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How to use the Khepera robot

Installing

First of all you should read the manual (in pdf).

If you are using Solaris, here is what you should do to "talk" to the Khepera:

If you would like to program it in C, you should read this instruction

For more information see: Khepera FAQ

The home page of K-Team

Khepera on the Web

The m68331 processor

The specification of the light sensors (in pdf)

The specification of the m683xx processor (in pdf LARGE!!)

Using tip on Solaris

First of all you should read the man file on tip!

In the /etc/remote file you should write the following:

For the 9600 baud: khepera-mode5:dv=/dev/cua/a:br#9600

For the 38400 baud: khepera-mode6:dv=/dev/cua/a:br#38400

The /dev/cua/a if the ttya (or com1 in DOS). If you are using the ttyb (or com2 in DOS), you should write /dev/cua/b.

You should the be able to write tip khepera-mode5 (remember to set the jumpers on the Khepera correctly), and then press the reset button on the Khepera and it should answer something like this:

ROM of minirobot KHEPERA, Edoardo Franzi K-Team October 31, 1995 Rev. 4.06

Programming the Khepera in C (on Solaris)

Getting gcc to work

First of all you should read this instruction (in PostScript)

First of all you should make sure that you have a proper make, and gcc, you can get a precomplied version at Sun's freeware. They work perfect.

You should the install these using pkgadd.

Then you should get binutils and gcc (at GNU), and the right package for the Khepera. Get the bios version on your Khepera (ver 4 in this example), go to ftp://lamiftp.epfl.ch/pub/khepera/gnuc/, and download the right package.

You should the read the INSTALL file and follow that, and there should be no problems.

This should be in your C file

#include		This is int include file for the Khepera

int32 processID[i]		This array keeps track of your functions

void main() {

bios_reset(); tim_reset(); mot_reset(); sens_reset(); msg_reset(); var_reset(); ser_reset(); str_reset();		You must reset all modules before they can be used

processID[0]=tim_new_task(task1); processID[1]=tim_new_task(task2);		This is for running your processes

}

Running your C program on the robot

Now you should be able to run a program on your Khepera. type in your program, do a make, and if all goes well you should end up with a file called myprogram.s28 (if you have the version 4 of the ROM, if not it will possible be called myprogram.s"something else"

Now type tip khepera-mode6, make sure that the jumpers are set correctly.

Reset the robot, it should then say:

ROM of minirobot KHEPERA, Edoardo Franzi K-Team October 31, 1995 Rev. 4.06
S format Motorola loader mode

Type ~>, and tip will say:

~>Local file name?

Type in the name of your s file and hit return. Tip will then count upwards until the whole file is down loaded, and answer:

514 lines transferred in 12 seconds
!
S: download terminated

And something should happen!

When you are finished playing type ~. and you will leave tip.

Examples of C code

Getting the LEDs to flash (download)

#include <bios.h>

int32 processID[1];

void flash() {
for(;;)
{
var_change_led(1);
tim_suspend_task(1000);
var_change_led(0);
}
}

void main()
{
bios_reset();
var_reset();
processID[1]=tim_new_task(flash);
}

Getting the robot to move forward (download)

#include <bios.h>

int32 processID[1];

void start() {
mot_config_speed_1m(0,3500,800,100);
mot_config_speed_1m(1,3500,800,100);
mot_new_speed_1m(0,10);
mot_new_speed_1m(1,10);
exit(0);
}

void main()
{
bios_reset();
var_reset();
tim_reset();

processID[1]=tim_new_task(start);
}



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