I use a Mac and that has its own set of issues. The only thing I would recommend is make sure that everything is updated (silverlight, Lego S/W, and firmware) -Frank On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Matt Michel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I am new to FLL this year (and new to the listserv), although coached (3) > years of Junior FLL leading up to this year. I am a former Adept and > Staubli robot programmer, so I feel I am helping the kids structure > reasonable code. However, I am having trouble with the EV3 software. Our > blocks of code get into a mode where much of the information in a given > block of code is not visible and nothing in that program at all is > selectable. Please see attached picture. For example, a simple math block > has an "a" and a "b" and numbers or data wires in the associated boxes. > The "a" and the "b" are not visible. The block body is blank instead. The > values for "a" and "b" are blank. The values can't be changed. The block > can't be selected. And much of the time, nothing at all in the entire > program is selectable. Occasionally, I fidget around with other things and > come back to it, and suddenly it is all back to normal. But a few minutes > later, the problems come back. > > It seems very unusual that the project is only 93 KB, but the software > takes about 4 minutes to load the project. The software struggles to close > properly and often requires Task Manager to open and close to actually get > the graphics off the desk top. > > I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software on my Windows machine. I > have also tried loading the software and code on my wife's Windows > machine. It operates the same on both machines. I installed the latest > update that became available today without effect. > > Can anyone tell me how to get past this problem? Right now the kids and I > are fighting this software issue instead of having fun programming the > robot. > > I am wondering if using a Windows machine is the problem. Do I need to > buy a Mac or try the iPad interface or something like that? > > Any advice on this issue would be much appreciated. I know this next > question is absolutely ridiculous in all likelihood, but is there a chance > that the code we are writing is too sophisticated? We are writing code > that closes the loop around the gyro with switch blocks internal to that > control loop. Seems like fairly simple stuff, but I noticed the problems > right about the time we decided that switches inside the control loop > helped us with several accuracies. > > Matt Michel > > Junior FLL Fire Chargers 2014 > Junior FLL Golden Dragons 2015 > Junior FLL Golden Dragons 2016 > FLL Golden Dragons 2016 > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via > VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archi > ves/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.