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ECE6,4990-02 Intro to Robotics

Robotics research group

ECE6,4990-02 Intro to Robotics/Lab notes

Bully Board

Subversion

Robotics Research Group Presentations

For Remote Desktop here's my system IP address 130.18.64.171

10 Jul 2007 meeting

To do:

• Notes on creating an external link: See the Subversion#Installation and setup movie link.

Updates:

• Item 1 - Not done.
• Item 2 - In progress; will bring a list of crossed-out references for Dr. Jones to examine this week.
• Item 3 - In progress; rewriting for 5 servos using only one timer.
• Item 4 - done.

03 July 2007 meeting

To do:

1. Post the resulting notes from simulation on a separate Wiki page; review them with the writing center.
2. Continue finding references for review paper
3. Work on servo code
4. Place IP address on Wiki.

Updates:

• Servo operation - in progress.
• Item 1 - done; need to post the resulting notes on a separate Wiki page.
• Item 2 - yes; done.
• Item 3 - done
• Item 4 - pending.
• Item 5 - yes; works.
• Item 6 - yes; done.
• Item 7 - done.

19 Jun 2007 meeting

To do:

1. Prepare for presenting MPLAB SIM on Monday; discuss with Dr. Jones by Thursday afternoon or sooner.
2. See if MPLAB SIM's output has a "Save to disk" option that produces a text file.
3. Read Robinson and Davies, "Continuum robot - a state of the art" stored in EndNote.
4. Begin work on following references (first seven) in the review paper.
   • Copy and paste first seven references to a new Word document and check it in to the review folder.
   • Add to the list by following references, filling in all four points (Design, Kinematics, Application, References); highlight any unsure/incomplete entries.
   • Use the IEEE Xplore/Google Scholar to find papers and add them to the document and to SVN.
5. Verify operation of MathType with Vista/Office 2007 per the group meeting minutes.
6. Install/test MPLAB linking process per the group meeting minutes.
7. Create/move a work directory to SVN\Students\your name. Place all MPLAB code in a subfolder under that.

For Dr. Jones

1. Review SVN writing; find additional items for Narendra to bring to the writing center.

Updates:

• Item 1 - Done.
• Item 2 - Done.
• Item 3 - Done.
• Item 4 - In progress.
• Item 5 - Dr. Jones will review and comment.
• Item 6 - Done.
• From yesterday's group meeting, students don't have access to the inventory.

12 Jun 2007 meeting

To do:

1. Document web site/procedures for getting EndNote working with Vista as a Wiki page.
2. Forward Dr. Jones e-mail from last week re: pagaent setup ready and verify receipt; fix e-mail problems.
3. pagaent setup links:
   • Verify use of the authorized_keys2 file on the UNIX side and accompanying directions from http://slu.ms/articles/2006/06/04/public-key-authentication-with-putty/.
   • Place link above at end of Subversion#Using Pageant to Avoid Retyping Password.and in external links per above.
4. Continue learning MPLAB SIM and begin developing 5 servo code.
5. Contact writing center and bring their comments on material written thus far.
6. Links reviewed regarding the pagaent graphical setup links
   • http://slu.ms/articles/2006/06/04/public-key-authentication-with-putty/ - good
   • http://guide.apisnetworks.com/index.php/Subversion - list as an alternate procedure under External links#Installation and setup.
   • http://tangledhelix.com/94/sysadmin-emergency-kit - list as an alternate procedure under External links#Installation and setup.
   • http://www.mtu.net/~engstrom/ssh-agent.php - list as an alternate procedure under External links#Installation and setup.

Updates:

• Item 1 - now working.
• Endnote: some Vista problems.
• Item 2 - complete.
• Item 3 - in progress.
• Item 4 - complete.
• Item 5 - in progress. MPLAB opens and runs; checking functionality. Update to v7.60.
• Item 6 - in progress. Haven't started on servos; focusing on learning MPLAB SIM.
• Item 7 - complete. Dr. Jones will review.

05 Jun 2007 meeting

Review of agenda items:

• Repository creation: permissions still wrong
• Endnote purchased and installed
• Review paper access working
• Essential grad student skills updated
  • Item 2 - add links for a good tutorial to C, C++ and Java
  • Item 4, 7 - use internal wiki links
  • Item 5 -- use http://www.ece.msstate.edu/courses/ece3724/ instead.
  • Put Wiki markup page in list, SVN in list
  • Remove old text (C/C++/Matlab, especially the symbolic toolkit (find / link to tutorials), Microchip, C18 compiler, USB PIC familiarity (link to Bully board page, Microchip web site, etc.). Bully Board)
• Links to pagaent setup screen shots: e-mail not sent as requested; links useful but none thus far posted provides screenshots of pagaent setup.
  • Categorize existing links under External links
  • Add link to pagaent setup and e-mail to Dr. Jones
• Remove command-line centric SVN writeup: done, but formatting bugs: In the popup menu select Context Menu ® SVN Move versioned files here and you have (line break) changed/added/removed.
• Combining of client software install done
• Place links to pagaent graphical setup in SVN web page: in progress (see above)
• Coin3D under Vista: works. In progress: Microchip IDE / Hyperterm with USB.
• Offie 2007 DVD returned.

To do:

1. Repository access fixes
2. Essential grad skills updates listed above
3. Post pagaent graphical setup link and e-mail Dr. Jones and following above
4. SVN formatting fixes per above
5. Test Microchip IDE per above
6. Begin developing code to operate 5 servos. Investigate MPLAB SIM abilities instead of using the board. See MPLAB, Help, Topics, Debuggers, MPLAB SIM.
7. Collect verification of review paper: .m files or a good copy of handwritten equations.

5-29-2007 meeting

Review of agenda items:

1. From team meeting; pending
2. Review paper access: pending
3. First pass at item 3 in progress
4. First pass at item 4: links found
5. First pass at item 5: revisions made, but hand-written notes absent.
6. Item 6 done; Dr. Jones will review.
7. Confusion on what this means. Conclusion: understanding the use of Wiki internal vs. external links.
8. External links placed in SVN intro. Edited and revised as necessary during meeting.
9. Confusion which was explained during the meeting.
10. Location to place this link confirmed during the meeting.
11. Completed.

Additional items:

1. repository creation done but permissions still wrong.
2. Endnote purchased

To do:

• Additional item: complete as soon as possible.
• Item 2: complete as soon as possible.
• Item 3 updated: revise the section Robotics research group#Essential grad student skills to be a bulleted list with links to the unlinked topics.
  • Link PIC info to ECE 3724 homepage
  • Link to the intro to robotics homepage -- to learn about sensors, motors, encoders, etc.
  • Short sentence/paragraph on interest in making things move; ideas for creating interesting robots; link to books on building a robot
  • Link to PCB design (Eagle homepage -- cadsoft)
  • Tutorial on how to solder (in ECE homepages?)
• Item 4: post links here in Wiki. This is an alternative to providing picture in the pagaent setup section. We won't use the PDF because it's not editable. E-mail Dr. Jones for review when posted.
• Item 5: remove command-line-centric portions of daily use guide, items 4-7.
• Item 9: combine numbered item under Subversion#Installing and Using the Client Software to 1-2 short sentences.
• Item 10: place the link in the Daily Use Guide of the external links.
• Work with Srinivas to install [www.coin3d.org] Coin and test on Vista.
• Test software with Vista: Coin3D / elephant trunk simulation; Microchip IDE and USB works (Hyperterm plus programming).
• Return Office 2007 DVD.

Dr. Jones

• Work on print quota
• Check on lab phone -- doesn't receive incoming calls.

Links to be reviewed so that I can add the links in the wiki. Review links are in italics.

• External link for the dos commands for SVN.
  • https://projects.coin-or.org/BuildTools/wiki/pm-svn-cmds - looks good.
  • http://www.gael-varoquaux.info/computers/svnautocommit/index.html#id5 -- not useful.
• User guide
  • http://www.cleversafe.org/wiki/Subversion_new_user_guide -- looks good
  • http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/XTortoiseSVN.asp --It has pictures along with icon layout. Looks good, but steps 1 and 2 should be ignored, since we can't use them (our version of TortoiseSVN uses a newer file format that the UNIX version doesn't support, so the repository has to be created using UNIX).
• installing tortoise SVN with pics
  • http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oucsweb/tortoisesvn.xml.ID=body.1_div.2 - looks good.
  • http://www.shokhirev.com/nikolai/programs/SVN/svn.html -- looks good; same notes on creating a repository not from UNIX apply.
• SVN history
  • http://www.pushok.com/soft_svn_history.php -- not useful.

THINGS TO DO 05/21/'07 - 05/28/'07

1. Verifying math in the review paper. Bring either verification or question. Verification should be as hand-written equations or .m files.
2. Review paper SVN access.
3. Getting started for being a robot specialist.
4. Picture demonstration of the Creating a repository, to avoid retyping of the password, Daily use guide,
5. Include SVN update in the daily use guide
6. Add details of draging options in the Repository browser.
7. create internal links for User manual, and as SVN/Daily use guide
8. Create external links for the various subversions used for different OS under External links heading and before the downloads heading.
9. Make one short paragaraph of the installation path.
10. Put and external link for the dos commands for SVN.
11. Put a Robotics home page link on the personal pages

THINGS ASSIGNED AND DONE 05/14/'07 - 05/21/'07

1. Modify and Document Installation and Using client software.
2. Document "Using Pageant to avoid retyping of the password.
3. Transfer Word doc written by Srinivas with no images.
4. Make changes to the doc files and organize.
5. Modify the Introduction keeping Pavani's links.
6. User guide add extra information.
7. Robotics research group Wiki page changes and also link to SVN.
8. Create a repository.