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Title: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: smitty505000 on August 08, 2011, 06:39:15 AM

Hello all,

    New guy here.  I am in need of a GUI that will allow me to control a robot from a PC via usb/serial. Something that will have some directional arrows to click on that will send serial data out a usb port (Xbee). Also need this GUI to be able to display video from a usb capture device. Do I need to make something myself or is there something already made that will suit my purpose? If I make it myself, what would be a good language? Python? C? Visual basic? Java? I would like to eventually control this bot from Internet Explorer.

Smitty

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: Sylvestre on August 08, 2011, 10:05:39 PM

I am also in need of a graphical user interface?   Does anyone know of any good software that displays video, arrows, etc.?

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: Sylvestre on August 21, 2011, 11:43:47 AM

I am also in need of a graphical user interface?   Does anyone know of any good software that displays video, arrows, etc.?

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: Invicta on August 23, 2011, 05:09:45 PM

If you have an Adroid mobile (cell phone) then check out the Cellbots App by the Google Team. The mobile needs to be running Android 2.2 (Froyo). Cellbots is fully graphical with several choices of interface including voice control. The basic link to your robot is by Bluetooth. There is also a brain mode where it is possible to get audio and video back from the robot.

So far I have connected my Galaxy S by Bluetooth to a Win98 PC running Hyperterminal and a Win7 laptop running PuTTY so that I can test the signals sent to a robot.

See:  http://www.cellbots.com/software/java-app/ (http://www.cellbots.com/software/java-app/)

Also:   http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=13452.0 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=13452.0)

Regards

Invicta

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: Sylvestre on August 26, 2011, 10:28:09 PM

Thanks Invicta,

I'm just looking for a dashboard just for my pc though.

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: adanvasco on August 27, 2011, 11:05:25 AM

Why not make it  yourself? Should be relatively easy just to send some commands and receive some data back.

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: Sylvestre on August 27, 2011, 12:26:38 PM

Should I use Microsoft visual studio?

Edit: I meant visual studio not excel sorry about that.

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: The Headacher on August 28, 2011, 05:42:20 AM

Quote from: mitty505000

what would be a good language? Python? C? Visual basic? Java? I would like to eventually control this bot from Internet Explorer.

I have never tried such a thing, but Java seems like a good choice; it's already installed on most computers, and works well in combination with browsers, and has a lot of libraries available. Also, the language is more user friendly than for instance C/C++.

Quote from: Sylvestre

Should I use Microsoft Excel?

No, it is a spreadsheet not a programming environment.

Title: Re: Need robot Dashboard for PC
Post by: Sylvestre on August 28, 2011, 11:26:05 AM

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