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Back to [[Regbot]] main page

==Archive==

[[Design overview]] can be found here.

[[Getting started]] with REGBOT GUI.

[[User interface]], how to configure the robot using the Regbot client.

[[Control]] overview gives some information on control possibilities.

[[Mission]], how to write a mission.

[[Regbot maintenance]] for longer life.

[[Regbot calibration]] for better performance.

REGBOT comes in 3 versions:
* version 2B - with extension boards to match version 3
* version 3 - configuration with (almost) all on one board ([[REGBOT version 3]] technical notes)
* version 4.1- using Teensy 3.5 ([[Regbot version 4]])

[[REGBOT robot status]]

Video presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOz4eNkjTM0

Intro til HW http://aut.elektro.dtu.dk:rse/regbot/lektion_1_intro_1_hardware_software.mov

REGBOT design sketch https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f14415feea0d8731f084d070/w/e9bf714402f35ee217c58672/e/c64e392bfa5890fe6ebcffad

'''Robobot'''

Robobot is a base robot for "Building dependable robot systems". See details here ([[Robobot]]), it is basically a Regbot robot extended with a raspberry pi.

==Use software as is==

To use REGBOT two software parts are needed - one for the robot (regbot.hex) and the client (regbot.exe (for windows)).

====Client software====

Get the client software (regbot.exe) from file sharing on campusnet, place it in a directory, this directory will be default for configuration file and result files from the robot.

* get software from SVN, or from the link below.
* http://aut.elektro.dtu.dk/regbot/regbot-gui/regbot-gui.exe (might be an old version, see the "about" box)

For windows a complete executable file (''regbot.exe'') is in the ''dist'' subdirectory of QTGUI, or can be downloaded as an exe-file from the link above.

==Software download==

The source code for the robot and the client is available here.
NB! the software source can not be compiled without the proper tool-chain (compiler and library for the robot and python and libraries for the client)

repository for software - client and robot (version 3)

* client: svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/qtgui
* robot: svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/regbot
* robobot (c++): svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/robobot

On windows something like ''TortoiseSVN'' needs to be installed, see e.g.: http://www.gbar.dtu.dk/faq/39-svn

On a Linux computer install the ''subversion'' package, and do something like this:
svn co svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/regbot regbot
svn co svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/qtgui qtgui
svn co svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/robobot robobot

*Robot software version 3.1046 (march 2019) implemented chirp command
*Robot software version 3.943 (as of 9 Oct 2018) added overload protection (full motor voltage for 0.5sec gives overload).
*Robot software (including regbot.hex): version 2.285 (as of 31 January 2016) - ready for F16 course

*Client software : 3.1046 (March 2019): support for communication through Raspebrry PI bridge.
*Client software : 3.923 (23 Mar 2018) added new chirp command for identification - require big log (teensy 3.5)
*Client software : 3.484 (as of 15 November 2016) - adapted to hardware 3, modular control settings and wifi access
*Client software (including regbot.exe for windows): 2.285 (as of 31 January 2016) - ready for F16 course

=== Older version===

repository for software - client and robot (version 2)

* client: svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/version2/qtgui
* robot: svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/regbot/version2/regbot

==Install software tools==

The software tools to modify the software requires some tools.

===Linux===

[[Software installation]] and tool-chain - Linux

===Windows===

[[installation in windows]] with some of the tool-chain

==Extensions==

===Camera based line follower===

This extension adds a Raspbery Pi with a Raspberry Pi camera on top of the robot.
The Raspberry Pi is connected to the robot base through the UART serial connection.

[[File:regbotVision.JPG|200px]]

The [[Camera based line follower]] detects a tape line in front of the robot and controls the robot to follow the line through the serial connection.

Go to [[Vision based Line Follower]] for detailed information on the project and instructions on how to setup a new Line Following RegBot.

===ESP8266===

This extension adds wireless communication to the robot through the Teensy's UART serial connection.

[[File:esp8266.jpg|200px]]

Go to [[ESP8266]] for instructions on how to add the ESP8266 to the Teensy board.

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