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Re: NXT->PC with Python
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:19:26 GMT
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Original-From:
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dan miller <danbmil99@yahoo[IHateSpam].com>
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I've been conjuring up some Python bindings around fantom. Would like to
bypass the driver and use USB/BT directly (esp. for unix) but no luck so
far. If anyone wants to contribute to this or get access to what I have so
far please respond.
-dbm
--- John Hansen <afanofosc@comcast.net> wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Geoffrey Schmit <gcschmit@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 24/08/2006 at 3:53 AM, Tac Tacelosky/Smokefree DC • <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I've read the documentation for interfacing a program with BlueTooth or
> > > USB, and both are very low-level documents, I'm hoping someone has
> > > already wrapped these into a library.
> >
> > The Driver SDK <http://mindstorms.lego.com/Overview/NXTreme.aspx> • provides a C
> > interface as well as a C++ interface. You could call this C interface • from VB
> > to communicate with the NXT.
>
>
> Unfortunately, the Fantom driver library does not wrap the Direct Command
> functionality (i.e., the portion which lets you read sensor values and
> control
> motors) in a high level API. You still have to build the buffer and
> extract
> values from the reply buffer.
>
> I have wrapped the system command and direct command layer in a high level
> class. I have two versions, one which uses the Fantom driver library
> underneath, and the other (which currently only works for bluetooth serial
> communication) which talks directly to the NXT without the Fantom
> interface
> layer. The sourcecode is included in the most recent BricxCC sourcecode
> release. A link is on the BricxCC webpage
> (http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/).
>
> Included in the sourcecode is a COM wrapper around these two classes. The
> functionality is not 100% completely implemented but a great deal of it
> is. I
> will upload to my Utilities page a pre-built versions of the COM
> automation
> objects along with sample programs that demonstrate how to use them
> sometime
> this weekend.
>
> John Hansen
>
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