Rookie cry for help.

[rep001]

I found everything i needed here when is started snd the info is easy to get or even ask for so feel free,time for some zzzz's till next time.

[XenoEvil]

Hi Ric,

I agree with baurmech. I had the same problem with a USB to Serial converter cable. I found it would work a lot better if you slide the "communication over time" slide undr the robot basic port settings windows to faster. I have mine set to around 2400 ms at the moment.

I still get the odd problem at download but generaly a retry will download fine.

[bauermech]

It's kinda' ironic... I'm now using the Kondo USB>Serial adapter for my Robonova. I made up a cable to adapt it to the RN-1 and it all works great.

[Ric]

Thanks for the help the other night. It turned out to be a bit of a wine fuelled late session, and I was getting frustrated, but in the end I managed an upload and was very pleased. I still have a flashing light but the weekend's arrived so I shall have another play.

FWIW I'm pretty sure the problem was Win98.
Having had issues with serial to usb convertors in the past (possibly unfairly as it was with weather recording software on a Mac algarveliving.com.sapo.pt) I was delighted to find a serial interface on an old HP laptop. Seeing as the software installed fine and the HP gave a good communications link and ran remote and zero set point it never occured to me that it couldn't upload a program (although it deleted fine?). Switching to an XP machine with a serial to usb convertor and programs upload fine.

Hence I'd suggest the RoboBasic is XP friendly only.

Anyway, thanks again for the rapid and friendly help. Looking forward to
jioning the community.

Ric