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Some neat bits about RobotC 1) Convert Ringtones to RobotC code http://tinkernology.blogspot.com/2010/07/ringtone-converter-for-robotc.html 2) Using a temperature sensor… has some great tips http://tinkernology.blogspot.com/2010/07/ringtone-converter-for-robotc.html 3) Arduino Alternative? http://mightor.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/the-new-arduino-alternative/

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v1.4 of the RobotC Driver Suite has been released. You can download it here: RobotC Driver Suite v1.4 Details of the release are found here at Xanders Blog. I’m in the processing of trying it out, and working my way through some RobotC samples. Especially for using the HiTechnic Experimenters board.

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This example takes the project from Example 2, and replaces the potentiometer with a sound sensor from LEGO. Here is the project (same exact one from the prior example). And here is the robot with the attached sound sensor.  Please note… I’ve only put the sound sensor in this location since the robot isn’t actually [...]

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The second example in the Experimenters Kit takes 6 LEDs (2 green, 4 red) and a potentiometer. Depending on the value you turn the potentiometer to, a different LED lights up. Here is the 2nd project (completed).  The 4 LEDs are there.  The Experimenters kit ships with 2 Green and 4 Red LEDs.  So that’s [...]

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Today, while trying to debug the Example 1 from the Experimenters kit, I thought I might be having battery issues.  So I wanted to see what the battery level was. Being new to RobotC, I figured this might be a fun little mini-project (and I do mean mini) to tackle. So, first thing I did, [...]

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I recently downloaded the 30 day trial of RobotC.  I’m a programmer by trade (mostly in the .NET languages) and the NXT-G graphical interface has always bugged me.  For me, it’s very foreign, since I’m used to a text based programming language. My other choice that I looked at was leJOS.  But I’m not much [...]

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