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(...) Did you try to fix communication port instead of using automatic configuration ? On my machine (Win2000) where I have both a serial Spybotics cable and a RIS USB tower, I have to specify the port that BricxCC must use. Philo www.philohome.com (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: BricxCC on Win XP how
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Pat For what its worth, BricxCC (latest version) works 100% fine with my Win XP setup. I am however using it with a Spybot and the included serial cable. Good luck with it Regards Philip "Pat LaVarre" <ppaatt@aol.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | BricxCC on Win XP how
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Is there some trick I need to learn to run BricxCC on Win XP? (...) For me BricxCC hardly ever works. I tried un/installing the last three available versions. Always I fail to connect via serial via IR with my brick. Lego RIS talks no worries, (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: How could I tell if I'd cooked the motor controllers ?
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I presume you did all the usual things: Clean the RCX terminals, try other motors, check for unusual friction in the drivetrain (like, something is out of adjustment) ...etc? Jerry (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: no long range IR from laptop says Lego
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Use a powered USB hub with the laptop. The power required for the USB IR Tower will come from the powered hub, rather than the laptop. - Rob (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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