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Re: IR and Com Ports and such
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:36:34 GMT
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Barbara Pamp schreef:
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> Hi, there.
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> This is more of a BIOS question, but I thought you folks might have some
> ideas...
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> I just bought Mindstorms RIS and have run into a snag. I had to install a new 9-
> pin serial port to start with, which I did, and the computer assigned the 9-pin
> thingy an IRQ that doesn't match what the RIS infrared device wants. Apart from
> going into the BIOS or DOS and reassigning everything to different ports and
> IRQs and such, is there any way the infrared device can be made to use something
> other than the recommended Com Ports and IRQs? (You can tell I'm clueless about
> infrared devices.)
The Mindstorms IR tower doesn't have it's own IO address or IRQ. It uses
the COM ports address or IRQ.
Now the port you added... is it Plug'n'Play?
If NOT -> There should be a few jumpers on the card. If you want it to be
COM1 or COM3, select IRQ 4. If you want it to be COM2 or COM4 set it to IRQ
3
If YES -> Either it came with a disk, which has some software program to
alter IRQ's, or you can re-assign an IRQ under the System tab in the
configuration panel. Again, for COM1 or COM3, use IRQ 4 and IRQ3 for COM2
or COM4.
After that, it should work just fine.
The IRQ's I mentioned are the standard for the COM ports...
--
Jan-Albert "Anvil" van Ree | http://www.nl.3dgamers.com
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| In lugnet.robotics, Jan-Albert van Ree writes: Hi, folks. Thanks for the info, Jan-Albert. (You know, I don't know what this "schreef" word is after my name....). Anyway, Plug 'n' Play is enabled. The weird thing is that Com 3 and Com 4 have been (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IR and Com Ports and such
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| Hi, there. This is more of a BIOS question, but I thought you folks might have some ideas... I just bought Mindstorms RIS and have run into a snag. I had to install a new 9- pin serial port to start with, which I did, and the computer assigned the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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