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[afanofosc]

Each connected NXT would have a unique brick resource string which includes its bluetooth address/id/serial number.

alias0=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::001653FF0156::RAW
alias1=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::0016530A757B::RAW
alias2=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::001653FF0030::RAW

you can replace "alias0" with "001653FF0156" etc... and pick "001653FF0156" from the ports list to connect to that particular NXT. I don't recall whether I have tested this when I had multiple NXTs connected simultaneously or not.

John Hansen

[HaWe]

that sounds promising -
how can I start Bricxcc to use these IDs in detail right from the start and maybe even connect automatically to the correct NXT, e.g. using cmd line parameters? (provided they are static)

[mattallen37]

Hey, John's suggestion works perfectly for me! I had two instances of BCC open with their own NXT!

Helmut, open "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\JoCar Consulting\BricxCC\3.3\nxt.dat". You should see entries that look something like "alias1=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::001653049411::RAW". Change them to something like "<NAME>=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::001653049411::RAW" where NAME is the name you want to appear in the list of bricks you can connect to. Actually, I did this for the BT and the USB entries, so I use "USB <NAME>=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::001653049411::RAW", and "BTH <NAME>=BTH::NXT::00:16:53:06:A0:48::25". BTW, in case you are using BT, the number after the MAC address is the COM port number (in this example it's 25).

Edit: you can find the NXT MAC address in the NXT menu: Settings>NXT Version>ID.

[HaWe]

sorry, I don't understand a word - stack overflow error
1st, I don't have a user directory on C:
2nd, all of the rest I understand is

0987768246:kjxujchbj0053637387:83449438712826:: RAW d99999995475646348393d474363525387340v. in 0= 43629akjnb .. oyjh<_: .jdhdgdg85656464848:0697878:06586756765646 nbj=000=

(too old for rock'n' roll... )

[mattallen37]

Well, most people running a windows computer do have a C drive that they store their programs (and other stuff) on. Find nxt.dat wherever BCC put it when installed. It should be "...\AppData\Roaming\JoCar Consulting\BricxCC\3.3". If you didn't understand what I said the first time about editing the file, then re-read it.

[HaWe]

ok, the directory is called "Dokumente und Einstellungen".
I found the file nxt.dat

[mattallen37]

That could be right.

Did you try editing it? Did it work for you?

Just as an idea, here is what mine looks like after editing it today:

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USB Uno=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::00165309F346::RAW
USB Deux=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::00165306A048::RAW
USB Three=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::0016530B2D5A::RAW
alias7=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::001653049411::RAW
BTH Uno=BTH::Uno::00:16:53:09:F3:46::15
BTH Three=BTH::Three::00:16:53:0B:2D:5A::14
BTH TETRIX=BTH::TETRIX::00:16:53:07:04:47::12
BTH 06:A0:48::25=BTH::NXT::00:16:53:06:A0:48::25

[HaWe]

i have on this computer:

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00165301C6A8=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::00165301C6A8::RAW
alias1=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::0016530EEBDF::RAW
alias2=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::0016530F4740::RAW

although 3 different NXTs have been plugged (sometimes, alternately, to the same USB port)

[mattallen37]

So change it to something like:

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One=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::00165301C6A8::RAW
Two=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::0016530EEBDF::RAW
Three=USB0::0X0694::0X0002::0016530F4740::RAW

The USB port doesn't seem to matter at all.

[HaWe]

actually my NXTs are called 000, 001, 002, 003.
000 is master,
001 is slave1,
a.s.o.

How do I know which is which?