RE: EX Robotics setup

["Erik Nauman" <ENauman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The below should work. I know that with the USB tower in windows, the
very first step in setting up the system (aside from installing the
driver for the tower) is to download the firmware from the program.
--Erik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mwforum-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mwforum-
> admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John St. Clair
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:44 PM
> To: mwforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [MWForum] EX Robotics setup
> 
> Craig,
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply.  I was planning on downloading the EX
> Robotics firmware but I was under the impression that if the beep test
> didn't work, downloading the firmware wouldn't work either.  I could
> try to download the firmware and see what happens.
> 
> -John
> 
> 
> On Sunday, February 26, 2006, at 10:35 AM, cy wrote:
> 
> > John... one issue that I had was that the firmware in the RCX needed
> > to be changed to match the EX Robotics software which is different
> > than previous firmware versions. Try downloading the firmware from
> > within EX and see if that helps.
> >
> > Craig
> >
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> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John St. Clair"
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> > To: "MWForum" <mwforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:54 AM
> > Subject: [MWForum] EX Robotics setup
> >
> >
> >> I'm trying to use MW EX robotics for the first time with the RCX
> >> brick and can't get the brick to beep while running the beep test.
> >> I'm using the serial port connection with the infrared tower.  I've
> >> tried all combinations I could think of in the preferences settings
> >> for the tower. When I run the beep test, the tower green light
comes
> >> on but after about 5 seconds I get an error message saying it
didn't
> >> transmit and the beam may not be inline.  I'm using a new Dell
> >> computer with Windows 2000 installed. In past years I used Yellow
> >> Brick Logo (YBL) on a Mac with the RCX bricks and the transmission
> >> from the tower to the RCX brick worked fine.
> >>
> >> What are the correct preferences settings for the serial connected
> >> tower and are there any tricks I need to know to get the beep test
to
> >> work?
> >>
> >> -John
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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