Radios not getting signals

[BrendaB]

Our radios stopped transmitting to each other after loading the 2004 Default code into the IFI loader and loading that hex file into the Robot Controller. Now every time I try to download the hex file a dialog box opens and says robot controller cannot be found! Has this happened to anyone and if so, what was done to correct this situation???

Please help!!!!!!!!

[Dave Flowerday]

Brenda,
Try the procedure listed at IFI's FAQ site here. (http://www.innovationfirst.com/firstrobotics/faq/?Action=Q&ID=98). We just had to do this to our own controller. I don't know what causes it, but this "hard reset" procedure fixed it.

[BrendaB]

Thanks Dave!!! Will go in tommorrow and give it a try!!! Will let you know the results :)

[BrendaB]

Hi Dave,

Believe it or not, my work laptop WAS the problem. When I used my personal laptop I was able to load the code with ease. It appears some laptop brands conflict with the RC. This was the case with the PC I use at work.

This was very perplexing to me because I would have never thought the PC could be the problem :) Thank you so much... now for more challenging endeavors :)