MOTOROFF n - is there a workaround?
MOTOROFF n - is there a workaround?
by robots42
Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:08 pm
Since MOTOROFF doesn't work for individual servos is there a workaround other than turning off all servos and turning on the ones I want?
Is there a set of bits in the system variables somewhere which can be POKEd to control whether a motor is on or off?
David
Is there a set of bits in the system variables somewhere which can be POKEd to control whether a motor is on or off?
David
by i-Bot
Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:46 pm
If I recall correctly the MOTOROFF for all groups works OK (G6, G8, G24), but for individual servos is broken in the compiler. MOTOROFF compiles to MOTOR for individual servos)
So you can MOTOROFF a group then turn back on the individual ones you want with MOTOR(or MOTOROFF if you feel obtuse !).
This will be also fixable by a POKE, but I am travelling, so do not have the memory locations. Remember also POKE is broken in the C3024 code for variables, so you must use constants.
So you can MOTOROFF a group then turn back on the individual ones you want with MOTOR(or MOTOROFF if you feel obtuse !).
This will be also fixable by a POKE, but I am travelling, so do not have the memory locations. Remember also POKE is broken in the C3024 code for variables, so you must use constants.
by robots42
Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:56 pm
I was considering doing the group OFF then MOTOR n.......
Really need to have flag bits somewhere for which servo is on or off and I thought to POKE a system bit. I didn't know POKE was broken! It is still probably easier to poke a system bit rather than do it in RoboBasic.
What else is broken? I mentioned I had rewritten the RoboBasic manual so it covered just the RN implementation and have been adding notes as to what doesn't work, MUSIC "H","L" only seem to work for the first program in memory, not in an ACTION call to a second program.
When you get back it would be good to have any memory locations you have.
Thank you
David
Really need to have flag bits somewhere for which servo is on or off and I thought to POKE a system bit. I didn't know POKE was broken! It is still probably easier to poke a system bit rather than do it in RoboBasic.
What else is broken? I mentioned I had rewritten the RoboBasic manual so it covered just the RN implementation and have been adding notes as to what doesn't work, MUSIC "H","L" only seem to work for the first program in memory, not in an ACTION call to a second program.
When you get back it would be good to have any memory locations you have.
Thank you
David