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Posted by Bob Fay on June 24, 2006, 9:40 pm
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> I've just acquired an RCX brick on behalf of my grandchildren (That's my
> story anyway). It had no disc with it, just a serial tower which I have
> provided with a new battery and plugged into the serial port. I downloaded
> the sdk from lego which I understand contains the firmware to get me
> going. I execute the program ATLclient it tells me there is no brick. Is
> the tower dead ? Am I doing the right thing - perhaps its an age thing
> (Faraday was still in short trousers when I last studied seriously). Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks folks !
>
You don't mention the RCX. Is it alive? You should have a 1 and a figure on
the lcd display before you attempt to communicate with the tower. Drop me a
line at
rgfay@earthlink.net
-Bob-
http://www.ozbricks.com/bobfay/
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> story anyway). It had no disc with it, just a serial tower which I have
> provided with a new battery and plugged into the serial port. I downloaded
> the sdk from lego which I understand contains the firmware to get me
> going. I execute the program ATLclient it tells me there is no brick. Is
> the tower dead ? Am I doing the right thing - perhaps its an age thing
> (Faraday was still in short trousers when I last studied seriously). Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks folks !
>