RGB Swarm Robot Quickstart Guide
From Mech
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This guide was written as a quickstart guide for the Swarm Robots Project, but contains general information about programming e-pucks.
Checklist
- Physical Set up
- Projector
- Tent
- Computer Programs needed
Computer Setup
- Download this
- Set up that
e-puck
- RGB_Swarm_Puck_Code_working_version.zip This is the RGB Swarm code for the e-puck; install via directions below
e-puck Setup
Connecting the e-puck
- Go to start menu >> control panel >> Bluetooth Devices
- Click the 'Add...' button in the lower left of the dialog window
- Turn on the e-puck that you wish to configure/connect to the computer
- Check the box next to 'My device is set up and ready to be found.'
- Continue with the Next button, and the computer will search for your e-puck
- Once the computer finds your e-puck, select the appropriate e-puck (should be ID'd by the 4 digit ID number), and assign the 4 digit ID number as the 'passkey' for that e-puck
- This process reserves a pair of COM(serial) port for that specific e-puck, one as Incoming and the other as Outgoing; each e-puck will have a different pair of ports
- Return to the Bluetooth Devices Dialog screen, and click on the COM Ports tab
- Check which COM ports are assigned to your e-puck, specifically the Outgoing COM port; this COM port will be used when programming this e-puck with the TinyBootloader program
- Note: if using a USB Bluetooth dongle, when the dongle is unplugged and replugged it into a different USB port, or a different dongle altogether is used, it may be necessary to repeat these steps for each e-puck that you wish to use
Programming the e-puck
e-puck Troubleshooting
Machine Vision Localization System
- Machine Vision Localization System Code
