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Troubleshooting ROBOTC with Cortex • 3
Troubleshooting ROBOTC with Cortex
Problem: Not able to Download my ROBOTC program over USB
1.WasthecorrectstartupsequencefollowedwhenconnectingtheCortextothecomputer?
• StartwiththeCortexTurnedOFF
• ConnecttheCortextothecomputeroverUSB
• TurntheCortexOn
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
2.Doestheprogramcompile?
• Fixanyerrors(redx’s)
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
3.IsthecorrectPlatformTypeSelected?
• VerifythatthecorrectplatformtypeisselectedunderRobot>PlatformType
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
4.Istheconnectedbatterysufcientlycharged?
• Swapinafullychargedbattery
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
5.DoestheCortexneedtobepowercycled?
• StartwiththeCortexTurnedOFF
• ConnecttheCortextothecomputeroverUSB
• TurntheCortexOn
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
6.HavetheMasterCPUandROBOTCFirmwarebeendownloadedsuccessfullytotheCortex?
• Dotheyneedtobere-downloaded?
o DownloadtheMasterCPUFirmware .........................
o DownloadtheROBOTCFirmware
o PowerCycletheCortex
o Retrydownloadingtheprogram
7.TryanotherUSBportonthecomputer.
• StartwiththeCortexTurnedOFF
• ConnecttheCortextothecomputeroverUSB
• TurntheCortexOn
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
8. Restart ROBOTC.
• CloseROBOTC
• OpenROBOTC
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
9.Restartthecomputer.
• Restartyourcomputer
• OpenROBOTC
• StartwiththeCortexTurnedOFF
• ConnecttheCortextothecomputeroverUSB
• TurntheCortexOn
• Retrydownloadingtheprogram
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