Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Training/GettingStarted/RobotGear

Timestamp:

Nov 3, 2019, 7:24:27 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

David Albert

Comment:

--

ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Training/GettingStarted/RobotGear

@@ -1 +1 @@
 == Gear Needed
-To start developing robot software for team 2537 you will need the following
+To start developing robot software you will need:
+   * A training robot such as one of 2537's [wiki://ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Robots peanut training robots] OR[[BR]]
+     A robot simulator such as [https://synthesis.autodesk.com/ BXD Synthesis]
    * A laptop running Windows 7, 8, or 10.  The laptop should be setup as described [wiki:ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Training/GettingStarted/LaptopSetup here]. 
-     [[BR]]Note: you can do most things on a !Mac/Linux machine but you won't be able to test your code, so you really need a Windows laptop.
-   * To load your code onto a robot and test it:
-       * A USB [https://www.amazon.com/PXN-PRO-2113-Professional-Controller/dp/B01JY0RAW2 Joystick] or USB [https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-940-000110-Gamepad-F310/dp/B003VAHYQY XBox controller]
-       * Optional: USB [https://www.amazon.com/Genius-120-degree-Conference-Webcam-WideCam/dp/B0080CE5M4 webcam]
-       * Optional: USB [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0769GFWCZ A-B cable]
-       * A robot (e.g. one of the team's [wiki://ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Robots peanut training robots])
-
+     [[BR]]Note: you can do most things on a !Mac/Linux machine but you can only drive a real robot using a Windows laptop.
+   * A controller to drive your robot:
+       * A USB [https://www.amazon.com/PXN-PRO-2113-Professional-Controller/dp/B01JY0RAW2 Joystick] OR [[BR]]
+         USB [https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-940-000110-Gamepad-F310/dp/B003VAHYQY XBox controller]
+   * Optional: USB [https://www.amazon.com/Genius-120-degree-Conference-Webcam-WideCam/dp/B0080CE5M4 webcam]
+   * Optional: USB [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0769GFWCZ A-B cable]