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Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:39:41 GMT
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Original-From:
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The WordMeister <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital/ihatespam/.com>
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No, while the RCX is in an "off" state, the firmware is maintained via a
trickle current (something like the CMOS registers in an personal computer)
supplied by the batteries. When one removes the batteries, the firmware and
any stored programs are lost.
--Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Kekoa Proudfoot <kekoa@pixel.Stanford.EDU>
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
> The WordMeister <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital.com> wrote:
> > We use the AC adapter port primarily to conserve batteries while
> > programming/testing our RCX. I also once tried to avoid having to
> > re-download the firmware and my programs by plugging the RCX into my AC
> > adapter while I removed the batteries for recharging ... Unfortunately I
> > goofed, and forgot to set the automatic power down to "infinite." :)
>
> Wait a minute...
>
> Doesn't the RCX hold its firmware across the auto power down? I thought it
> did. That being the case, all you'd have to have done was turn it back on,
> no?
>
> -Kekoa
>
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