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Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NCQ and RCX
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 03:47:07 GMT
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Ben Fleskes wrote:

The program looks for input from the message buttons on the infrared remote.
Message 1 decreases speed, Message 2 sets the speed to 0, and Message 3
increases the speeed.  On problem I have is that when I give it message 2, the
variable 'speed' goes to zero but the motor doesn't stop.  Anyone know what I'm
doing wrong?  Anyone have suggestions for refining the code.  Perhaps a better
speed control algorithem.  Thanks to Dave B(for NCQ) and Mark Overmars (for the
tutorial)

Thanks for any advice, hints, feedback or suggestions

Here is the code:  (please excuse me if it is not appropriate to post it here)

int speed , __speed;

task run_motor()
{
  while (true)
  {
    __speed = speed;

    if (__speed > 0) {SetPower(OUT_A,speed);OnFwd(OUT_A);}
    if (__speed < 0) {SetPower(OUT_A,-speed);OnRev(OUT_A);}
   }
}

you never check if your speed is 0 in this task - IMO, you need to add:

if (__speed == 0) {Off(OUT_A)};

(I'm guessing here, since I haven't really done any NCQ myself yet. :/

Dan



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  Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NCQ and RCX
 
Thanks Dan. Actually, I just came up with this myself but I added a float line as follows to stop it a little more gracefully. if (__speed == 0) {Float(OUT_A);} I'm pretty pleased with the results now. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid those train (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.trains)

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  infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NCQ and RCX
 
When I first bought my RCX some time ago, I dreamed of using the remote control to drive the train. Well I think I finally have it working. The following code works but has a problem which perhaps somebody can help me with. The program looks for (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.trains)

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