Tiny mini worm

The world's first RCX auto-propagating program !

Of course, it is a benign one. The program will cause no harm. It is the result of a study about the feasibility of a self-reproducing program on the RCX. Tiny_mini_worm.srec has been generated with Ultimate ROBOLAB and works like the following:

• Since all Ultimate ROBOLAB programs are stand-alone firmwares, the program must be downloaded to the RCX with an RCX firmware downloader.
• Immediately after download the new firmware starts with the features:
  • all the RCX buttons are disabled
  • wait a while, then check, if another RCX (or a tower) is sending on the IR-channel
  • if the IR-channel is free, start uploading the firmware itself to any RCX in view - after old fimware delete. (Short distance - so 10-20cm)
  • don't react on other RCXs' replies, but wait between packages, in order to have the IR-channel free
• After upload, wait a random time before trying to send again. This gives the colleague the possibility to send.
• The upload can be done to a whole series of RCXs.
• Now the worm propagates.

Enjoy !!!