Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:46:20 +0200 From: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> To: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT: Robotics or embedded or hardware programming... what is this called? Message-ID: <4FE2A71C.8020503@bananmonarki.se> In-Reply-To: <CAN2%2BEpZNhPZLGqB1%2BqEG-X8BjAVzrW6ZR6FnLsF=H2oEGVtm4A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAN2%2BEpZNhPZLGqB1%2BqEG-X8BjAVzrW6ZR6FnLsF=H2oEGVtm4A@mail.gmail.com>
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2012-06-21 03:54, Modulok skrev: > List, > > Sorry for the off-topic post. There are a lot of technically adept people on > this list, so I thought I'd try my luck here: > > I want to get started programming for hardware. Motors, sensors, actuators, etc. > I have a programming background, (python, PHP, C++) but no experience with code > that drives hardware. (Motors, sensors, etc.) > > I *don't* want closed-source "kit robots" where the point is to build the robot > the book and thats it. I also don't want ladder logic-based PMC's. Some kind of > micro-controller that runs a *nix flavor (or a BSD flavor!) would be great! (If > that's what I need.) Basically, I want to do stuff like "if input1() is True > then apply_voltage_on_output3()", etc. Build my own traffic light, coffee > maker, mars rover, automatic-plant waterer, whatever. > > What do you call this? Embedded programming? Generic hardware programming? > Robotics programming? Are there prefabricated, standard embedded boards and > hardware specs that play together like PC parts do? In short, I don't even know > where to start. > > Even general pointers to books/websites would be great. Once I know what it's > called I can google much more effectively ;) > > Thanks! > -Modulok- That ballpark is quite large. I'll give you some links http://www.linuxcnc.org/ http://arduino.cc/
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