The new version of RobotC for Cortex (2.25) is great, but it seems to have a bug in the debugger (pun intended). After downloading my code, a fairly lengthy and variable-packed program, the debugger seems to drain the battery quite rapidly. With fresh batteries in the Cortex microcontroller, its power expander, and the joystick, the robot runs fine until I run the debugger. Though the Cortex battery light is green, operating the robot with the debugger causes the robot to turn off frequently and randomly. I believe this is due to the amount of values being transmitted; when I view the global variables panel, every single variable in the program shows up (not just the global and static ones). Even the parameters of functions are updated. The robot continues to shut off regardless of whether the Cortex and the joystick are connected via USB or WiFi. Thank you for all the support you have given me before! Please fix this issue quickly so I can test my new programming skills without being interrupted. Thanks once again!

Can you post your code here, so that we can try it out on our end?

If you suspect that it's the debugger, one thing that you can do is disable it when you're not using it. Under View > Quick Setup Preferences > you can choose "Release" and the debugger won't transmit and receive values.

Could I send my code to an email address? I don't feel super comfortable with posting my code here.

try support@robotc.net.

- Xander