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Thanks for the response. I just got back from a trip and see this message. I did perform the test you mentioned in the email. I used the hyper terminal program to determine that the problem is lack of echoed characters. What is your advice on fixing (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Wendy, Dick, I'm fighting the same issue on a RIS 1.5. I haven't resolved the problem yet but let me share what I've found. Character echo means only that you've connected to the IR tower. Using hyperterminal, I get perfect echoes, but I get them (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Andy, It is not COM port problem. I have used the same PC and the same configuration to successfully download to RCX the night before I took all the batteries out of the RCX. After 24 hours without battery, the RCX lost its firmware. It fails to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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No! Unless you need two RCXs - and that's a different question ;) Donwloading the firmware seems to be the most "stressful" exercise of the tower/RCX link. The download functions offered include a high speed mode and normal mode. The tower and RCX (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Andrew J. Huang wrote: > Wendy's problem is (...) The way to figure out which serial port on the back of the PC corresponds to which COM port is to use the world's cheapest piece of test equipment...the lowly paperclip. Bend your paperclip into a U (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Which physical pins are 2 and 3? I assume they would be the Tx and Rx pins, but I don't know where they are. Pretty cool - data going through a paperclip. (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) For a female connector: 5 4 3 2 1 * * * * * * * * * 9 8 7 6 For a male connector: 1 2 3 4 5 * * * * * * * * * 6 7 8 9 (The 'male' is the one with the pins - the 'female' is the one with the holes) (...) Yes - I have some good Geek stories (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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