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Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 9 Mar 2002 07:46:38 GMT
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Wow! Hey..thanks..that was it. I hadn't changed my batteries in any of my
RCX since I got them. When I changed all of them a few weeks ago, I must
have lost the firmware.
I saw your name..and was like.."hmm where have I heard of you before" then I
lookup and I see your book on my shelf and laugh.
Thanks a lot,
Brian
In lugnet.robotics, Dave Baum writes:
> Is the firmware still installed on the RCX? When you turn it on if it
> just shows a single digit, then there isn't any firmware. With firmware
> loaded you should see something like "00.00!1" where ! is the LCD icon
> of a person.
>
> If firmware is not installed, then download the firmware (either with
> Bricxcc or NQC directly).
>
> If firmware is installed, from a console window try:
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> nqc -Susb -v -raw 120000
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> and post (or email me) the results. Also check to see if the green LED
> on the tower lights up while this is happening.
>
> Dave Baum
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>
> In article <Gso12K.80E@lugnet.com>,
> "Brian Sadowski" <twodijits@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Ahhh..can someone please help me out here. I'm at my last straw with this
> > problem.
> >
> > I'm Using:
> >
> > Bricxcc 3.3
> > NQC 2.4 a4
> > Windows 98
> > USB Tower from RIS 2.0
> >
> >
> > This has all worked about a month ago.. I haven't made any hardware changes
> > to my system recently, or even installed any large applications.
> >
> > Bricxcc finds the RCX just fine, it can do diagnostic tests, and report on
> > the RCX, So the Tower is definatly communicating with the RCX, and the
> > little green light does go on.
> >
> > NQC is displaying this message in DOS when I try to download a program:
> >
> > Download Program:error
> > No reply from RCX
> >
> > I've tried with 3 seperate RCX..all resulting in the same message. 2 RCX 2.0
> > and one RCX 1.0
> >
> > I do have an internal USB hub..I've switched the USB tower off of that and
> > it still does not work. I've re-booted a billion times, I've also removed
> > the USB device from the Windows Device Manager, and re-installed it. Nothing
> > has worked.
> >
> > Can anyone help me? I'd really hate to go back to a battery power serial
> > tower.
> > -Brian
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