Nxt-python-osx - Revision history

Charliep: /* OSX */

2010-02-24T19:24:48Z

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	$ sudo python setup.py install # lightblue		$ sudo python setup.py install # lightblue
	$ sudo python setup.py install # nxt-python-1.1		$ sudo python setup.py install # nxt-python-1.1
	* Simon Levy's script (bluetooth.py*) must be in the directory that you are running the interpreter in for the Bluetooth interface to work. <i>Update: Release v1.1 appears to have integrated this script into the NXT-Python library.</i>		* Simon Levy's script (bluetooth.py*) must be in the directory that you are running the interpreter in for the Bluetooth interface to work. <i>Update: Release v1.1.1 appears to have integrated this script into the NXT-Python library. It doesn't seem to work though unless Simon's scripts are in the Python interpreter's working directory.</i>
	* For USB support you will need PyUSB, you can download it from its SourceForge [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyusb site] and then install it.		* For USB support you will need PyUSB, you can download it from its SourceForge [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyusb site] and then install it.
	* Once you think all the plumbing is working correctly you can use the query.py script in the [http://cs.earlham.edu/~charliep/courses/cs282/source CS282 source] directory to test it. <b>N.B.</b> Change the BlueTooth ID in query.py to match your NXT.		* Once you think all the plumbing is working correctly you can use the query.py script in the [http://cs.earlham.edu/~charliep/courses/cs282/source CS282 source] directory to test it. <b>N.B.</b> Change the BlueTooth ID in query.py to match your NXT.

Charliep at 11:29, 23 February 2010

2010-02-23T11:29:50Z

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	== OSX ==		== OSX ==
	* These instructions were tested under Snow Leopard (10.6.2), they will probably work under Leopard too.		* These instructions were tested under Snow Leopard (10.6.2), they will probably work under Leopard too.

Charliep: New page: == OSX == * These instructions were tested under Snow Leopard (10.6.2), they will probably work under Leopard too. * These instructions assume you already have Python, you can check this b...

2010-02-23T11:27:39Z

New page: == OSX == * These instructions were tested under Snow Leopard (10.6.2), they will probably work under Leopard too. * These instructions assume you already have Python, you can check this b...

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== OSX ==
* These instructions were tested under Snow Leopard (10.6.2), they will probably work under Leopard too.
* These instructions assume you already have Python, you can check this by typing <code>python</code> at a shell (aka Terminal) prompt. The Python interpreter should start, read the on-screen instructions to see how to exit it.
* Frequently it's easier to get USB working than it is Bluetooth, and they use much of the same underlying plumbing.
* You should test each step as you go, most of the packages have example code you can use to do this.
* Each of the steps below require that a package or files to be downloaded to your computer first. They are all available in the [http://cs.earlham.edu/~charliep/courses/cs282/packages CS282 packages] directory. Once you have downloaded the zip file you can un-zip it, cd to the created directory, and run the command listed below for that directory.
$ sudo python ez_setup.py -U setuptools # setuptools
$ sudo python setup.py install # py2app
$ sudo python setup.py install # lightblue
$ sudo python setup.py install # nxt-python-1.1
* Simon Levy's script (bluetooth.py*) must be in the directory that you are running the interpreter in for the Bluetooth interface to work. <i>Update: Release v1.1 appears to have integrated this script into the NXT-Python library.</i>
* For USB support you will need PyUSB, you can download it from its SourceForge [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyusb site] and then install it.
* Once you think all the plumbing is working correctly you can use the query.py script in the [http://cs.earlham.edu/~charliep/courses/cs282/source CS282 source] directory to test it. <b>N.B.</b> Change the BlueTooth ID in query.py to match your NXT.