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Serial Port Programming

I am going to talk about accessing the serial port via Java or via an HTTP/Serial Bridge. Accessing serial ports is the preferred method of communication to microcontrollers like the Basic Stamp 2, or Arduino.

Serial Web Server

To work on Carnot, I decided to go into .Net and create a web server that responds to my serial commands. It's a simple .exe that takes a serial input on the command line and it works great for the SSC (Scott Edwards Servo Controller).

My Books

Robotics Programming 101

Robotics Programming 101

Robotics Programming 101 shows how program a real robot, speech, vision, more...

Ubuntu Robotics - A Robotics Programming 101 Extra

Ubuntu Robotics - A Robotics Programming 101 Extra

This extra highlights all of the Ubuntu specific robotics configuration details in Robotics Programming 101.

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Motion Detection - A Robotics Programming 101 Extra

Motion Detection - A Robotics Programming 101 Extra

This extra shows you how to write a motion detector for your robot with a network or web camera.

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The Definitive Guide To Building Java Robots

The Definitive Guide to Building Java Robots

This was my first book on robotics and using the Java Language to interface between sensors, motors and microcontrollers with a PC capable of doing speech and vision.