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Re: Problems with RCX, ROBOLAB and Macintosh
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 6 Jun 1999 09:14:40 GMT
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Ralf <rkrause@bvsSAYNOTOSPAM-ge-dormagen.ne.nw.schule.de>
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Hallo,
I have tried NEW batteries in ir tower and RCX.
I have tried to communicate in an absolute dark room with the same results.
The ir tower is in near mode and the RCX in reset mode (take out the
batteries and switch on the RCX - put the batteries in place again).
Ralf
Ralph Hempel wrote:
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> Ralf wrote:
>
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Problems with RCX, ROBOLAB and Macintosh
> > ----------------------------------------
>
> > The green led at the IR-tower is lighted trying to transmit some data. The
> > diplay of the RCX shows the transmission symbol and counts up from 1 to 20
> > for 10 times. After this the Macintosh displays the error massage.
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>
> This might be obvious, but try changing your tower and RCX batteries for
> really fresh ones. Believe it or not, it has cured a few "flaky"
> download sessions for me.
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> Also, what is the ambient light you are working in? Try shading the RCX and
> the tower.
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> By the way, near mode seems more reliable for me in a low ambient light
> environment.
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> Cheers,
>
> Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at:
> <http://www.bmts.com/~rhempel/lego/pbFORTH/default.html>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com
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