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Troubleshooting ROBOTC with Cortex • 4
Troubleshooting ROBOTC with Cortex
10.AdditionalSteps
• Tryusingthesameprogramonanothercomputer,withthesameCortex.
• Tryusingthesameprogramonthesamecomputer,withadifferentCortex.
• TryusingadifferentUSBA-to-Acable.
Problem: Not able to Download ROBOTC Firmware 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ROBOTCFirmware
2.HastheMasterCPUFirmwarebeensuccessfullydownloaded?
• DownloadtheMasterCPUFirmware .........................
• RetrydownloadingtheROBOTCFirmware
3.IsthecorrectPlatformTypeSelected?
• VerifythatthecorrectplatformtypeisselectedunderRobot>PlatformType
• RetrydownloadingtheROBOTCFirmware
4.Istheconnectedbatterysufcientlycharged?
• Swapinafullychargedbattery
• RetrydownloadingtheROBOTCFirmware
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ROBOTCFirmware
6.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ROBOTCFirmware
7. Restart ROBOTC.
• CloseROBOTC
• OpenROBOTC
• RetrydownloadingtheROBOTCFirmware
8.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ROBOTCFirmware
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