Answers.Body: <p>You could try with <a href="http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/" rel="nofollow">NQC</a>.  By default it supports the Serial Tower and you can specify if you are using a USB Tower with -Susb .  It works on Windows, Linux and Mac.</p>
  
  <p>The man page (documentation) can be found <a href="http://linux.die.net/man/1/nqc" rel="nofollow">here</a> or the in pdf format <a href="http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I recently bought a RIS 1.5 with brick 1.0 and serial tower (no CD). I got a cheap USB adapter and installed the RIS 2.0. It worked almost fine for a few days. Everytime I started RIS I had to autoconfigure tower, which used COM2. I had to try two or three times to download programs, but it worked.</p>
  
  <p>Later, I installed Bricxcc and connected as well, although I downloaded no program. I did download the original lego firmware with Bricxcc and since then RIS is not able to connect to the RCX.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried with new batteries, uninstalling Bricxcc and then RIS. Installing RIS again, with reboots in the process. Nothing seems to have changed. I cannot connect.</p>
  
  <p>Any previous experience?</p>
  
  <p>I was thinking about buying an USB tower, but I don´t know if it will work with RCX 1.0.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks for your help</p>
  
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Title: Serial tower stopped communicating with RCX 1.0
UserDisplayName: Jesus
ThreadText: # Serial tower stopped communicating with RCX 1.0
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-05)
  
  I recently bought a RIS 1.5 with brick 1.0 and serial tower (no CD). I got a cheap USB adapter and installed the RIS 2.0. It worked almost fine for a few days. Everytime I started RIS I had to autoconfigure tower, which used COM2. I had to try two or three times to download programs, but it worked.
  
  Later, I installed Bricxcc and connected as well, although I downloaded no program. I did download the original lego firmware with Bricxcc and since then RIS is not able to connect to the RCX.
  
  I have tried with new batteries, uninstalling Bricxcc and then RIS. Installing RIS again, with reboots in the process. Nothing seems to have changed. I cannot connect.
  
  Any previous experience?
  
  I was thinking about buying an USB tower, but I don´t know if it will work with RCX 1.0.
  
  Thanks for your help
  
  **Tags:** rcx
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-06. Score: 3
  
  You could try with [NQC](http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/). By default it supports the Serial Tower and you can specify if you are using a USB Tower with -Susb . It works on Windows, Linux and Mac.
  
  The man page (documentation) can be found [here](http://linux.die.net/man/1/nqc) or the in pdf format [here](http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/).
  
  
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