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Generic HID device control from RoboRealm (plus wiimote)
Anonymous from United Kingdom [99 posts] |
17 year
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The Dream Cheeky Missile Launcher and USBCar are two examples of HID devices that Roborealm can control. Rather then writing a unique driver for each device, a generic HID driver would be an extremely useful tool.
The driver would have to;
1. Find the available devices
2. Let you specify the device you wanted to communicate with.
3. Have input and output controls similar to the serial device control.
While I am a feeble HID device program, it seems like this should be pretty straight forward to expose. Anyone have any other ideas on what would be required?
I am currently playing with the Wiimote (I don't own a Wii but the wiimote is around $30!) This has a 3 axis accelerometer, 1024x768 IR camera and bluetooth, better yet it communicates as a HID device. Quick link to my progress:
http://profmason.com/?p=529
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Ricardo Sampaio from Portugal [32 posts] |
17 year
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thats a great idea i use the wiimote to but to interface it whit the roboreal i must use "glovepie" to get the keys and axys.
In glovepie is free-source so i think it wouldn't be very hard to make it append.
Looking forward in this area.
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Anonymous from United Kingdom [99 posts] |
17 year
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I was experimenting with GlovePIE yesterday to pass data from the Wiimote to RoboRealm. I can pass it as mouse coordinates or keypresses, but neither of these is particularly satisfying. What element are you using to pass data?
Thanks!
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Ricardo Sampaio from Portugal [32 posts] |
17 year
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Both keypreesse and as a joystick, for the joystick i have other software that i need to have running but atm im not at work so i cant check the name but is in the same web site as a link i think.
I also use nuckchuk and it works the same way, so i get 3more sensors 2axis joystick and 2more buttons.
U can also use up to 7 wiimotes at the same time.
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Anonymous |
17 year
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Nice ideas! We'll definately incorporate a generic USB HID device very similar to the serial module. Should make for a nice addition.
Seems like there is also interest in having a Wii module? Does the Wii just communicate over Bluetooth? Anyone got a link to the protocol that it uses? Seems to be just another wireless joystick but we're not sure (cause we don't have a Wii just yet) if it is treated just like another DirectX device.
Thanks the suggestions, we'll definately see what we can do!
STeven.
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Ricardo Sampaio from Portugal [32 posts] |
17 year
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Anonymous from United Kingdom [99 posts] |
17 year
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A wiimote driver would be great! Here is a link that shows some of the possibilities of the wiimote in robotics.
http://www.windmeadow.com/node/45
The wiimote acts like a HID device over bluetooth. It does have some peculiarities. (Like when I point SimpleHIDwrite at it, it crashes the computer.) This is because the wiimote doesn't respond correctly to GetAttributes(I think that is what it is called)
Here is a link to all the details on the wiimote and interfacing.
http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Wiimote
There are several code libraries out there already for the wiimote. I used this library:
http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2007/03/14/1879033.aspx
have fun!
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jamesbdunn from United States [3 posts] |
13 year
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The format of universal messages for robotics has already been created by the military. As a matter of fact, if you follow the JAUS message architecture you can use RoboRealm to control military robots, road vehicles, drone airplanes, under water robots/vehicles....
http://www.openjaus.com/support/jaus-documents
This is a standard like SAE; incidentally, it is an SAE standard.
JAUS also includes security encryption in a Java format so that each device is protected from hacking.
Now reverse this. Make a device with RoboRealm that is JAUS compliant, and you can now market your device to Defense Contractors like General Dynamics, Honeywell, Air Force Research Laboratories...
JAUS is a natural remote interface because it does not matter what the electrical interface is (USB, RS-232, RS-485, parallel port, infrared, Wi-Fi, bluetooth...), the message architecture is the same.
I believe a national database is available to upload device drivers for various devices already developed.
Rather than starting from scratch, you can jump onboard with a host of experts providing you with support by using the JAUS remote robotic control message architecture.
http://www.openjaus.com/support/forums
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jamesbdunn from United States [3 posts] |
13 year
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jamesbdunn from United States [3 posts] |
13 year
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Wiimote has already been modeled in JAUS, so if you make the your device JAUS compliant, then you need only the Wiimote layer in JAUS to control your device with a Wii.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur882ctUl2k
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