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RE: power_off()
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Mon, 8 Oct 2001 15:44:10 GMT
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<rhempel@&antispam&bmts.com>
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> Hi
> I have been trying to get the power_off() function to work, but
> every time I
> call it it either hangs the RCX just before turning off, or turns the RCX
> off and I can not turn it back on. In both cases I have to remove the
> batteries and wait for the memory to die.
> The code I have is something like:
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> shutdown()
> {
> cputs("end");
> msleep(1000);
> lcd_clear;
> power_off();
> }
Mike,
I ran into a similar problem when debugging pbForth years ago. Make
sure that the stack pointer is saved somewhere in the on-chip memory
of the RCX BEFORE putting the RCX to sleep.
The sleep function puts the external RAM into a low-power state that
is not restored until a little after the RCX wakes up. If the stack
pointer is aimed at the external RAM, the memory fetches will be garbage...
Hope this helps
Cheers, Ralph
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