Thu, 01 Apr 2010
Surveyor programming interfaces (API's)
There are several control options for the SRV-1 / SVS, and it isn't always obvious what approach might be best. Here's a summary:
- SRV_protocol: this is the control interface we have provided since the earliest of our SRV-1 robots, and while we continue to add new functions, the core functionality remains the same - mainly ASCII-based commands to access motors, sensors, on-board processing, and system configuration. Through this interface, we directly support four different console programs as well as a variety of third-party and user-developed consoles:
- SRV1Console: - java-based console with user-definable buttons and web proxy support for remote robot control
- SRV1Test: - another java-based console with support for direct input of SRV_protocol commands
- labview-srv: - LabVIEW 2009 SRV-1/SVS control console
- Google Android SRV (srv1console): robot control console for Android phones and devices
- additional consoles - numerous 3rd party consoles and code samples, including RoboRealm, DelphiSRV and others ...
- SRV HTTP: this uses the browser as the robot control console, and generally works with smart phones as well as full-sized computers. Almost all of the functions accessed via SRV_protocol are available through the HTTP interface.
- picoC: this is the onboard C-interpreter that enables programming the SRV-1/SVS for fully autonomous behaviors. Most of the SRV_protocol functions are available under program control with ANSI-C syntax.
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