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Re: Linux: steps to program fullsize RC robot

Yes, using the picreader program that is included, you can type picreader <device> it pipes the output to the terminal and reads the output from the serial port from "printf". This is a new feature that was added I believe in 0.3 or 0.4. This allows you to even add ANSI color standards to your debug output and make it all pretty even.

Example:
[Debug: All systems running.]
[Debug: Fatal Error bla bla bla]

If anyone is interested in ANSI color I can probably write up a quick description of how it works.

Thanks,
Ryan Waliany
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