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Re: Problem with IR
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
Date: 
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:06:57 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Steve Lane wrote:
For some reason I'm having a problem downloading with NQC. I previously had the
serial tower set up at the end of a track. The rcx on my robot goes up and down
it. I used to have occasional problems with the IR comms, but I'd change the
battery and things would work fine. I've now changed the serial tower for a usb
(to save on batteries) and now I can get the firmware to download but when I
come to download a program the download always fails part way.

I'm wondering what I can do to try and fix it? I've already tried altering the
range. I also downloaded the latest NQC but that did nothing either.

Steve.

This probably isn't it, but if you're using the command line, have you included
the -Susb parameter to tell NQC you're using USB? (This will takes ages to post
as my email isn't working, so sorry if you have 5 other replies before this
one...)

Thomas



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  Re: Problem with IR
 
(...) Your correct, it isn't that. I know all about -Susb, because I'm using a serial and a usb tower simultaneously with respective rcx's. One sets in a box so their is no IR crossover. I have swapped over the towers. The USB worked perfectly in (...) (19 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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  Problem with IR
 
For some reason I'm having a problem downloading with NQC. I previously had the serial tower set up at the end of a track. The rcx on my robot goes up and down it. I used to have occasional problems with the IR comms, but I'd change the battery and (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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