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Re: Remote dead, what to do?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:56:30 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Miles Gentry writes:
> Will the Remote Control directly control the RCX output ports A - C without
> downloading firmware?
No, the Remote functionality requires (AFAIK) the RIS firmware. It won't
work with the Robolab firmware which is different.
> Will it run the RCX built-in programs without downloading firmware?
?? Programs won't run w/o firmware of some kind.
> The output ports and built-in programs of the Scout from set 9735 Robotics
> Discovery Set respond to the Remote Control, but Lego did not design the
> Scout to download firmware normally. Why would Lego have designed the RCX
> to require downloaded firmware just to do the built-in functions?
The Scout wasn't designed to be used with a remote programming environment
(PC) the RCX was.
Hope this helps,
-Rob.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Remote dead, what to do?
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| (...) Correct, the Remote requires Firmware in the RCX. (...) No. It needs the Firmware to set up the IR port to receive the commands. The Built-in programs will run without firmware with the RUN Button. (...) The SCOUT always has it's firmware. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Same firmware (was: Remote dead, what to do?)
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| (...) That 's definitely wrong. Robolab uses the same firmware like RIS. But they use different names. In RIS it is named "firm0309.lgo" and in Robolab they call it "firmware.txt". In Robolab 2.0.1 you can find the file in your Robolab folder: (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Remote dead, what to do?
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| Will the Remote Control directly control the RCX output ports A - C without downloading firmware? Will it run the RCX built-in programs without downloading firmware? The output ports and built-in programs of the Scout from set 9735 Robotics (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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