ActivityBot doesn't do anything after loading!

jajakob

Hey,

I've got some promlem with my ActivityBot which I don't understand. Yesterday everything worked fine, but when I started it today, it did not do anything. Then I tried to load some simple program, the loading works fine as usual (to RAM and also to EEPROM) but nothing happens. There's no output to the terminal and I can't even turn on the LED on pin 26. When I put the switch to position 2 the servos shortly move in different directions. Is there any advice anyonw can give? Thanks!

Duane Degn

jajakob wrote: »

Hey,

I've got some promlem with my ActivityBot which I don't understand. Yesterday everything worked fine, but when I started it today, it did not do anything. Then I tried to load some simple program, the loading works fine as usual (to RAM and also to EEPROM) but nothing happens. There's no output to the terminal and I can't even turn on the LED on pin 26. When I put the switch to position 2 the servos shortly move in different directions. Is there any advice anyonw can give? Thanks!

The first thing that comes to my mind is to see if you need new batteries.

GordonMcComb

To echo Duane's comments, it's likely the batteries. After playing be sure to physically unplug the batteries. If left plugged in there can be a slow draw that can drain the batteries overnight.

Chris Savage

Since this also came to Tech Support I will copy my reply here as well.

This sounds like low batteries. Do you have a way to test the battery voltage at the terminals on the board?

erco

I'm going to buck the system and suggest that low batteries may be the culprit here.