Embedded C Options

Abstract

Chapter 8 showed that in order to get the maximum performance out of ROBOTIS systems, ones must consider the “Embedded C” routes which happened to be quite numerous. Some of the resources that I know of are listed below (and I know that I have missed many):

• Vanadium Labs had been supporting the ArbotiX RoboController line, Atmel AVR-based (http://www.vanadiumlabs.com/arbotix.html). It is supported by the ROS organization (http://wiki.ros.org/arbotix).

• The Humanoid Lab provides C libraries for the Bioloid Premium (http://apollo.upc.es/humanoide/trac/wiki/bioloidCframeworks) via Windows and Linux.

• BioloidCControl is an alternative firmware for BIOLOID PREMIUM Humanoids A/B/C (https://code.google.com/p/bioloidccontrol/).

• “Software Souls” also offer another approach (http://softwaresouls.com/softwaresouls/series/programming-robotis-bioloid-hardware/).

• Another interesting product is the USB2AX which is equivalent to the USB2Dynamixel module (http://www.xevelabs.com/doku.php?id=product:usb2ax:usb2ax) for Windows, Linux and MacOS systems.

• As far as Arduino books go, there are many in existence to suit the reader’s skills and goals, but I would recommend the classic “Arduino Cookbook” by Margolis (2011).