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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, John Hansen wrote: John, thanks for taking on the maintenance and improvement of NQC. (...) I'd definitely like to see this one implemented, when you can find the time. :-) Mark (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I'm very interested in hearing from NQC users what their needs/wishes are for future enhancements. Here's my current list of updates/enhancements that I am working on. 1. Built-in and documented Spybot API. 2. Fast firmware download via USB tower (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybot meets M8 Mikrocotroller
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I’ve started a project to extend the spybot port via an atmel M8 mikrocontroller mini modul.The modul is appropriate together with a battery on the roof of the spy. The modul is connected with the spybot by the vll interface. The software for the M8 (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I needed to know what TargetDirection() meant at different ranges, so I did another study. Graphic results here: (URL) information post-moderation: (URL) of the methodology are in target_direction.nqc (and some in target_direction.xls). I quit after (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | IR leds, was Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
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... Just reading an old post and saw my mistake: of course 880 nm is closer to red (650nm) than 940nm !!! Here is the correct text I should have sent : "I think these emitters are different wavelength, 880nm for the pointing up one, 940nm for the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot studies: seek a world object
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(...) It does. Thanks! (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Or, then again, you might not. As with the vast majority of the ROM subroutines (and all the _Bead subroutines) this subroutine fiddles around with a global variable (via calls to EnterBead and ExitBead). In this case it happens to be global (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Cool program. Keep up the great work! (...) You might be able to use PointToward_Bead without running into problems. __nolist void PointToward_Bead(const int& nTimes) { asm { 0xe3, &nTimes, 0x17, 81, 0x01, 1 }; } This ROM routine monitors an (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybot studies: seek a world object
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/* beacon.nqc Uses World Relation Table to get a fix on and drive to another object. The object can be a Spybot, PC, or Spybot Controller. The program fixes on (i.e. drives to) the first object it finds. If that object disappears from the "radar", (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
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(...) How *does* the Spybot know the orientation (the ROM SDK calls it "aspect") of another Spybot? My (casual) observations indicate that all three emitters are on simultaneously and synchronously. How does the observing Spybot identify which one (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot Studies: display an 8-bit value
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(...) In case anyone was wondering (yeah, sure :-), this line in my original post: lediDisplay = (x & 0x17) ((x & 8) * 4) ((x & 32) / 4) rearranges the bits so that the lower 6 bits can easily be read left to right (while looking at the bot from the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, FTX)
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(...) Mark Riley did this using MindScript but I don't recall having already seen the equivalent in NQC. (URL) than use a #define macro (speaking of which, I need to fix the syntax highlighting of preprocessor macros to account for multiple lines) I (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Another very simple thing to do to display this type of "debug" information is to send a message to an RCX, and display the value on the LCD of the RCX. That way, you don't need to mess with decoding the 8 bit binary number. This was not my (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I feel a little sheepish posting such simple code, but I needed to write this function anyway, and it's a legitimate illustration of a couple functions, which is the goal of "Spybot Studies" and this is a run-on sentence. /* led_8bit_display A (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
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(...) I think these emitters are different wavelength, 940nm for the pointing up one, 880nm for the others. 940nm radiation is very close to red wavelength range and is easily seen by cameras CCD, even though they generally include an IR filter to (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Yes, there is a visible light cut-off filter built in remote command receiver. Philo (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) My understanding (which may well be incorrect) is that the Manas unit only responds to IR. Sending an RC message using the PC channel is probably not terribly useful since (as far as I am aware) there aren't any devices that use RC messages (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I forgot to mention that the mana (set to channel 3) didn't respond to the laser LED's command message. Is this because the mana isn't sensitive to visible red or because the signal is somehow encoded differently when it comes out the laser? (or (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Yes, there are multiple IR emitters. Two in front at nearly 90 degree angles, one in back, and a high-power one pointing up. Turns out my camera was only picking up the high-power emitter. I tried again with a different camera (the Vision (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot studies: photoelectric eye
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(...) Of course you are correct! I repeated the process (unplugging the cable to simulate the failure of the comm port) and found that it detected the spybot through the USB Tower; then when I attempted to download the program, it activated the USB (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
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(...) This portion of the Spybot NQC API is under substantial revision... :-) I based the constants on those found in Spybot.h which are apparently just plain wrong. The current version of my spy.nqh file has #define SERIAL_CHANNEL_HIGH_POWER 0 (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
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John, I noticed the SetTxDirection() function in your mana_control.nqc program. I thought it might be useful for my project, so it became my next subject of study. The spy.nqh shows this: #define TX_DIRECTION_FRONT_LEFT 0 #define (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot studies: photoelectric eye
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] Cool! It may even be possible to get NQC to download a program (...) Way cool! (...) [snip] (...) Unbelievable! -Brian (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) I'm nearly certain that you can't (currently) download programs to a Spybot via the USB tower. The MindScript compiler (LCC32) complains that it can't open the serial port (and unless LEGO releases an update to their vpbrick.dll COM object it (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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John Hansen wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] John, While working with BricxCC on a spybot project (still not done) I encountered an odd situation. 1st) something happened to the comm port that the spybot cable is connected; I couldn't send or receive (or (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) I think this is fantastic, Brian. I look forward to seeing future posts on the results of your studies. I am working with Dave Baum to incorporate the new Spybot API features into the official NQC API. One aspect of that involves documentation (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybot studies: photoelectric eye
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I've started a new project to explore the Spybot's capabilities, (now the John Hansen has given me access to them ;). I plan to undertake s series of "studies" which each explore a single feature or function. I'll post then as I go. This first one (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) ... (...) ... (...) Yes. The extra channels are for non-repeating stuff. Like you said. (...) Well, I've discovered (while working on a Spybot project) that if you ask just the right question, the people at LEGO may reply to it. They are (...) (22 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) [snippage] (...) [more snippage] (...) Glad you like the chart. Trying to find a way to present the information in a useful manner was the trick for me, too. :-) I'll have to throw up a web page or something. As to figuring it out, credit has (...) (22 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) Thanks a lot for posting this very useful information, Mark! I don't know how long I've been beating my head against the brick trying to make heads or tails out of the values I calculated for the various possible combinations of button (...) (22 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) You're welcome! (...) Well, I did try it out and it does work... somewhat. For example, when you set the channel to 5 using the technique mentioned above, only some of the remote packets reflect 5 as the channel number, while others still (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: CD Languages
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I have it on good authority that the CDROM is English-German-French. Your instructions are probably German-French as I don;t think the packaging was ever done in Danish. Ralph (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) As cool as this sounds, it's not right. :( Sorry about that. There are just the two bits (like Mark said above). See, this is why I haven't been able to get my Spybot remote to work with my RCX. :) Steve (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Very thoughtful of you but I'm not sure we need it. Maybe we do... We have a CD, (but lazy us didn't install it yet) but the paper instructions are in Danish... if the CD is multilanguage we are OK CD wise, although getting English paper (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I've got a spare CD I can wing your way, Larry. Ralph (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Just got Gigamesh but from Denmark, so naturally the instructions are in Danish. Is the CD multilanguage? If so do we need to find a hardcopy in English of the instructions? I'm assuming not? Thanks! (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Mark, Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to figure out how to do that, but I don't know enough about the IR messages and baud control of BrickOS to do it myself. (...) I don't know if this is printed anywhere, but here's some more info (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) Thanks, Mark, I was indeed using standard firmware through NQC... Philo (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Hi Philippe, I've been adding support for the Spybot and Manas remotes to my custom firmware LDCC. The idea is to allow 3 people to each control a seperate train using these remotes. This is how I discovered the problem with RCX 1.0 not (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot MessageEvent
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In lugnet.robotics.spybotics, Joseph Woolley wrote: <snip> (...) The official API contains the following code // these all correspond to using VLL() as the source #define EVENT_TYPE_ENTRY_FOUND 4 #define EVENT_TYPE_MSG_DISCARD 6 #define (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I realize that I may be reinventing the wheel with this, but I was not able to find another way of accomplishing the same thing. After setting up a VLLEvent using: #define VLLEvent 1 SetEvent(VLLEvent, VLL(), EVENT_TYPE_VLL_MSG_RECEIVED); then (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.7.6
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I've gone ahead and released a new version of BricxCC. Get it while it's hot! :-) There are a few rough edges in this release, primarily in the pbForth console. Also, the leJOS .hlp file was so large I did not include it in the main installer. The (...) (22 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, FTX)
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| | Spybot NQC API file
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In case anyone would like to have it, here is my spy.nqh file in its entirety. With respect to the ROM subroutines, it is important to note that most of them use global variables, timers, and events which must be assigned a particular number by the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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Thank you for the quick response. I'll try all your suggestions tonight. ...and a great big SQUEEK! SQUEEK! SQUEEK! Joseph (23 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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(...) You are quite welcome. I hope there are at least a few folks out there who are finding this useful. Mostly we should all thank Dave Baum for his efforts to add Spybot support to NQC and for designing a program that allows for extension in a (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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(...) SQUEAK!!! SQUEAK!!! SQUEAK!!! ;o) Philo (23 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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This is an area of robotics that particularly interests me. Thank you for doing all this work! Now...how do I put all together? Do I simply add your programming to the bottom of spy.nqh or are there particular locations where pieces should go? Would (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Robotics invention system 3.0
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Is there any new news about the Robotics invention system 3.0? i heard it was comming out soon and i wanted to get an idea about what some differences were between that an 2.0. any information would be helpful. -Nick (23 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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Another addition to spy.nqh : #define REL_GT 0 #define REL_LT 1 #define REL_EQ 2 #define REL_NE 3 __nolist void FindWorld(int &v, const int relsrc, const int crit, const int& thresh) { asm { 0xd5, &v : 0x3000001, 0x2a + relsrc, crit, &thresh : (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: More Spybotics NQC API stuff (work in progress)
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Some slight revisions to the previous submission. And now I have finally figured out how to get the Spybot to control Manas. I'm very puzzled by the equations for setting the output bytes. Any explanations would be greatly appreciated. #include (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | More Spybotics NQC API stuff (work in progress)
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A lot of this is untested and very rough. For some reason I still can't get the Spybot to send out RC messages to a Manas unit. Sending an RCX message (opcode 0xF7) is quite simple - either using the ROM subroutine SendRCXMessage or by using the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Team Spybot (was: Yet another NQC spybot API submission)
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(...) I recently made a pair of Spybots that could work together for an autonomous sumo competition. I wanted to use the Spybot "ZONES" but found this info is not available in NQC. It was pretty easy to pick up Mindscript, and I was able to do just (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission
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(...) Hello John, Sure I'm interested... Though I have not devoted enough time to the Spybots, I think they make a good "poor man" robotics platform - unfortunately with quite a few limitations. Thanks a lot for the time and energy you put in (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission
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I'm hanging on every byte, John. I've tried a couple times to do what your doing with the Spybot API, and I just don't seem to have what it takes. For instance, I tried to figure out how to get the Spybot to respond to its remote control from NQC, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission [DAT]
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Doh! I had the low and high bytes switched on the items below which can be passed one or more frequencies. Now I have actually tested this code and it does, indeed, work (with the low and high bytes in the correct order). I've also slightly changed (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission
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I forgot to cross-post this to the spybotics newsgroup. My apologies for the double post. Here is another submission to the NQC spybot API. I haven't properly tested this against an actual Spybot but I have compared the NQC output code to what is (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: I Need Some Advice!
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(...) You'll probably love them. There are a couple of pre-made games that use 1 player and 2 bots. You can use NQC to give the bots custom behaviour. The software that comes with the Spybots is decent, but really aimed at kids. You can also buy my (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | I Need Some Advice!
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Hi All, I recently purchased two of the spybotic sets at a cheap price (10 bucks)! What I am wondering is whether I would enjoy keeping a set (or two) for myself or whether to just sell them. I don't want to bust open the boxes only to find out that (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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(...) I think there are hints that the ROM can. IIRC, the Spybotic software allows you to set the IR to detect "some kind of thing at an unknown distance and direction". This is my interpretation of what the Spybotic GUI is telling me, not a verbal (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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(...) The Spybot hardware itself appears capable of simple proximity detection. Looking at outputs from the IR detector modules on an oscilloscope, I can see the Spybot's own pings. This includes the absence/presence of range sensing/ID bits due to (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Has anyone hacked a spybot for more ports?
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Has anyone hacked a Spybot for more sensor ports? It seems to me that the six LED's could become 3 duel direction motor ports. (Would require a 9v power pack of course) I'm also sure that the touch sensor could be converted to a regular touch sensor (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Snaptrax Hands
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The hands of Snaptrax are bound with one rubber band and are quite useless. You cannot really grab things - at the best you can shift things around with one hand. I tried with two rubber bands crossed via the 4 pods of the Snaptrax front. The (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot Zones
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(...) (URL) think that link will give you a good idea of how to get spybot distance and direction. It also shows how to setup byte code commands in NQC. (URL) link has more samples showing how to talk to the spybot firmware using NQC's asm (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybot Zones
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Can anyone tell me how to set-up byte code commands in NQC? I want to use some of the Spybot Firmware commands for robot distance and direction to make two spybots work together, but I don't think that functionality has been added to NQC, yet. If (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Hailfire + Spybotics
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(...) I used my trusty old Nikon Coolpix 990 camera. Natural lighting, program shift to use a high f-stop and get high depth of field. Plus light level optimisation with Photoshop... Philo (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Hailfire + Spybotics
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Really clear photos. Can you tell me what camera you used? --Jack Gregory "Philippe Hurbain" <philohome@free.fr> wrote in message news:HIonn8.CHt@lugnet.com... (...) Droid (...) .../hsb13.jpg (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Hailfire + Spybotics
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A little exercise in studless beams construction: grafting of Hailfire Droid wheels on a Spybotics. Brickshelf folder (post mod): (URL) links: (URL) to .../hsb13.jpg Wheel angle can be easily changed, modifying stability. Pilot and rear thrusters (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: How to create an own mission?
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"Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:CAEBIOGHPFFJALB...mts.com... (...) I personally find it not nice to answer a question for basic help with a link to where I can _buy_ that information. If I were in your place I would (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: How to create an own mission?
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(...) Well, for starters you can check out my Spybotics book at: ---...--- Buy "LEGO Spybotics Secret Agent Training Manual" (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (23 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | How to create an own mission?
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Hi Where can I find good tips how to start with creating own missions? Reg. (23 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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(...) Thanks! In hindsight, it should have occurred to me to subtract out the ambient light. I guess I just didn't know how. :) (23 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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hi, (...) controller (...) could (...) light (...) that (...) the (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I have Snaptrax S45 and a Gigamesh G60 Spybotics robots. I recently modded them both. The 1st mod was easy, I added powerful magnets on the bottom of each robots using double-sided tape so that when I am working on my techbench area if I drop a (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Controller channels
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"Mark Ferris" <markdf2001@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:cmg41vg5glds3ci...4ax.com... (...) Hi I might have found the trick! But I need to check it also: leave one of the bots in standard mode Reg. (23 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics Comms
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In lugnet.robotics.spybotics, Marco Correia writes: [snip] (...) I need help answering the question "Can a Spybot send Mana IR-like protocol? I want my Spybot to control my mana. I'm too stupid to interpret to Spybot SDK on my own, and there's no (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.7.4
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Version 3.3.7.4 fixes a bug where editing large files was extremely slow. If you thought editing large files was slow in BricxCC you may want to try this new release. It is now significantly faster. Users with low-end machines may see a speed (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: How can I reach world related info from Spybotic
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Hello, I have found that source @(0x2d0000) contains the current zone information (nowhere, anywhere, etc) for one spybot/one controller configuration (i have only one spybot). Note that this source continually changes from 0 to the current zone (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: SpyVLL was released
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(...) Hi. I found a simalar program that allows you to program the MicroSCOUT with SONYs PocketStation. refer to my post "Good news for microscout, scout, and rcx, and sony pocket station owners." for more info. (23 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.7.3
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This release fixes a problem where opening a file with an associated desktop file (same path and filename but with a .dsk extension) took a very long time. If you are using the desktop feature (which you would have had to turn on via the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | How can I reach world related info from Spybotic
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Hello all ! I am still busy with finishing the NQC API for the Spybots. After the last info from John I tought I understand it all. But I am still confused how things work exactly ! When I place the controller away from the bot what syntax do I have (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | BricxCC announcement
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BricxCC is a lot of fun to support - fixing bugs, adding useful new features, and answering lots of questions via email. I hope to be able to continue working with BricxCC for a very long time to come. But it does take time. And software development (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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(...) Just to report my initial findings using the rear LED and light sensor for proximity detection: Overall results are unsatisfactory. Even under the best circumstances, it could not reliably see the LED reflected against my blue leather sofa. I (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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Thanks for the reply, André. I've read that the IR emitters are "low-power". Does this mean the red LED on Spybot would have a longer range than the IR emitters if used in proximity detection? Since the LED is recessed, I guess is would have a (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Proximity detection?
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I tried, but I've reached the limit of my ability and patience (I'm not sure which ran out first). This much I know: the Spybot can do proximity detection if what it is detecting is a well-defined IR-emitting object such as a Spybot controller or (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | NQC spybot API submission
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Here's an addition to the NQC Spybot API that lets you write programs like this: #include "spy.nqh" task main() { int x = 0; int t = MIN_BOTID; while (t < MAX_BOTID) { SetTargetID(t); SetTargetNote(x); SetWorldNote(t, x); x = Target(SPY_SHORTID); x (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Use of audio output as servo control?
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"Jean F. Soucaille" <jean.f.soucaille@free.fr> wrote in news:HA475x.LGo@lugnet.com: Are you speaking of the VLL port or the actual IR emitter? I was not aware that the IR emitter could be used in such a way yet. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Rather to use sound I'm thinking about using the IR port at back of Spybotic to interface with an IR receiver and then using an I2C bus to control a serial to parallel interface. It's just a concept right now. I haven't much time to work on that. If (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Use of audio output as servo control?
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Hello, I have a slightly different idea, I have read where the duration/freq of the sound output from spybots can be controlled, has anybody determined the granularity of this control? My idea was to harness this via handyboard/PIC to control futaba (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | JoyBricx is updated
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Hi, all, I release new version of the JoyBricx. (URL) I make the program named JoyBricx for remote control (...) The new version support RCX/SCOUT, too. It can export the NQC program. Enjoy ! -- mac (23 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | JoyBricx is released
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Hi, all, I make the program named JoyBricx for remote control Spybot and RC Fighter (#8539 Manas.) using USB LEGO Tower. You can remote control the robots, playback, save and load operation by this program. Before, I made the LTremo76, but it was (...) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: 3806 Gigamesh $35 WalMart Bradenton Florida
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(...) yep, thats where I got my shadow strike which is soon going to become a remote control light switch (23 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: How to use TowerApi.dll without TowerApi.lib
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Hi, again ! I am sorry. I uploaded the imperfect file. I changed the USB LEGO Tower setup and have examined in the state where it is not a standard. Already, I fixed the bug, please download again. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | growing API file for Spybot/NQC/Brickcc
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Hello all, I append all the API information wich I found into one file and a little more functionality gets available ! Have fun ! //API Spybotics to program in NQC/BrickCC // A part "borrowed" from Mark Ferris,André Koopman #if defined(__SPY) // (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Led display on Spybot
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(...) #if defined(__SPY) //LED display effects (0 to 7) #define displayLedNone -1 #define displayLedScan 0 #define displayLedSparkle 1 #define displayLedFlash 2 #define displayLedRedToGreen 3 #define displayLedGreenToRed 4 #define (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Led display on Spybot
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Hello all, After a few hours I now understand a little bit about the ROM routines inside the Spybot. To reach the 7 LED's on top of the bot you have to call sub 42. There are 8 different way's the Led's will blink. To program the bot in BrickCC you (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | How to react to controller with NQC?
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Hi all, I'm looking for a way to react to Spybots IR controller using NQC. When I scan through the spybot.h in \Program Files\LEGO Software\Products\Sp...cs\Include I find many lines containing "message". However, looking at the NQC documentation (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Shadowstrike back to front
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"Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:CAEBIOGHPFFJALB...mts.com... (...) forwards on (...) the (...) Groan..... Yep your right Ralph. I hadn't set it up as anything and now I have it works fine. The others behaved OK straight out (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: Shadowstrike back to front
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(...) Hmmmm, I wonder if you have set the type of the Shadowstrike correctly. Check the Spybot type in the Spybot Status display when you first connect it. I'll bet you have it configured as a SnapTrax..... Cheers, Ralph ---...--- Buy "LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Shadowstrike back to front
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I have three Spybots and I notice that Snaptrax and Gigamesh run forwards on pressing the two upper buttons on the remote (buttons nearest the red button). However Shadowstrike is the reverse of this, upper buttons pressed moves the Spybot (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics to RCX message
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(...) If you use BricxCC to compile your MindScript code it is very easy to get LASM output. On the Compilers tab of the Preferences dialog just add -TRACE=15 to the Switches field on the LCC page. Also set your include path to C:\Program Files\LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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