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by pbenco
19 Sep 2013, 23:39
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Vernier support
Replies: 0
Views: 8259

Vernier support

Hello Vernier is developing the driver block for their sensor, to support the EV3 brick and sofware. Good news for all the teachers and schools having invested into this product, all NXT already supported probes will be compatible, and perhaps some of the newest will be too!!! http://www.vernier.com...
by pbenco
18 Apr 2013, 13:23
Forum: Mindstorms Software
Topic: Enchanting
Replies: 2
Views: 4952

Re: Enchanting

Dear webmaster4o Enchanting is a java based programming langage, specialy designed to leaarn children how to program, in a graphical way! You can use it for pretty complex programming, and even retrieve the java code it produce, to custom it if you need. BUT the good question is : what do you want t...
by pbenco
29 Mar 2013, 11:02
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: NXT Programming help
Replies: 2
Views: 5908

Re: NXT Programming help

Hello dear john6672 0 - Have you read the FAQ, and search across the forum??? This sort of question has been replied lots of time 1 - Which C? RobotC(fast and powerfull, source code not available, , good documentation, but licence cost), NXC (free of charge, efficient and well supported), lots of re...
by pbenco
25 Jan 2013, 10:53
Forum: Mindstorms Software
Topic: NXC, LEJOS, ROBOTC software and EV3 compatibility?
Replies: 23
Views: 25594

NXC, LEJOS, ROBOTC software and EV3 compatibility?

Hello Hardware side, third party sensors sensors have already beginning to test compatibility with EV3 (Hitechnic, Mindsensors, etc...) Is there any third party software as NXC, LEJOS, ROBOTC news? Haven't seen nowhere anything about that topic, i'm asking, perhaps Xander, Brian, John, Steve? Best r...
by pbenco
04 Dec 2012, 19:58
Forum: Mindstorms Software
Topic: [Enchanting] Are you using Enchanting?
Replies: 0
Views: 8256

[Enchanting] Are you using Enchanting?

Hello I'm using Enchanting as a tool to give children from 8 to 14 an overview of programming, with mindstorms very simple robots as physical target. It allows me to show them how fun it could be to get into the code, programming movements for a dancer, sensors and conditions for an obstacle avoider...
by pbenco
06 Nov 2012, 11:04
Forum: Mindstorms Software
Topic: GCC nxt makefile
Replies: 6
Views: 8688

Re: GCC nxt makefile

Hello

Once again, google is your friend!!!

for compiling with NXT GCC ELF program: http://www.jstuber.net/lego/nxt-program ... chain.html
for building GCC ARM EABI toolchain : http://nxt-firmware.ni.fr.eu.org/build/gcc/

Hope this help
Ben
by pbenco
17 Jul 2012, 09:54
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Electromagnet Robot
Replies: 4
Views: 7036

Re: Electromagnet Robot

Hello legostormrobot You can find very interresting content here: http://www.bartneck.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lego-beyond-toys-klaver.pdf and http://www.tau.ac.il/~stoledo/lego/Solenoid/ once again, google is your friend... search "solenoid lego nxt robot" for example! May i give you...
by pbenco
12 Apr 2012, 09:20
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Laser Rangefinder
Replies: 12
Views: 16144

Re: Laser Rangefinder

Hello I was thinking to get this sort of sensor, with a laser led and a NXTCAM, with the help of some math, an idea find here in this quite old article: http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200110/vision.htm The problem i have is that the lens i used was filtering the length of the led, so not red...
by pbenco
16 Mar 2012, 09:30
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: My US sensor returns strange value. How can I treat it?
Replies: 7
Views: 10100

Re: My US sensor returns strange value. How can I treat it?

Hello victor5432 You can find the Drawing option here : http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/nxcdoc/nxcapi/group___display_draw_option_constants.html , for use with TextOut(), NumOut(), PointOut(), LineOut(), CircleOut(), RectOut(), PolyOut(), EllipseOut(), FontTextOut(), FontNumOut(), GraphicOut(), G...
by pbenco
13 Mar 2012, 21:22
Forum: Mindstorms Projects
Topic: NXT guitarist robot
Replies: 3
Views: 7011

Re: NXT guitarist robot

Dear stopkal It's impossible to help you: - No hardware pictured - No software proposed - No bug report (I guess it's because you have nothing to show! Right?) SO, here there remains an honor code, we DO NOT do the homeworks for someone else, but we will be more than happy to help you if you're doin...