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Programming Platforms

TED 384

Computer Applications in Industry (Robotics Education)

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The Platforms

• RIS• RoboLab• Easy C• Robot C• RCL• BASIC• JAVA• Microsoft Robotics

Studiohttp://netzspannung.org/learning/artdecom/systemwusel-technology/images/robolab-gucki-ruhig_GROSS.gif

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RIS

• Robotics Invention System

http://www.generation5.org/content/2004/images/ris-programming.jpg

http://www.workshop3d.com/rcx/mindstorms10.htm

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RoboLab• Instructions for RoboLab and RCX 2.0• http://www-education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/roboticscurriculum/introductiontoprogramming.htm

http://www.workshop3d.com/rcx/robolab.htm

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NXT

• What’s new in RoboLab 2.9

http://www.legoengineering.com/content/view/37/65/

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Easy C

http://oldsite.vislab.usyd.edu.au/staff/ben/aust/index.html

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Robot C

• Beta Programming for Mindstorms 2.0, NXT, and VEX

http://www.robotc.net/guide/index.html#

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RCL: Robot Control Language

http://www.edurobot.com/graphics/rcldos.gif

http://www.edurobot.com/graphics/rcl3.gif

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BASIC Stamp 2

Variables and Arrays:

'{ $STAMP BS2 }

mybit VAR BIT 'Value can be 0 or 1

mynib VAR NIB 'Value can be 0 to 15

mybyte VAR BYTE 'Value can be 0 to 255

myword VAR WORD 'Value can be 0 to 65535

myarray VAR BYTE(2) 'An array of two bytes

http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~gary/controllers/stamp_programming.html

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JAVA

http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_97/journal/vol1/msa1/compiling.html

http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_97/journal/vol1/msa1/compiling.html

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Microsoft Robotics Studio• Visual programming tool

– Making it easy to create and debug robot applications• Generate modular services for hardware and software

– Allowing users to interact with robots through Web-based or Windows-based interfaces.

• Simulate robotic applications using realistic 3D models

http://msdn.microsoft.com/robotics/learn/VPLTutorials/Tutorial2/default.aspx