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Lego Mindstream and OS/2-eCS?

Started by BigWarpGuy, 2008.01.11, 22:36:48

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BigWarpGuy

http://www.os2site.com/sw/apps/science/robot/nqc_os2_1_0_b1.zip
Has any one ever used this?  ???  It sounds interesting. The date is way back in 1998; not new.

Saijin_Naib

I dont have a lego mindtreams kit on hand :C

lwriemen

Quote from: BigWarpGuy on 2008.01.11, 22:36:48
http://www.os2site.com/sw/apps/science/robot/nqc_os2_1_0_b1.zip Has any one ever used this?  ???  It sounds interesting. The date is way back in 1998; not new.

The link doesn't seem to work, but I have looked into Lego robotics before. My interest in Executable UML lead me to http://www.roxsoftware.com/legos/.

It wouldn't be too hard to do Lego robotics under OS/2, but you'd have to write/port a download routine, which is probably what the link is supposed to go to.  ???

BigWarpGuy

I modified the link in the first post so that it works now. It had ftp:// in it even though it did not show this. I changed it to a http: link.  ;D I just tried it after it was modified (the link) and it works. Let me know if it still does not work.  8)

lwriemen

Quote from: BigWarpGuy on 2008.02.07, 22:25:49
I modified the link in the first post so that it works now. It had ftp:// in it even though it did not show this. I changed it to a http: link.  ;D I just tried it after it was modified (the link) and it works. Let me know if it still does not work.  8)
Link works now. This is a port of NQC, which should let you compile and download to Lego Mindstorms. It is out of date, as NQC is up to v3.1r6. It looks like no one is maintaining an OS/2 port anymore.

Here is the sourceforge site for NQC: http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/

BigWarpGuy

I guess there was not enough interest in it to make upgrading and maintaining it worthwhile. Thank you for the link and information.  8)

Zombie

I did that port. Sorry, I bailed to the Linux camp in 2001.
It ships with the source code though, right? It was just an RS232 layer to interface with the first infrared RCX remote control unit. I take it they're USB noways? That would be more work...