Recent update: 2008-3-21
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=AM= at 2008-3-7
I've got some hand-made robots equipped with ethernet and wifi cards. I wanna control them with MSRS (using tcp commands). How can I do it? I saw only MSRS tutorials talking about bluetooth or serial communication. Is ethernet communication supported by MSRS?Thanks,Andrea Monastero ...
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Imix at 2008-3-6
Hi, I have a Lego RCX and I follow the instructions of the setting up the hardware documentation, I install the RIS software but when I make a simple diagram in VPL and run it the led of IR tower turns on but nothing happen I have already check the manifest for RCX and the diagram, it works ...
Hi, I have a couple of Pioneer 3 DX robot bases, but I don't have any LRF. I would like to use the inbuilt frontal SONAR Array for navigation using MSRS, but I don't see any SONAR Service for ARCOS in the current MSRS CTP. Do Microsoft provide such a service? Or it is planned to be ...
Hey guys,We've been developing a product over at mp3car.com, called the Fusion Brain. It's community oriented, with open source software.It has 10 analog inputs, with 0-5vDC rangeIt has 4 digital inputsIt has 12 digital outputs, capable of supplying 400mA a channelWe have several sensors, and ...
Hey guys,We've been developing a product over at mp3car.com, called the Fusion Brain. It's community oriented, with open source software.It has 10 analog inputs, with 0-5vDC rangeIt has 4 digital inputsIt has 12 digital outputs, capable of supplying 400mA a channelWe have several sensors, and ...
Hello Fellow Developers,I just recently started using my BOE-Bot with MSRS. I am experiencing the following when I execute the BASICStamp2 program (and it does not matter if I use MSRS 1.0 or 1.5 CTP May).The services all load correctly and Bluetooth communications gets etablished, The LED on ...
My rig,Lego NXT firmware 1.0.4 (latest)MS VistaRadioShack bluetooth dongle (Bluespoon)MSRS May CTPI can send drive commands to NXT, they work fine. The problem is in receiving the sensor data. I have checked the config file, it is okay. The XSLT page for nxt service and well as bumper ...
HelloI am new to the robotics suite, just discovered it today I am very pleased to see that there is finally a start for a easy programming interface for hardware devices I can program PHP but no other "real " language.Here is my question, is there already a service for the USB ...
My 360 controller won't connect to my 360 and the controller won't tern of what can i do?
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Kexyn at 2008-2-24
Hey guys,I'm trying to get an iRobot Create running in MSRS. I have the command module and the USB plugged into that, set to COM9. I can get the included example software working and even modify the code to change the behavior, so I know I have a valid connection.However, when I try to get ...
Hello,I am working with PTZ cameras (motorized) that allow me to pan, tilt and zoom. One of them is the Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP and the other is a Canon VC-C50i, which is mounted on our PatrolBot robot.I'd like to use MSRS to manipulate the cameras. The question is, how do I do that? Would ...
Hi Im receiving the message "Error file" when i try to run msrs006.rxe on my LEGO NXT. Ive tried to download it several times but theres is still error in the file. So Im kind of stuck since I cant run the program to get further in the tutorial.
Hi, I have a couple of Pioneer 3 DX robot bases, but I don't have any LRF. I would like to use the inbuilt frontal SONAR Array for navigation using MSRS, but I don't see any SONAR Service for ARCOS in the current MSRS CTP. Do Microsoft provide such a service? Or it is planned to be ...
Hi all,I'm wondering why the "hello!" message sent to the msrs application (to mailbox: 1) on LEGO Nxt (in the LegoNxt service, ConfigureNXT method) is not displayed on the LEGO screen ?Thank you in advance ...
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Jay at 2008-2-20
Is there anyone looking at allowing the Robotics Studio to work with the VEX robotics system? This is a very popular kit but the development tools are weak and C based. I will be leading up a VEX team next year, and would MUCH rather give the kids more real-life programming skills within the ...
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imax32 at 2008-2-19
Hi everybody!I have the lego mindstorms robotics invetion system 2.0, and I am trying to use MSRS and VPL to program it. So far, I have been able to do nothing. My main problem is that the motor won't work. I have used all of the rcx manifests. It won't work. I have looked through here many ...
Hi, I am trying to test my code (developed in the simulation environment) in a real Pioneer P3 DX robot. First of all, I tried to run Robotics Tutorial 5 in order to check that MSRS can successfully communicate with the hardware, but I cannot get it working. My hardware setup is as follows: ...
Hi!I lately found out that you can connect your xbox 360 controller to PC. Although I have a wireless controller. Without wanting to buy the wireless reciever I looked for other methods. I the found out that you can connect your wireless controller to the PC using the recharging cable for the ...
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Kexyn at 2008-2-16
I'm trying to get a Pioneer P3-DX robot to work in MSRS. There is a tutorial here, but that calls for a drive on the Pioneer robot. Since I don't have an onboard computer on my Pioneer, is there another way around it? I've been running the robot using a serial connection through a wireless ...
Hi all,I've noticed the RotationLimit (TachoLimit) field of the output-state ... what does it do ?Could I use it to rotate the "robot" for specific degrees ?When I set it to any value, the wheel rotates for a constant time (for any RotationLimit value) then stops, and then whenever I ...
Hi,I was trying to deploy my SumoPlayer Application to 2300 based on CE 6.0, but i am not able to do so. My Visual Studio is running fine upto the point where it selects the device and when i say connect, it fails. I checked the IP Address on both my Dev Workstation and 2300 they are ok (I ...
Hi - just got a new Kensington bluetooth adapter and downloaded the drivers for Windos Vista. The Add Bluetooth Device wizard can see the NXT and connect using a passkey and establish like COM 7 and 8 ports... however, whenever I plug those port numbers into the MSRS nxt setup page, I get an ...
Hi,I was trying to deploy my SumoPlayer Application to 2300 based on CE 6.0, but i am not able to do so. My Visual Studio is running fine upto the point where it selects the device and when i say connect, it fails. I checked the IP Address on both my Dev Workstation and 2300 they are ok (I ...
Hello,when i start my light measurement, the values are always betwaeen 9-30.I have set the measurement range to 100 and threshold from 0-100. I've done this in the LegoNxtServiceFiles and the proper manifests. Does someone have an idea whats wrong here or how i can fix this ?I can't set the ...
I' am working with the fischertechnik ROBO interface.I have an event driven application in ROBOpro (Visual programming Language) and I'am trying to convert this into the MS-VPL.But I meet a major problem:The fischertechnik activity in version 1 and 1.5 produce 2 instead of 1 notifications for ...
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Trope at 2008-2-14
I have one question I hope you can answer , before I actually set out to purchase some of the hardware needed for the robot.Will my Bot always need to be hooked up to the computer to run ? I would love to develop using the VPL , however, it is my intention to eventually design a bot that can ...
Hi - Online in setting up your hardware for NXT, it only lists steps for bluetooth communication. How do I find the proper COM port for usb communication? Thanks!
Hi all,There's a bug in UpdateDeviceInternal that will affect systems with one or more camera of the same brand (highlighted below): Code Snippet foreach (object obj in new vision.CameraCollection()) { using (vision.Camera camera = obj as vision.Camera) { if ...
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Kexyn at 2008-2-12
I'm trying to get a Pioneer P3-DX robot to work in MSRS. There is a tutorial here, but that calls for a drive on the Pioneer robot. Since I don't have an onboard computer on my Pioneer, is there another way around it? I've been running the robot using a serial connection through a wireless ...
Hello,when i start my light measurement, the values are always betwaeen 9-30.I have set the measurement range to 100 and threshold from 0-100. I've done this in the LegoNxtServiceFiles and the proper manifests. Does someone have an idea whats wrong here or how i can fix this ?I can't set the ...
Hello Fellow Developers,I just recently started using my BOE-Bot with MSRS. I am experiencing the following when I execute the BASICStamp2 program (and it does not matter if I use MSRS 1.0 or 1.5 CTP May).The services all load correctly and Bluetooth communications gets etablished, The LED on ...
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cebess at 2008-2-10
Sun research has an interesting project call the <a title=" http://www.sunspotworld.com/" href=" http://www.sunspotworld.com/">Sun Spot</a>. It looks to be exclusively java VM based though. Is anyone looking at working with it from the Microsoft Robotics Studio?
Hello Fellow Developers, I just recently started using my BOE-Bot with MSRS. I am experiencing the following when I execute the BASICStamp2 program (and it does not matter if I use MSRS 1.0 or 1.5 CTP May). The services all load correctly and Bluetooth communications gets etablished, The LED ...
Hello,when i start my light measurement, the values are always betwaeen 9-30.I have set the measurement range to 100 and threshold from 0-100. I've done this in the LegoNxtServiceFiles and the proper manifests. Does someone have an idea whats wrong here or how i can fix this ?I can't set the ...
I' am working with the fischertechnik ROBO interface. I have an event driven application in ROBOpro (Visual programming Language) and I'am trying to convert this into the MS-VPL. But I meet a major problem: The fischertechnik activity in version 1 and 1.5 produce 2 instead of 1 notifications ...
Hi all,While both webcam and simulatedwebcam implement the same webcamoperations port, there seems to be a subtle difference between the way the two treat the message types. The simulated webcam requires that the user send an UpdateFrame request before a new image can be queried, whereas afaict ...
When running the LegoNxtLightSensor service in the samples solution at "C:\Microsoft Robotics Studio (1.0)\samples\Platforms\LEGO\NXT\LegoNXTServices\LegoNXTLightSensor.cs", when the Tribot configured Nxt robot goes over a black line, the "SendorNotificationHandler" does not ...
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Kexyn at 2008-2-7
I'm trying to get a Pioneer P3-DX robot to work in MSRS. There is a tutorial here, but that calls for a drive on the Pioneer robot. Since I don't have an onboard computer on my Pioneer, is there another way around it? I've been running the robot using a serial connection through a wireless ...
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Rexex at 2008-2-6
I am trying to get the touch sensor to work on ports other than port 1. I am able to run the tutorial with no problems when the touch sensor is connected to port 1. But when I change the values in the NXT Brick Service page to put the touch sensor on port 2 (or 3, 4) the service does not ...
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Bonpon at 2008-2-6
Tutorial 1 uses XBOX as an input controller.... how does this work? I don't own XBOX gaming console. I am abit confuse. So the controller is connected to PC through USB? Or I have to have the actual XBOX gaming console? Please provide a little explanation here please. Paul
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Redz at 2008-2-5
Does the robotic studio provide support for third party NXT sensors such as the Compass, accelaration and IR
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Redz at 2008-2-5
Hi. I'm developing a projecting using Mindstorms NXT robots , and i was interested in using a camera with roboRealm to identify specific shapes of object from a database. I just noticed an article that Robotics studio has partnered with Roborealm to process computer images and wanted to know ...
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nottom at 2008-2-4
I am an amateur with an irobot create and a Asus UMPC. After reading the user manual, OI docs and stuff, I am still unsure of how to start on my project. As such, I do appreciate your kind advice. Project entails mounting the UMPC on the Create, performing necessary image processing algorithms ...
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Kexyn at 2008-2-4
Hey everybody, I've been poking around in MSRS, and I have all of the tutorial examples working. Now I'd like to start designing my own robots; I have a Lego NXT, and all of the tutorials work fine on it.However, I'm having some trouble completely understanding the manifest files. I ...
Hello,I'm considering the purchase of a Macbook with Intel 950 graphics onboard. Has anyone tried to run the Studio simulator on a Macbook (either booting into Windows XP or using Parallels)? Alternatively, is anyone else using the Studio simulator on a regular PC laptop with Intel 950 ...
Hi, I've been trying to get my boe-bot to work with Microsoft Robotics Studio. After speaking to Parallax customer support, I found out there was an issue with MSRS version 1.5 and the boe-bot, so I uninstalled it and installed 1.0 instead. I have centered and tested the servos and followed ...
does anybody know if there is a tutorial about control and simulate your own homemade robot i had made a lot of robots, and i'll like to control them using MRS so what do i need to do?
Hi everyone, i have problems implementing the NXT sound sensor. It says in the description that it returns an integer type. But i can only get a value from it once. I can't make it to keep sensing a sound. Does anyone know a simple VPL diagram that can implement the sound sensor to work with ...
I want to learn that Can Kondo KHR-1 walk with MSRS VPL program. And can it walk back, turn left turn right etc. there is a help file in MSRS but only one VPL box. Is there any one make it walking ?
Hello, I am working with PTZ cameras (motorized) that allow me to pan, tilt and zoom. One of them is the Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP and the other is a Canon VC-C50i, which is mounted on our PatrolBot robot. I'd like to use MSRS to manipulate the cameras. The question is, how do I do that? ...