ActivMedia Robotics

STARTING UP CLIENT AND SERVER

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Drive Self-Test

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Client Server Connection

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Demo Startup Options

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A Successful Connection

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OPERATING THE ARIA DEMONSTRATION CLIENT

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DISCONNECTING

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QUICKSTART TROUBLESHOOTING

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Proper Connections

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SRIsim

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CHAPTER 5 JOYDRIVE AND SELF-TESTS

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JOYDRIVE MODE

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ENGAGING SELF-TESTS

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CHAPTER 6 ACTIVMEDIA ROBOTICS OPERATING SYSTEM

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CLIENT-SERVERCOMMUNICATION PACKET PROTOCOLS

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Packet Checksum

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Packet Errors

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SERVER INFORMATION PACKETS

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CLIENT COMMANDS

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THE CLIENT-SERVERCONNECTION

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Autoconfiguration (SYNC2)

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Opening the Servers—OPEN

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Keeping the Beat—PULSE

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Closing the Connection—CLOSE

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MOTION COMMANDS

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ActivMedia Robots in Motion

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Platform Dependent and Independent Variables

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PID Controls

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Position Integration

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SONAR

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Enable/Disabling Sonar

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Polling Sequence and Rate

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STALLS AND EMERGENCIES

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ACCESSORY COMMANDS AND PACKETS

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Packet Processing

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CONFIGpac and CONFIG Command

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SERIAL PORT COMMUNICATIONS

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Changing Baud Rates and Autobauding

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HOST-to-AUX Serial Transfers

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ENCODER PACKETS

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Gripper packets

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Sounds

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TCM2

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Onboard PC

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Heading Correction Gyro

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INPUT OUTPUT (I/O)

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User I/O

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Bumper and IR I/O

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IO packets

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Expansion I/O

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DOCKING/CHARGING SYSTEM I/O

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Digital Port Controls

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Docking/Charging Servers

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Monitoring the Recharge Cycle

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CHAPTER 7 UPDATING & RECONFIGURING AROS

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WHERE TO GET AROS SOFTWARE

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AROS MAINTENANCE MODE

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SIMPLE AROS UPDATES

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Pioneer 2TM, 3TM manual Operating the Aria Demonstration Client