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COMMON SOFTWARE
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»www.adobe.com
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ADOBE READER
You need the Adobe® Reader® to view the Manuals and Datasheets.
You have to obtain the latest release directly from http://www.adobe.com/
NOTE: Linux Users can use the Package Manager of their Distribution to install a PDF Reader.
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»www.java.com
»java.sun.com
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Java 6 Runtime Environment
You need the Java 6 Runtime Environment for RP6Loader.
If you are using Linux, you should install Java 6 with the package manager of your specific Distribution. Please also read the notes in the RP6 Manual!
You may obtain new Versions of the JRE directly from the SUN Microsystems Homepage: http://java.sun.com/
If you are using old Win98SE/ME or older Win2K (without SP4) Systems, you can only use a JRE5. There is an alternative Version of RP6Loader that runs with Java 5.
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»RobotLoader
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RobotLoader v.1.5h
This Program has been developed to allow easy and fast program upload to the Microcontrollers of the Robot Arm and some other Robots from AREXX (like RP6). It is written in Java and runs on Windows and Linux. You do not need to install it - you can simply extract it to a folder on your harddrive and start it from there.
If you are using Windows, you have to install the USB driver before you can use this program (s. below)!
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»Save
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RobotArmLibrary and Example Programs
This archive contains the RobotArm Function Library and related Example programs.
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WINDOWS SOFTWARE
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»RACS
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RACS - Robot Arm Control Software Version 1.0
This Windows Program allows you to control the Robot Arm via the USB Interface.
With the Sliders in the Software and Keyboard entries you can control the position of each Servo.
Additionally it is possible to program Movement Sequences.
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»winavr.sourceforge.net
»sf.net Download
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WinAVR Version 201001100
WinAVR is a suite of executable, open source software development tools for the Atmel AVR Microcontrollers. It allows to run AVR-GCC (C-Compiler) and other open source tools on Windows. It is easy to install - just follow the instructions on your screen after launching the installer.
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»Win2k/XP/Vista/Win7 32 und 64bit
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USB Interface Driver
This is the FTDI USB Driver for Windows (you don't need a Driver for Linux as it is already included in modern Linux Kernels).
The newest CDM Version is available for Win2k/XP/Vista/Win7 32 and 64 Bit. You can use the CDM_Setup to install the Driver BEFORE you attach the USB Interface for the first time! If you want to install it manually, you find the extracted drivers in the apropriate folders on the CD. The Installation is described in the Manual and there are also Installation Guides in the driver folders.
Attention: Windows 7 and Vista can contain a standard Driver for the USB Interface but this one is not complete! It does not have all required Features. So you HAVE TO install the correct Driver BEFORE you attach the USB Interface for the first time! If you did not do this, you have to manually upgrade the Driver with the Windows Device Manager.
Newer Versions of the Drivers can be downloaded from our website or directly from FTDI:
http://www.ftdichip.com/
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LINUX SOFTWARE
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»Download (0.9MB)
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avr-gcc, binutils, avr-libc and patches
This folder contains everything required to compile and install the avr-gcc, binutils and avr-libc for Linux. There are several patches that need to be applied to
these packages. There is an automatic script that can do this. Of course you can also compile and install everything manually. This is described in the Manual! You should read it, this is not as easy as it is with WinAVR for Windows and you need to do several things on the commandline...
To install avr-gcc for Linux as described in the Manual, you have to download the archive and extract it to your home directory in a new directory "RP6".
Then you need to download the following packages:
- Binutils 2.1.7:
binutils-2.17.tar.bz2
(13 MB)
- GCC 4.1.1:
gcc-4.1.1.tar.bz2
(38 MB, if the link is broken try another mirror:
http://gcc.gnu.org/mirrors.html )
Please do not extract any of the two archives - just store it along with the other files from the RP6_avrgcc_patches_and_libc.zip archive in the "RP6" directory.
Then you may continue as described in the Manual!
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