i just downloaded, compiled and installed nqc. while it was compiling, i was reading the nqc faq and it mentioned that currently, the USB IR tower is _not_...
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Peter Jay Salzman
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Jul 2, 2002 12:42 am
hola, i'm a little surprised to see no traffic on this list. anyone out there? are there other lego using people here? pete -- GPG Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4...
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Dave Henley
dave@...
Jul 2, 2002 2:43 am
I'm here. :) Dave ... From: Peter Jay Salzman [mailto:p@...] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 5:43 PM To: sacrobotics Subject: [sacrobotics] anyone here? ...
I'm here too. ... From: Peter Jay Salzman [mailto:p@...] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 5:43 PM To: sacrobotics Subject: [sacrobotics] anyone here? hola, ...
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Dave Henley
dave@...
Jul 2, 2002 4:21 am
That doesn't count. ... From: Mel Pama [mailto:pamam@...] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:08 PM To: sacrobotics@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:...
Hi Pete, I know there is some Mindstorms interest in the group, but I don't know how many people in our group have Mindstorms experience at the moment. I have ...
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Peter Jay Salzman
p@...
Jul 2, 2002 6:46 am
hi jim, cool. i'm glad i'm not the only one here and even happier that there's some interest in mindstorms. turns out i'll be a teaching assistant for a...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 2, 2002 10:35 pm
Hi, Lego fans! In addition to nqc, there is a port of gcc to support the processor used in the brick. Yes, real C and the works. This link ...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 6, 2002 11:43 am
I just finished a very preliminary testing of the STK200 programmer board (compatible with Atmel's STK200 parallel port programmer) as well as BB1. So far,...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 6, 2002 12:20 pm
BTW, I tested the setup with both uisp and PonyProg2000. Both worked. Now I'm REALLY going off to dreamland (for a few hours). --Tak...
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Peter Jay Salzman
p@...
Jul 6, 2002 7:56 pm
ok, i obtained the serial IR tower. i plugged the tower into my server, satan (the 2nd serial port). After putting batteries into the RCX and downloading the...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 7, 2002 6:11 am
I just wrote a C program to turn on the two software controlled LEDs. I know this sounds trivial, but it proves the hardware is working and the software tool...
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Peter Jay Salzman
p@...
Jul 7, 2002 4:59 pm
sent to the author of the lego USB tower device driver. any comments welcome. ... dear richard, this morning i tried out the lego linux USB patch. the...
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Peter Jay Salzman
p@...
Jul 7, 2002 7:38 pm
hoo kay, presumably you saw my email to the module author. this was his response. pete ... From: Richard Lucock Subject: Re: lego USB tower To: p@... ...
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Peter Jay Salzman
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Jul 7, 2002 8:06 pm
sorry to respond to my own email, but i think richard switched the order of the new lego.c and the old lego.c. when you apply the patch, you'll either need to...
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Peter Jay Salzman
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Jul 7, 2002 9:56 pm
WOO HOO! WOO HOO! success! this is totally brand spanking new. be the first on your block to use usb lego under linux. step 1: getting the code ...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 9, 2002 9:14 am
The shift register output ports work (including the high voltage high current ones). I am still waiting for some Hc166s for the shift register input section. I...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 16, 2002 8:52 pm
I got the last parts from Arrow yesterday, and so I now have a complete BB1 for testing. Most features are already tested, only the shift registers (digital...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 16, 2002 9:01 pm
Those of you who are stuck with Windows can relax now, AVRFreaks claims that their latest Win32 port of GNU tools is: "tested to work fine with Mega128 and...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 17, 2002 8:14 am
I caught another design bug in the circuit. A patched board verified the fix is correct. I'll order boards tomorrow or day after tomorrow. It'll take two days...
Does anyone happen to know how to contact the fellow who recorded the robotics video tape a few months back and offered to play it at a meeting? I made a copy...
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Jim Oney
jim_oney@...
Jul 18, 2002 6:00 am
Wayne, I believe I have the tape you want. It is the PBS show on robot soccer. Both my wife and I will be out or town Thurs. A.M., but I will be home later...
Hi, Jim. Yes, that's the show. It would be really good if I could borrow the tape. I'll give you a call Thursday afternoon and see if we can arrange for a...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 18, 2002 5:44 pm
This is the last circuit to test. I'm going to order the PCBs now. I have four unstuffed prototype PCBs if anyone is interested (these will be free, but you'll...
Hey Guys; Hello. I'm new here and I am wondering if you guys ever get together and have Sacrobotics meetings? I'm very interested in robotics but I have no...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 20, 2002 6:03 am
"New Guy", Welcome to the group! We meet at NerdBooks (check out www.nerdbooks.com for directions) every last Thursday night of the month. Part of the...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Jul 20, 2002 12:32 pm
http://www.barello.net/ This may be of interest to some of you 8). The AvrX multitasking kernel may be an overkill for a sumo-bot... --Tak...
Thanks for the information Tak! Does someone post a time for the last Thursday of the month meeting at nerdbooks before it happens, or is there a set time...
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Peter Jay Salzman
p@...
Jul 20, 2002 3:12 pm
begin zd256 <zd256@...> ... really? oh oh... are YOU in for a treat. that place is the candy store for nerds. me at nerdbooks: ...and i'll take THAT...
This Nerdbooks sounds like a good place there Mr. Salzman! I was in a generic bookstore the other day and noticed a book "Robot Building for Beginners" by Dave...
