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Subject: 
RE: IR Problems
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
Date: 
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 03:32:02 GMT
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Are you sure your problem isn't interference? How did you "lock out" the
RCS 1.0 from receiving (and responding) to the direct commands? You have
two RCXs turned on and sending direct commands from the PC. They will
both try to respond to the direct commands!

If this turns out to be the case, the trick/solution is to only use
"mailbox" messaging form PC to RCX. There are no replies to this message
-- so no interference. You will assign a block of mailboxes to one RCX
and a block to the other.



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  Re: IR Problems
 
(...) Thanks for your reply. I had to return the 1.0 RCX and motor back to school today. Those things are like gold. The 1.0 faces the 2.0 and is not in direct line of sight of the tower. The 1.0 is just to the side of the tower. I think my problem (...) (17 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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  IR Problems
 
I have been running RoboLab 2.54 B on a Dell Inspiron 1100 with little problem until of late. I am using direct mode, tower set to high and the 2.0 RCX and tower are 3” from each other with the 2.0 RCX raised up 1” to better line up with the tower. (...) (17 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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