Official Sensor/GUI Link Thread

[Tom Bottiglieri]

I have not been able to come across anything concerning the scripting tools, or the gyro that Dave said would be used on the bot.

Could people who know where to find info about the various sensors, and how to program them (either in the IDE or with the scripting) post links to that info in this thread?

Heres what info I have found about the camera. This includes 3 PDF's explaining how to wire, program, and calibrate the camera. It also includes a GUI that calibrates the camera, in compiled and non compiled source form. Lastly, it includes the default code for the robot, with camera capabilities.
http://www.ifirobotics.com/docs/cmuc...-software1.zip

Also, please keep discussion of the sensors to a minimum, in order to make it easier for people to look here and find links.. rather than search 5 page long threads in false hope to find something.

[EDIT] After Looking around, i realized that we do not get a gyro in the KOP. Just trying to clear up any confusion my initial post may have made [/EDIT]

[EDIT x2] Ive seen numerous posts about finding the scripting software, but not one link or helpful post!! Please read this!!! thanks. [/EDIT x2]

Heres MPLAB 7.0
Link

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by KVermilion

Yeah... quite similar topic here... but where is the "uncrippled" compiler we are supposed to get? No links on usfirst.org, or innovationfirst.com...

Search before you post... this thread was just three posts below yours on the portal.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=32219

[KVermilion]

thanks...
ftp.microchip.com is down or at least the password/username FIRST was using in that link...

There is a mirror in that thread, though.

[tfedullo]

i have the new complier, where are these scripting tools?? are the built in? if so how do u access them

[Squall]

Hey guys, how are you?

Have you been able to find something about the built in PID that was mentioned and the "walk, turn" commands that were also mentioned?

I'm looking for info on those like crazy, but i can't seem to find anything


I haven't opened the kit yet, we didn't receive it here in Brazil, it’ll only come on Monday.

Thanks, sorry for the Bad English

[LBK Rules]

I have been unable to find any PID information, let alone the scripting tools anywhere.

Has anyone mentioned this to FIRST?

[Astronouth7303]

I think I found the so called repository, but it's empty at the moment. (http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005...ntal_software/)

As for the scripting, I don't know. And I also seem unable to locate user_routines_DDT.c and user_routines_fast_DDT.c (as are referenced in FrcCode.dsp). What's a Visual C++ 6 project doing in the FRC default code?

Dave? Where is everything? I thought this was your idea.

[Jay Lundy]

Just a warning on the accelerometer in the kit.

The connector, while it fits, is misleading. The red wire is actually ground and the black wire is Vcc. The signal wire is correct.

The datasheet on FIRST's website has the correct pinout.

[Hieb]

Originally Posted by Squall

Have you been able to find something about the built in PID that was mentioned and the "walk, turn" commands that were also mentioned?

I haven't opened the kit yet, we didn't receive it here in Brazil, it’ll only come on Monday.

I didn't see anything in the kit, either.

Originally Posted by Astronouth7303

And I also seem unable to locate user_routines_DDT.c and user_routines_fast_DDT.c (as are referenced in FrcCode.dsp).

The user_routines_DDT.c and user_routines_fast_DDT.c is in a *.zip file with the CMUcam2 information. It is in the IFI site at http://www.ifirobotics.com/docs/cmuc...-software1.zip.

[tfedullo]

this might be something
http://kevin.org/frc/

[Squall]

It's there at http://kevin.org/frc

Th PID controler and everything else
I'm just wondering what Encoder and What Gyro we should use for it to work properly

I haven't had enough time to look at the software, but I know that it's the one we've been looking for

[Jesse Johnson]

Tom,

The zipped file (at the link you posted) contains Java Class files, Java source and some DLLs. How does this fit into the scripting scenario that was discussed at the kick-off?

Jesse Johnson

[LBK Rules]

I belive that's for the calibration of the camera.

I don't belive the scripting software is out yet.

[cbolin]

The Java stuff is a cool program that will display what the camera is seeing and is used as mentioned above for the calibration. Your PC can connect the comm port to a 9 pin D connector on the camera module.
Regards,
Chuck

[emusteve]

Originally Posted by cbolin

The Java stuff is a cool program that will display what the camera is seeing and is used as mentioned above for the calibration. Your PC can connect the comm port to a 9 pin D connector on the camera module.
Regards,
Chuck

The problem I ran into last night is that it requires a LOT of horsepower! I tried running on a PII/300 and frame capture would fail. Tried a PIII/500, with the same result. Had to go to my VIAO with the P4 before it would run. Anyone else had such a problem with it? (Yes, I downloaded Java from the SUN website and had installed it in all cases.)

The images looked awfull! (green) Tried with white balance on, and they looked blue. in both cases colors were very muted. It had a hard time locking on to a yellow shape on a dark background. I'm worried about the lighting this thing is going to require, and conditions on the field.

Steve