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Re: Help with my IR tower
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 18 Nov 1998 04:09:03 GMT
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Josh Stein wrote in message <36485C57.FB7CA91D@aps.anl.gov>...
> 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.
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> 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?
Yah. The HotSync software will interfere with just about anything that uses
a serial port, as will the WinCE Services equivalent. The HotSync software
is pretty easy to disable with the tray icon. The WinCE software tends to be
more stubborn about freeing up the port to the IR tower's satisfaction, but
you can safely kill the relevant tasks without any ill effects.
I also had a problem with the IR port on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 7000)
interfering with the COM port, even though I could not find any obvious
source of hardware or software conflict. I disabled the IR port in the BIOS
and all was well once more. I'll take a closer look at that later.
-Bryan
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| 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 (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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