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Re: How long will train 9v motors last?
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:02:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Rafe Donahue wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Jindrich Kubec wrote: snip
One thing we’ve encountered that hinders automation is that the RCX brick
shuts off after 15 minutes. We constantly need to restart the program. Have
you found a way to defeat this shutdown?
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John,
I and Steve H posted some things on this back in October of 2005: the link is
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=24457
The trick using NQC is the SetSleepTime function. “SetSleepTime(0);” disables
the auto shut down.
Hope that helps.
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It doesn’t help me one bit:-) I am virtually ignanent when it comes to the
RCX; that is my son’s domain. I’ll pass this along to him, though.
So basically you are suggesting that he program the RCX using NQC rather than
using the Mindstorms software? (if this isn’t a basic yes/no question, please
feel free not to elaborate;-)
Thanks for the info, Rafe.
JOHN
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| (...) I have to say that I don't recal if the original rcx mindstorms software uses this or not; so, if you need that functionality and the original software doesn't have it then a move to something else might be warranted. I find the text-based (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: How long will train 9v motors last?
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| (...) You can configure the RCX sleep time using the standard MindStorms software. I don't have an installation of this handy to tell you exactly how to do it, but I remember setting this after doing firmware downloads. The sleep time setting is (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) <snip> (...) John, I and Steve H posted some things on this back in October of 2005: the link is (URL) trick using NQC is the SetSleepTime function. "SetSleepTime(0);" disables the auto shut down. Hope that helps. (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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