All, I have a RIS 1.5 set installed on windows 98 PC . I have got some trouble with IR Tower and RCX communication . First the IR tower was not detected : using the bios setup menu from start up I succeeded in setting correctly the serial COM2 (disabling COM1 & LPT ports). It was working fine : I downloaded firmware and a short program. But now it doesnot work : the IR tower is detected and looks fine but does not communicate to the RCX . Here is the log file I got after testing the IR tower and RCX brick:
************************ Start September 21, 2006, 22:20 PMRIS version: 1.5. OCX Version: 2.90 Release Candidate 1 Probe.exe version: 0, 1, 4, 5 TroubleShooter version: 1, 5, 1, 6 Trouble Shooter Macros Version 1.5.16 (English)
Computer: OEMCOMPUTER User name: Standard Processor Type: 586. (1) Windows 98 v 4.10 build: 2222 A
Registry reports port: COM3 Registry reports port: COM2 Registry reports mouse as PS/2 Scroll Mouse Registry reports mouse as Souris HID
No serial mouse detected
Examining hardware directly: COM1 is in use by another application. COM2 is available. COM3 does not exist. COM4 does not exist.
Shooter retries: 9, 10
Called with error 0.
Command sequence: Test IR Transmitter 1014, 100: OCX registered : OK 1015, 105: OCX working : OK 1041, 110: Closed COM : OK 1009, 115: INI file exists : OK 1003, 120: COM port 2 read from INI file : OK 1010, 125: COM port 2 exists : OK 1011, 130: COM port 2 working : OK 1002, 135: Open COM port 2 : OK 1023, 140: Tower & cable connected : OK 1005, 145: IR Transmitter working : OK
Command sequence: Test RCX 1014, 100: OCX registered : OK 1015, 105: OCX working : OK 1041, 110: Closed COM : OK 1009, 115: INI file exists : OK 1003, 120: COM port 2 read from INI file : OK 1010, 125: COM port 2 exists : OK 1011, 130: COM port 2 working : OK 1013, 132: COM port 2 free : OK 1002, 135: Open COM port 2 : OK 1023, 140: Tower & cable connected : OK 1005, 145: IR Transmitter working : OK 1007, 150: PBAlive : FAIL
Command sequence: Test RCX 1014, 100: OCX registered : OK 1015, 105: OCX working : OK 1041, 110: Closed COM : OK 1009, 115: INI file exists : OK 1003, 120: COM port 2 read from INI file : OK 1010, 125: COM port 2 exists : OK 1011, 130: COM port 2 working : OK 1013, 132: COM port 2 free : OK 1002, 135: Open COM port 2 : OK 1023, 140: Tower & cable connected : OK 1005, 145: IR Transmitter working : OK 1007, 150: PBAlive : FAIL
Help window, RIS TroubleShooter, closed.
End September 21, 2006, 22:21 PM
************************There is something wrong with the RCX. I made myself the serial cable according to information got from RCX internals pages. I am afraid the IR tower has been damaged !!
Anybody to help me ? Thanks a lot Bruno