Downloading & Installing the BIT115 Software & ProgramsJAVA JDK SE ∙ JGRASP ∙ BECKER.JAR ∙ ROBOTS TEXTBOOK PDFS

INSTRUCTIONS

The Java JDK SE Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html and select the Java Platform (JDK) 8u60 (if you are using an earlier version this is okay, but it must be at least Java 6u25)

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The Java JDK SE On the Java SE Development Kit 8u60 Downloads page, click Accept License Agreement, then download the Java SE Development Kit that coincides with your Operating System (to Download directory or Desktop) 2.

NOTE! If you are using Windows and are unsure whether you have the 32-bit version or 64-bit version, there is an easy way to tell:

a) Click on the Window's Start Orb from the Taskbar

b) Right-click on Computer, and select Properties

c) Under System Type it should display either 64-bit Operating System or 32-bit Operating System

The Java JDK SE Go to wherever you downloaded the Java file, and double-click on it to install (just selecting the default installation settings, Next > Next > Next). It will take several minutes to install the Java, see please be patient. After it has successfully installed, select the Close button. After the Java has installed, you don't "do" anything with it like you would with a normal app, because it runs in the background (you can't "open" it, find it listed on the Program menu, etc.)

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jGRASP Go to the jGRASP page http://www.jgrasp.org/ and select Download from either the left-hand column menu or from the right-hand column icon1.

jGRASP On the Download page, scroll down and select the version of jGRASP that coincides with your operating system. You might also download the jGRASP tutorials as well, but these are not required (purely for your own edification).2.

jGRASP After downloading jGRASP, go to wherever you saved it, then double-click on it to begin the installation process, selecting the default options (Next, I Agree, Next, Next, Next, Install), and Finish when setup is complete.3.

jGRASP After downloading jGRASP is installed, it can be found by going to the Windows Start orb, and selecting All Programs, the scrolling down to jGRASP and selecting jGRASP

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The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file

Go to the Java: Learning to Program with Robots page http://www.learningwithrobots.com/ 1.

The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file

From the left-hand column menu, select Textbook > PDFS, and download the files called WholeThing.pdf and LayOfTheLand.pdf (which is referenced as Appendix F in the Exercises and Reading Schedule).

This is the "official" textbook that we will be using for the BIT115 course.

If you prefer to have a 'physical' book, there are a few used copies still available through Amazon or eBay starting at around $10 - $20 and going up from there.

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The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file

After downloading the book and appendix file, from the left-hand column menu select

Software > Downloads

and click on the Downloads link, and save the becker.jar file to your Downloads directory or Desktop

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The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file

From wherever you downloaded the becker.jar file, move it someplace out of the way (I just moved my copy of becker.jar to the root of my C: drive). You are not going to "install" this file or do anything else with it once it has been moved, except you will 'point' to it from inside of jGRASP.

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Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP

Open jGRASP1.

Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP

From the jGRASP menu bar, select Settings, then scroll down and select PATH/CLASSPATH > Workspace

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Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP

From the popup window, select the CLASSPATHS tab, then the New button3.

Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP

In the new popup window, select the Browse button, then navigate to wherever you put the becker.jar file for safe keeping, select it, then the Choose button.4.

Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP

In the new popup window, select the Browse button, then navigate to wherever you put the becker.jar file for safe keeping, select it, then the Choose button, and finally the OK button5.

Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP

The becker.jar file will show up in the CLASSPATHS window; select OK to finish.

You are now ready to start developing Java programs using the Becker robots class files.

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