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| − | = Software Stack = | + | = Resources for CS282 - Robotics = |
| − | === Ubuntu with Brad's Live ISO === | + | ---- |
| − | # Make sure you have the latest version of the [http://cs.earlham.edu/~carrick/courses/cs282/cs282live_2.iso Live ISO] (as of this writing)
| + | == Software Stack == |
| − | #* Recent improvements: Right and middle click from the mac touchpad, no longer need to use sudo when trying to access USB bus, based on latest Ubuntu version, new Bluetooth management tool
| + | * [[nxt-python-iso|Ubuntu with Brad's Live ISO]] |
| − | # Boot off the live ISO, either on real hardware or virtually
| + | * [[nxt-python-osx|OSX]] |
| − | # Login using cs282/johnny5
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| − | # Download [http://cs.earlham.edu/~carrick/courses/cs282/nxt.tgz Brad's installation kit] and untar it anywhere you want.
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| − | # In your editor of choice, modify the install.sh script to connect to your brick instead of Brad's. This will be within the first few lines.
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| − | # Open a terminal, navigate to the folder with your newly untarred files and type
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| − | sudo ./install.sh
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| − | If your computer supports bluetooth, set up your connection to your robot
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| − | # Turn on your brick.
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| − | # Navigate through the menu to enable bluetooth
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| − | #* Ensure that your device is set to "findable"
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| − | # Click the bluetooth symbol at the top of your computer's screen, next to the envelope.
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| − | # Select "Set up new device"
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| − | # Select your robot
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| − | # You will be prompted to input a passkey into your robot
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| − | #* Use the small grey button to delete characters and the large orange button to select characters
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| − | #* Select the checkmark to submit your passkey
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| − | #* Work quickly! You have about a minute before the passkey kicks you out and makes you start over!
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| − | #* You will be notified on-screen if your passkey was successful
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| − | # After your passkey is accepted, try running query.py
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| − | === OSX === | + | == Python == |
| − | * These instructions were tested under Snow Leopard (10.6.2), they will probably work under Leopard too.
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * Frequently it's easier to get USB working than it is Bluetooth, and they use much of the same underlying plumbing.
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| − | * You should test each step as you go, most of the packages have example code you can use to do this.
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| − | * 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.
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| − | $ sudo python ez_setup.py -U setuptools # setuptools
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| − | $ sudo python setup.py install # py2app
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| − | $ sudo python setup.py install # lightblue
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| − | $ sudo python setup.py install # nxt-python-1.1
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| − | * 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>
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| − | * For USB support you will need PyUSB, you can download it from its SourceForge [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyusb site] and then install it.
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| − | * 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.
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| − | = Python = | |
| | * [[nxt-python-doc|NXT-Python Documentation]] | | * [[nxt-python-doc|NXT-Python Documentation]] |
| | * [[nxt-python-threads|Thread Notes]] | | * [[nxt-python-threads|Thread Notes]] |
