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| Hello everyone, I've had my Mindstorms for about 2 months now. When I first got it everything worked fine, I downloaded the firmware, and my own programs (from the Mindstorms software), but then other pressures forced me to put them away until now. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | RE: Help with my IR tower
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| (...) Well, the first thing to check is if the green LED inside the tower is lighting up when it tries to talk to the RCX. If it is, you know its a tower->RCX problem, if not, it's a PC->tower problem. -Allen (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | RE: Help with my IR tower
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| Thanks for the info Allen. Now, here is the strange thing. The green light comes on, so I don't believe it's a PC -> tower problem, but when I took the tower/RCX home last night it everything worked, which implies that the tower -> RCX is OK. Once (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Help with my IR tower
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| (...) We just got a set for Christmas and have encountered the same problem. It worked like a champ for several hours then suddenly wouldn't download. I've tried fresh batteries, & an AC power supply. Wiping out the firmware and re-downloading (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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