine the distance between the spybot and the controller. Does anybody already figured out wich syntax to use in order to solve this problem. I had a look in the SDK and de spybot.h (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybotics commercial airs on Channel One News
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Hi all, Today on Channel One News, which is a NY-based company that produces a news broadcast each weekday for middle and high schools across the country, today aired 3 different Spybotics commerical in a commercial block of (approx.) two minutes, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.general)
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Thanks for your responses! The problem is finally solved - don't ask me how though :) (Although I do have a suspicion - see below) I'll leave a few notes on what I experienced in case someone else runs in to the same difficulties. First the final (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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"André Koopman" <pa0akv@noord.bart.nl> wrote in message news:H1wxDG.FIo@lugnet.com... (...) want to (...) should it (...) controller (...) be (...) blink (...) setup (...) ok. (...) Red doesn't translate though blue very well. That's why it's so (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Alexander I got the same "problem" it seems the controller led doesn´t blink but if you look in the dark it does. Also I got during the controller setup the error message but after skipping this part everything seems to work ok. Much pleasure (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) It should. Maybe you need to "establish a secure communication channel" (your Spybot and remote could be tuned on different channels). See (URL)2. The troubleshooter says there should be a LED blinking in the controller (...) I noticed that (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Hi, I just bought a Gigamesh and cannot get it to respond to the controller. (Troubleshooter fails at "Testing controller") I suspect a hardware fault, but before contacting customer services I'd want to ask two questions. 1. If I just switch on the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Which spybotic set is best?
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(...) With Technojaw, each hand/jaw is coupled with the wheel of the same side -- The hand/jaw opens when the wheel turns backward, and closes when forward. The whole mechanism also serves as a front bumper, as you have observed. Very, very clever. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | SPybotics on TechTV
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Did anyone see this episode on TechTV? (URL) I missed it. Was the review good or bad? Cheers, Ralph (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Is spybotics website down?
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(...) its down now, local time 21:00 Cheers André (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Everything works fine here, Ralph Cheers André (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Is spybotics website down?
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Is is just me, or is www.spybotics.com down? Cheers, Ralph (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: programming spybot
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(...) Have you tried making the file extension of your program be ".rcx2" or ".lsc" yet? That's the only way BricxCC can tell it should use LCC32 rather than NQC to compile the file. Compiling MindScript code using NQC will definitely give you a (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: programming spybot
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John many thanks for the fine info. I did set the LCC include path and checked the present of the globals.h and spybot.h files. Everything seems to be OK. Still I get the same error line 1 error parse error. Both versions of your program gave the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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