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Re: "No reply from RCX" with nqc...
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Date: 
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 20:39:44 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Dave Baum writes:
In article <FMH02H.4vG@lugnet.com>, "Jon" <post@scribble.com> wrote:
upon trying to do anything with rcx (rcx -near, rcx -firmware..) i am
getting "No reply from RCX".  i have the tower sitting about 6 inches
from the rcx.

Try this:

nqc -v -raw 10

and then also this (substituting the right filename)

nqc -v -firmware <filename>

thank you (and bob fay) for your two responses.  i have a sneaking suspicion
that bob was right on with the curious battery problem.  i opened my
tower battery case and "re-seated" the battery.  (and i confirmed it *was*
in the proper orientation.)  next, i tried nqc -v -raw 10 and it worked!

i am guessing it was *not* the "-v" option that magically worked, so it
may be a good thing to note that there could be some battery quirkiness
on the tower.

also: apologies for typing "rcx" in my originally post when i meant "nqc".
4 am, up playing with legos!   also, more apologies for calling it a *red*
led when it is apparently green.  i am colorblind, and was guessing!



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  Re: "No reply from RCX" with nqc...
 
(...) Try this: nqc -v -raw 10 and then also this (substituting the right filename) nqc -v -firmware <filename> and post the results. The "-v" option turns on some logging that may help us figure out what is wrong. (...) The firmware file is (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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