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RE: Apparent 'time-out'
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth
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Date:
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Thu, 9 May 2002 15:08:37 GMT
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<rhempel@^saynotospam^bmts.com>
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David Rojas wrote:
> I am using the TCL GUI provided by Ralph Hempel on a Windows 2000 machine to
> program the RCX 2.0 in pbForth. The upload of the firmware appears to be
> working just fine. I get responses back from the RCX and am able to create new
> functions without any problems, at least at first. If I stop sending messages
> to the RCX, it "appears" to time-out and will stop responding. At that point,
> my only option is to pull one of the batteries out and start over from scratch.
One more bit of useful information would be the version of pbForth
(which you get by typing COLD) and which version of the GUI (top left of window)
Also, are you using the serial or USB tower?
What messages were you sending to the RCX before it quit?
If you start pbForth, leave the RCX alone for 5 minutes and then use the
console, does it "time out"
I wonder if one of the functions you created clobbers the stack somehow?
Let's see if we can figure out what's going on....
Cheers, Ralph
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| The GUI version is 2.1.0. The pbForth version (COLD) is 2.1.2. I am using the USB tower with RIS 2.0. Once the RCX stops responding, if I pull out a battery and re-upload the firmware, the RCX will respond again to the same GUI session. In other (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| I am using the TCL GUI provided by Ralph Hempel on a Windows 2000 machine to program the RCX 2.0 in pbForth. The upload of the firmware appears to be working just fine. I get responses back from the RCX and am able to create new functions without (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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