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dave_w
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Tried using NeXTTool to receive a Bluetooth message from the NXT on my PC, but can't get it to work. My communication is OK because I can use NeXTTool to read the firmware version,etc. Here is what I tried:
On NXT: - Download program with single BT Send Message block configured to send a text message on connection 1 and mailbox 1. - Go to BT menu on NXT and connect my PC to connection 1 (already paired). Based on the NXT-G help, the NXT should be connection 0. - Ran program to send the message.
On PC: - Tried to execute the following command: NeXTTool /bt /inbox=0 -msgread=1 and NeXTTool /bt /inbox=1 -msgread=0 and NeXTTool /bt /inbox=1 -msgread=1
None worked.
Tried running program on NXT to send message during the reads as well.
NeXTool uses the term "box" for both the /inbox option and the -msgread box. This makes me wonder which one is what the NXT-G refers to as "Connection" (which is why I tried the various combinations).
Has anyone used this tool? What am I doing wrong? Should I just try the MS Robotics Studio?
I imagine shipping of the NXT is actually suspended at the moment.
Some have shipped in the US, but you will find from comments in the NXT Step blog (& elsewhere) a number of reports of problems updating the firmware on the brick from the distibuted CD.
I would guess in the order of 500 NXTs have shipped - this is the kind of sales you need before you find out about problems that affect, say, 2% of customers.
To justify my guess a little further: if shipping had reached much beyond a 1000 I would expect to see many more people discussing their first steps here or in places such as lugnet.robotics newsgroup.
Hopefully Lego are testing a fix for this issue now, and there will be no more issues. Then they can ship beyond the US sooner. :-)
I am certainly looking forwards to my NXT arriving September!
6 comments:
Tried using NeXTTool to receive a Bluetooth message from the NXT on my PC, but can't get it to work. My communication is OK because I can use NeXTTool to read the firmware version,etc. Here is what I tried:
On NXT:
- Download program with single BT Send Message block configured to send a text message on connection 1 and mailbox 1.
- Go to BT menu on NXT and connect my PC to connection 1 (already paired). Based on the NXT-G help, the NXT should be connection 0.
- Ran program to send the message.
On PC:
- Tried to execute the following command:
NeXTTool /bt /inbox=0 -msgread=1
and
NeXTTool /bt /inbox=1 -msgread=0
and
NeXTTool /bt /inbox=1 -msgread=1
None worked.
Tried running program on NXT to send message during the reads as well.
NeXTool uses the term "box" for both the /inbox option and the -msgread box. This makes me wonder which one is what the NXT-G refers to as "Connection" (which is why I tried the various combinations).
Has anyone used this tool? What am I doing wrong? Should I just try the MS Robotics Studio?
I've not used NeXTTool (or even read up on it as yet), but you might try contacting the maintainer of the web page:
bricxcc@comcast.net
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Brian Davis
Is the next shipping to the world? Australia has to wait for September. Bummer.
Unfortunately, it only seems to be shipping in the US for now. I guess the factory wheels are moving slowly.
I tried contacting bricxcc@comcast.net this morning about BT messages on NeXTTool. No response yet ...
Has anyone used RobotC with the NXT? It sounds like it lacks support for a lot of things. Any impressions?
I'll probably try using NBC for a while. Anyone tried this yet?
So many things to try for such a young Robot.
Is the next shipping to the world?
I imagine shipping of the NXT is actually suspended at the moment.
Some have shipped in the US, but you will find from comments in the NXT Step blog (& elsewhere) a number of reports of problems updating the firmware on the brick from the distibuted CD.
I would guess in the order of 500 NXTs have shipped - this is the kind of sales you need before you find out about problems that affect, say, 2% of customers.
To justify my guess a little further: if shipping had reached much beyond a 1000 I would expect to see many more people discussing their first steps here or in places such as lugnet.robotics newsgroup.
Hopefully Lego are testing a fix for this issue now, and there will be no more issues. Then they can ship beyond the US sooner. :-)
I am certainly looking forwards to my NXT arriving September!
ttfn,
Tony
At least, when I finally get my hands on it, all the bugs will probably be ironed out.
Looking at the programs posted on TheNXTStep give me a feeling of "So close, yet so far". It's infuriating!
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