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Subject: 
Re: Help!!!! Handy Board Problem
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Wed, 27 Aug 1997 14:48:42 GMT
Original-From: 
Fred G. Martin <fredm@media.[StopSpammers]mit.edu>
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I am going to guess this is a software problem on the PC side.  If you
can boot your computer in DOS mode, try running IC then.  Or find an
older box :-(.

Freeware DOS IC is known to have serial line comms bugs with some fast
machines.  NT can't be making things better.

Sorry,
Fred

In your message you said:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm currently assembling the handy board, and i got to the stage where
> i have the bare minimum to run IC.
> The problem starts when I try to send commands from IC (ver 2.851) to
> the handy board (running v 2.81).
> About 85% of the time i get the following errors:
> 
> Ex:
> 
> C> 1+2;
> Downloading 7bytes (addresses C200-C206) 7 loaded
> Board sync error:looking for prompt, got 253
> Synchronizing with board
> Board sync error:looking for prompt, got 253
> Synchronizing with board
> Returned <int> 8194
> COMPILER ERROR! 65282 extra bytes left on board stack
> C>
> 
> I'm using a Pentium Pro running Windows NT 4.0. I have no problems
> downloading the bootstrap and the pcode_hb.s19.
> 
> After reset the handy board responds with the IC welcome message and
> heartbeat! Sending a printf function causes the above errors to occur
> but the Handy board displays the sent message correctly on the LCD!
> 
> I 've also tried sending functions that do calculations and display the
> answer on the LCD The answer is displayed corectly on the LCD but
> still get the sync, and compiler errors!
> 
> While other times no errors occur!
> 
> What could be the problem? Software or Hardware!
> 
> Thanks:-)
> 



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  Help!!!! Handy Board Problem
 
Hi! I'm currently assembling the handy board, and i got to the stage where i have the bare minimum to run IC. The problem starts when I try to send commands from IC (ver 2.851) to the handy board (running v 2.81). About 85% of the time i get the (...) (29 years ago, 27-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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