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Overview
Before jumping straight to building your application we recommend you test your setup by using the CAOTester tool which comes with the ORiN2 SDK installation.
Tools and Parts needed
- RC8 Provider User's Guide
NOTE:
This example is to communicate your PC to a RC8 controller.
Connecting to the controller
Open CAO TesterC:\ORiN2\CAO\Tools\CaoTester\Bin\Cao Tester.exe | |
Select [Workspace] window and set parameters in [Add Controller]You will need to set the parameters to connect to the controller. Here is an example:
Press the [Add] button in the [Workspace] window to display the [CAOController] window. | |
Check Object and Log windowsIf communication was established correctly, you will get a "Succeeded" message on the log window. You should also see the Controller object showing under the Object window. |
Reading a global variable
Get variable handlerIn the controller window, select a variable tab and create a variable window for I1 (Global Variable Integer 1). | |
Read / Write VariablePress the [Get] button to read the I1 variable. Press the [Put] buttons to write the I1 variables. |
Turning motor ON
Select the [Controller] window of CaoTester.Select [Robot] tab and input the following under the RobotNames: | |
Add the @SERVO_ON variable handlerUnder the Robot window add the variable handler by inputting the following information on the "AddVariable" section: | |
Read / Write @SERVO_ON variableUnder the Variable - @SERVO_ON window, press the [Get] button to get the status of the Motor state. Press the [Put] button to Turn ON (1) or OFF (0) motor power. |
Next Steps:
- ORiN2 - Overview.
- CaoTester User’s Guide (C:\ORiN2\CAO\Tools\CaoTester\Doc\CaoTester_UsersGuide_en.pdf)
- RC8 (VRC) Code Samples (C:\ORiN2\CAO\ProviderLib\DENSO\RC8\Samples)
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