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Hello, I finally took my VC into work and installed it on a test machine I have in my cube and it worked fine on an old Dell P166. I found some reference that said Logitech Cams might not work with certain K6 processors and appearently my K6-300 is (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: VC / studio question
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Bob Fay <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G7y9qC.A2z@lugnet.com... (...) length (...) I'd say it was 16 feet also. However, the Studio camera's cable is not as heavy or stiff at the VC one. I'd think it would be better for pulling behind (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: VC / studio question
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I know the cable is 16 feet on the Vision Command. What is the cable length on Studio? -- Bob Fay California, USA rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Thanks for the quick answer!! (n/t)
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| | Re: VC / studio question
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(...) Yes, apart from colour and cable length they are identical. I have used them with each other's software. One cam per computer... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Hi, I've ordered both VC and Studio set, and while I'm waiting for the sets to arrive, I'm asking myself if it is possible to interchange both cams. In other words: can I use the VC cam with the studio software and vice versa, or do I have to switch (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Any idea how to get to run "Vision Command" under W2K?
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Hello, everybody! Does someone have an idea, how to get the Mindstorm Vision Command to run under Win2000? Can you fool the software somehow (e.g. with VirtualPC)? Or are there W2K-driver-betas somewhere? On "NT Compatible" they say Lego Mindstorms (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Hello. I just got my VC from EToys and installed everything, but I can't get the camera to work. I keep getting the message "The LEGO Cam is currently in use by another application." The microphone test works and "fix it" during the installation (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command within Virtual PC ver 4
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Uups, .... ;-) Rainer (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command within Virtual PC ver 4
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(...) If you try to run the Vision Command software with the logitech driver, this won't work ! The lego-camera comes with a proprietary driver. The vision command software neither run with the logitech driver under Windows98. (...) Rainer (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) If you try to run the Vision Command software with the logitech driver, this won't work ! The lego-camera comes with a proprietary driver. The vision command software neither run with the logitech driver under Windows98. (...) Rainer (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Vision Command within Virtual PC ver 4
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I have installed Vision Command in VPC4* on my G3/233 Powermac but cannot get it to work - plus the Lego software for it runs extreemely slowly. The Legocam is made by Logitech and I downloaded the only Mac USB drivers I could find on their website (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Moviemaker set with no software
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(...) This was discounted, since it was a wrecked box, etc. Customer support says they'll send me the disk for $30, but I think I'll try some of the logitech software first to see that the camera is working before I pay for the software. (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Moviemaker set with no software
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| | Re: Moviemaker set with no software
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"Cindy Salwen" <csalwen@northeast.net> wrote in message news:j6ia5t0rhf3vv8d...4ax.com... (...) to figure out (...) software for it? (...) That's actually a pretty fair price for Studios. Maybe LEGO customer support will send you the disk. Several (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I just bought the moviemaker set without the software for $10. I'm trying to figure out how to use it, possibly with the RCX. Any ideas of any way to get software for it? Cindy (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | English version of VC software - where, from?
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Hello. I am new to LEGO Mindstorms world. I live in Poland where LEGO is not selling its Vision Command extension to Mindstorms. I have it bought in Germany. Unfortunately the software included in a.m. set was localized, and is available only in (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command Questions
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The camera is a good quality and is most responsive to motion. The light and color sensitivity seem to be rather marginal. The big drawback is the cable to the camera. It is 16 feet long, which is great, but it is quite stiff and a cumbersome (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command Questions
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(...) etc? (...) color. (...) VC only uses Hue to detect color. The color is trained by showing it to the camera. Hue varies between 0 and 359. A match must be within +/- 10 of the trained color. A big problem with detecting color with this method (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command Questions
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(...) Yes ! It's an USB camera (logitech webcam with a lego-like cover and another harware key) (...) Yes ! (I don't know how the already written activeX control works.) (...) Color detection is not realy good for my opinion. A little difference in (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Vision Command Questions
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Hello, I have a few questions about Vision Command. 1. I'm a little confused about how the camera interfaces with the RCX. Does the camera just send data to the PC and then the PC sends commands to the RCX via the infrared tower? 2. Do you have to (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Allowing VC to select slot number for alternate program
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For those of you who are tinkering with running alternate language programs from VC, Dean Husby suggested that you can add a little more flexibility with another modification. Modify the SpinLeft macro as shown below to allow you to select the slot (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Studios camera working with Mindstorms
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(...) If you're interested in going deeper with the vision command stuff you should try the activeX that allready has been written. Take a look at: (URL) I didn't try it yet. When trying, please let me know what you think of it. (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Vision Command and Macintosh
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Ok, it was Christmas. I got a Vision Command box and want to use it with my Macintosh. I understand the camera is essentially from Logitech. I down loaded the version 3.1.3 software ("QuickCam 2.1.3 Installer") from their site. However, it does not (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Linux & VC (was: X-10 camera interface)
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(...) Has there been any progress on the Linux Drivers for the Lego Cam? I really want to get my Linux box using it ASAP! Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Tutorial for Making Vision Command Patterns
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I've put together a tutorial on making patterns for Vision Command. You will find it and a player piano application at: (URL) again to Rainer Balzerowski for his work in this area. Michael Gasperi (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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(...) Nice page. It's such a shame that LEGO didn't think to just allow a person to use the MSG's when a zone is active... That's one huge oversight... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Rainer Balzerowski <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G55w18.1Ip@lugnet.com... (...) It does slow down VC a little to leave the 1.0 seconds in the Spin Left. You really notice it if you put long numbers like 100 seconds in. I've incorporated (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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This works for me. NQC task main() { while(true) { SetUserDisplay(Message(),0); } } -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G55vn0.D3@lugnet.com... (...) command (...) that (...) the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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This works for me. NQC task main() { while(true) { SetUserDisplay(Message(),0); } } -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G55vn0.D3@lugnet.com... (...) command (...) that (...) the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) I didn't check this out yet, but i guess it does !!?!! (...) Nice to hear ! Thanks ! Rainer (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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"Rainer Balzerowski" <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G55v2z.LqB@lugnet.com... (...) or (...) for one (...) I didn't realize VC tried to compensate for the RCX program. I'll fix that comment. Do you think the Spin Left 1.0s command in the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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In lugnet.robotics, Michael Gasperi writes: hoped would be developed with Vision Command. Thanks for the posting. (...) Hi folks, i do it in a task like this : int global_message; task Read_VC_Messages () { int j; int local_message = 0; (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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I just used one Message. I still don't know how to do your test program. This will start and stop the motor as long as motion is detected in area 2. task main() { while(true) { if (Message()== 2) { OnFwd(OUT_A); Wait(100); Off(OUT_A); } } } -- Bob (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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"Bob Fay" <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G55s5H.CHz@lugnet.com... (...) Were you able to make it work with NQC? If it was, I'd like to see the code. Despite the association with my friend Dave Baum, I don't use NQC. (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I made this work with some motor commands. Very cool! This is something I hoped would be developed with Vision Command. Thanks for the posting. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Fay" <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I always find myself confused when I mess with programming. I have no clue as to downloading the test program into slot 1 of the RCX. What would be the equivalent NQC program for this. test program{ main{ display message forever{} } } -- Bob Fay (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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Vision Command offers very limited control of the RCX. It would be nice if you could use VC as a smart sensor from a more convention RCX program with full control. After following the work of Rainer Balzerowski, I've got a pretty simple way to do (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc) !
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| | image processing in VB
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Hi: We also want to use both: the spirit.ocx and vportal2.dll In addition we need an image processing tool. Are there some usefull modules for VB? (VB portals? ) Perhaps there are already the original LEGO functions implemented in VB? greetings (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command capabilities revised
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(...) Just to throw another resource into the mix if anyone is unaware of this: Intel Open Source Computer Vision Library (URL) library is mainly aimed at real time computer vision. Some example areas would be Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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