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Re: Connecting to RCX
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
Date: 
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:46:13 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Matthew Miller writes:
What's the lighting condition like in the room?

Ordinary electric lightbulb.  Nothing too bright or too dark.  I might try
moving the tower and brick under a chair when I get in from work tonight and
see if that makes a difference.

I brought the packet trace in today in case it looks familiar to anyone:
[Both of these are with the RCX turned on, 4 inches from the tower]
D:\apps\nqc>nqc -v -raw 10
Tx: 55 ff 00 10 ef 10 ef
Rx: 55 ff 00 10 ef 10 ef 55 ff 00 ef 10 ef 10
Tx: 55 ff 00 18 e7 18 e7
Rx: 55 ff 00 18 e7 18 e7 55 ff 00 e7 18 e7 18

D:\apps\nqc>nqc -v -pgm 2
Tx: 55 ff 00 10 ef 10 ef
Rx: 55 ff 00 10 ef 10 ef 55 ff 00 ef 10 ef 10
Tx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d
Rx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d
Tx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d
Rx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d 55 ff 00 ef 10 ef 10
Tx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d
Rx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d 55 ff 00 ef 10 ef 10
Tx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d
Rx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d 55 ff 00 ef 10 ef 10
Tx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d
Rx: 55 ff 00 91 6e 01 fe 92 6d 55 ff 00 ef 10 ef 10
No reply from RCX

It looks to me as though the RCX is responding to the ping command OK, but not
the pgm (or download, or other) commands.

Thanks for your suggestions so far!



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  Re: Connecting to RCX
 
(...) Communication with the RCX looks fine, but the RCX is refusing to change the program. This is exactly what would happen if no firmware was loaded. Are you sure you have firmware installed? With firmware, the display will look like this "00.00 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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  Re: Connecting to RCX
 
(...) Yeah it suggests that to me too. What's the lighting condition like in the room? (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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