RGB Swarm Robot Quickstart Guide - Revision history

MatthewElwin: /* Connecting the e-puck */

2010-10-14T18:46:50Z

Connecting the e-puck

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	#*Check the box next to ''''My device is set up and ready to be found.''''		#*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		#*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		#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 (note that epuck #2 (bluetooth 1326) is faulty. Enter 0000 for the pairing code to use this 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		#*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		#Return to the Bluetooth Devices Dialog screen, and click on the '''COM Ports''' tab

Ryan Cook: /* Machine Vision Localization System */

2010-07-13T15:59:55Z

Machine Vision Localization System

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	==Machine Vision Localization System==		==Machine Vision Localization System==
	Download the files [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project#Software\|here]].		Download the files [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project#Software\|here]].
	Open the solution in the main folder SwarmSystem in Visual studio 2010. Make sure the COM ~~PORT~~ in UserInterface.h is ~~upto~~ date and hit run.		Open the solution in the main folder SwarmSystem in Visual studio 2010. Make sure the COM port in UserInterface.h is up to date and hit run.

	==Analysis Tools==		==Analysis Tools==

Ryan Cook: /* Machine Vision Localization System */

2010-07-13T15:59:28Z

Machine Vision Localization System

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	==Machine Vision Localization System==		==Machine Vision Localization System==
	Download the files [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project#Software\|here]].		Download the files [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project#Software\|here]].
	Open the solution in Visual studio.		Open the solution in the main folder SwarmSystem in Visual studio 2010. Make sure the COM PORT in UserInterface.h is upto date and hit run.
	Hit run.

	==Analysis Tools==		==Analysis Tools==

MatthewElwin: /* Machine Vision Localization System */

2010-07-13T15:56:30Z

Machine Vision Localization System

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	==Machine Vision Localization System==		==Machine Vision Localization System==
	*[[media:RGB_Machine_Vision_Localization_System.zip\|'''RGB_Machine_Vision_Localization_System.zip''']]
	Download the files [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project#Software\|here]].		Download the files [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project#Software\|here]].
	Open the solution in Visual studio.		Open the solution in Visual studio.

MatthewElwin: /* Machine Vision Localization System */

2010-07-13T15:55:53Z

Machine Vision Localization System

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	==Machine Vision Localization System==		==Machine Vision Localization System==
	*[[media:RGB_Machine_Vision_Localization_System.zip\|'''RGB_Machine_Vision_Localization_System.zip''']]		*[[media:RGB_Machine_Vision_Localization_System.zip\|'''RGB_Machine_Vision_Localization_System.zip''']]
			Download the files [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project#Software\|here]].
	FILL IN HOW TO QUICK START VISION SYSTEM
			Open the solution in Visual studio.
			Hit run.

	==Analysis Tools==		==Analysis Tools==

Ryan Cook: /* Programming the e-puck */

2010-07-13T15:53:00Z

Programming the e-puck

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	===Programming the e-puck===		===Programming the e-puck===
	:''Refer to:'' [[~~Swarm_E-puck_Quickstart_Guide~~#Programming_the_e-puck\|''Swarm ~~E-puck~~ Quickstart Guide: Programming the e-puck'']]		:''Refer to:'' [[Swarm_Robot_Quickstart_Guide#Programming_the_e-puck\|''Swarm Robot Quickstart Guide: Programming the e-puck'']]
	Programming the e-puck requires a specific program, called a ''bootloader'', in order to (re)program the microcontroller. The bootloader makes use of the bluetooth/serial port connection, allowing for wireless programming, as opposed to connecting a specific serial port connector directly to the microcontroller. This expedites the reprogramming process. The bootloader is comprised of two parts, one which operates on the e-puck, writing code to the e-puck microcontroller, and the other, which operates on the computer as user interface. On the e-puck side, the bootloader quickly checks to see if something is trying to re-program the PIC. If so, the bootloader will simply write the new software over the old, and then run the new software. If not, the bootloader simply allows the PIC to run the program currently loaded. The computer side allows a user to select which COM port to program over (allowing one to select which e-puck to program), and selecting what HEX file to program to the e-puck.		Programming the e-puck requires a specific program, called a ''bootloader'', in order to (re)program the microcontroller. The bootloader makes use of the bluetooth/serial port connection, allowing for wireless programming, as opposed to connecting a specific serial port connector directly to the microcontroller. This expedites the reprogramming process. The bootloader is comprised of two parts, one which operates on the e-puck, writing code to the e-puck microcontroller, and the other, which operates on the computer as user interface. On the e-puck side, the bootloader quickly checks to see if something is trying to re-program the PIC. If so, the bootloader will simply write the new software over the old, and then run the new software. If not, the bootloader simply allows the PIC to run the program currently loaded. The computer side allows a user to select which COM port to program over (allowing one to select which e-puck to program), and selecting what HEX file to program to the e-puck.

Ryan Cook: /* e-puck and e-puck Code */

2010-07-13T15:52:19Z

e-puck and e-puck Code

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	==e-puck and e-puck Code==		==e-puck and e-puck Code==
	Follow the instructions here [[~~RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project~~#Software\|'''RGB Swarm Robot Project: Software''']] to download the epucks code. Then build this code using MPLab and the instructions below.		Follow the instructions here [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project_Documentation#Software\|'''RGB Swarm Robot Project Documentation: Software''']] to download the epucks code. Then build this code using MPLab and the instructions below.
	===Preparing the e-puck code===		===Preparing the e-puck code===
	*Once the code above is built, it generates a .hex file, which is ready to be uploaded onto the e-puck, skip to [[RGB_Swarm_Quickstart_Guide#Connecting_the_e-puck\|'''Connecting the e-puck''']]		*Once the code above is built, it generates a .hex file, which is ready to be uploaded onto the e-puck, skip to [[RGB_Swarm_Quickstart_Guide#Connecting_the_e-puck\|'''Connecting the e-puck''']]

Ryan Cook: /* Checklist */

2010-07-13T15:51:58Z

Checklist

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	==Checklist==		==Checklist==
	*Physical Set Up		*Physical Set Up
	**Follow the setup as described in [[~~RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project~~#Physical_Setup\|'''RGB Swarm Robot Project: Physical Setup''']]		**Follow the setup as described in [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project_Documentation#Physical_Setup\|'''RGB Swarm Robot Project Documentation: Physical Setup''']]
	**In addition, there needs to be a computer connected to the vision system webcams, as well as to a computer to act as a data logger (this can be the same computer)		**In addition, there needs to be a computer connected to the vision system webcams, as well as to a computer to act as a data logger (this can be the same computer)
	***Each analytical program run will need its own XBee radio, more information on this below		***Each analytical program run will need its own XBee radio, more information on this below

Ryan Cook at 15:51, 13 July 2010

2010-07-13T15:51:24Z

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	__TOC__		__TOC__
	This guide was written as a quickstart guide for the [[~~RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project~~\|'''RGB Swarm Robot Project''']], but contains general information about programming e-pucks and using the vision system.		This guide was written as a quickstart guide for the [[RGB_Swarm_Robot_Project_Documentation\|'''RGB Swarm Robot Project Documentation''']], but contains general information about programming e-pucks and using the vision system.
	==Checklist==		==Checklist==
	*Physical Set Up		*Physical Set Up

Ryan Cook: RGB Swarm Quickstart Guide moved to RGB Swarm Robot Quickstart Guide: To keep with the consistency of naming pages in the Swarm Category

2010-07-13T15:43:02Z

RGB Swarm Quickstart Guide moved to RGB Swarm Robot Quickstart Guide: To keep with the consistency of naming pages in the Swarm Category

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