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Re: remote control and rcx
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Date:
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Fri, 9 May 2003 06:35:16 GMT
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Chris Phillips's utterance expressed in news:HEL5rn.1DrD@lugnet.com:
> The RCX will not respond to the remote until you succeed in
> downloading the firmware. The built-in romware does not listen to the
> remote. The remote can be used with many RCXes at once, since it is a
> one-way protocol with no response messages.
okay - bought the rc after I had upgraded the old rcx.
> I also had an evening not too long ago where none of my RCXes would
> take a firmware download. I tried a couple different computers,
> different towers, fresh batteries, different room lighting, and
> nothing worked. The next time I tried to do it (a couple weeks later)
> everything worked just fine.
hmm seems a little embarassing for TLC. I've had ir-devices for
many years and this is the least functional thing :(
> I never did figure out why this happened, but I've heard others tell a
> similar tale here in the past. I guess if you can't get a download to
> work after dozens of attempts, shut it down for a few hours/days and
> try again later.
hmm I've done that over a couple of days now. Are there differences in
the various programs? Should I use something else than Bricx to download
firmware to the rcx?
> p.s. Check out my FREE MindStorms remote control emulator for Windows
> at http://www.drvegetable.com/download.html
been there - done that - bought the t-shirt :)
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| (...) The RCX will not respond to the remote until you succeed in downloading the firmware. The built-in romware does not listen to the remote. The remote can be used with many RCXes at once, since it is a one-way protocol with no response messages. (...) (22 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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