Subject:
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RE: Help with my IR tower
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 10 Nov 1998 16:02:30 GMT
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Original-From:
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Tom Pierce <tomp@!Spamless!citrix.com>
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Interesting, Josh. Yes, the USR/3COM PalmPilot software was previously
installed on this laptop (cradle's not currently connected, however). Seems
like more than coincidence. I'll uninstall the PP asynch software when I get
home & see if that changes things.
-- TP
Tom Pierce
Manager of Web Services
Citrix Systems, Inc.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Stein [SMTP:stein@aps.anl.gov]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 10:55 am
> To: Tom Pierce
> Cc: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Subject: Re: Help with my IR tower
>
> I've also just recently noticed very inconsistent operation with the IR
> tower
> and win95. My latest theory is that I've recently added the USR/3com
> PalmPilot
> software to my home PC which I know periodically polls the serial port
> (I've got
> the IR tower and the Palmpilot cradle connected to COM1 thru a switchbox).
> I
> plan on removing this software and seeing if that helps.
>
> Do any of you other guys having trouble with the IR tower have the
> PalmPilot or
> any other software that may mess with the serial ports?
>
> <Josh>
>
> Tom Pierce wrote:
>
> > Jeff -- I've hit the same issue with my tower. It starts off working • fine,
> > but after around 5 or so minutes, it stops responding (and the old 'IR
> > Transmitter needs batteries or is in direct sunlight' message comes up). • I
> > spent a couple of hours repeatedly trying to download the LEGO firmware • to
> > the RCX -- it'd get about 75% done, then crap out (and only start • working
> > again after a full system reboot).
> >
> > This is on Win95. It's not the IR Tower itself, as I've used three • different
> > towers (with fresh batteries) and gotten the same result. It only • started
> > happening a couple of days ago, but has been consistantly irritable • since.
> > No system changes have occured. I haven't had the time to really look • into
> > what could be causing the problem.
> >
> > Any info you find on this, please share, & I'll do the same.
> >
> > By the way -- anyone else have trouble using RCX IR messages in NQC? • I've
> > been unsuccessful in getting SendMessage() to work. Thanks all.
> >
> > Tom Pierce
> > Manager of Web Services
> > Citrix Systems, Inc.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeffrey Battisti [SMTP:jeff@cs.rit.edu]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 9:16 am
> > > To: Lego-Robotics
> > > Subject: RE: Help with my IR tower
> > >
> > > 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 again, thanks for the help,
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Allen Martin [mailto:arm@rendition.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 10:41 PM
> > > To: jeff@cs.rit.edu; Lego-Robotics
> > > Subject: RE: Help with my IR tower
> > >
> > > > SO... any one got any suggestions before I try to flag down
> > > > tech support at
> > > > LEGO?
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
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