On Thursday 07 February 2008 10:24:49 you wrote: > Sorry, I guess this was a bit of a rambling post. > > The epucks came with some programs pre-installed. One of them allowed me to > connect to the epuck using the epuckmonitor software and view the sensors > and control the movement/leds etc. > > I have succeeded in reprogramming the epucks but now I'd like to reset them > back to the factory programs so I can get to grips with how the sensors > work. I was wondering if the advanced_sercom program was the program that > allowed the epuck to work with the epuck monitor but running that the > epuckmonitor is very unstable and the IR sensor readings look wrong.
Normally the sercom program is used with the PC monitor. The advanced sercom add features but keeps compatibility but I am not sure. Michael, could you confirm this. > So I guess I've got two questions > > 1. Is it possible to get the source code for the factory preset programs on > the epuck and for the epuckmonitor program ? Yes, they should all be in the subversion repository on gna.org. > 2. How do the IR sensors work ? What sort of distances do they detect over > and what sort of values do they return ? This information is available on the web site here: http://www.e-puck.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=60 Please let's keep the discussion on the mailing list so that other people can use the answers too. Have a nice day, Stephane -- http://stephane.magnenat.net _______________________________________________ E-puck-user mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/e-puck-user
