Robotics Lab

Wiki Page Robotics Lab - Mechanical Engineering - TU/e

Getting started in the robotics lab

• Announce your presence, also to the PhDs/staff!
• Pick a free desk. Indicate the desk that you have chosen on this page.
• Indicate the computer that you are using on this page.
• Get yourself subscribed on the robotics-lab Googlegroups mailinglist (ask Sjoerd about this)
• Make yourself familiar with the keys to the lab and testlab, the coffee machine, etc. If you have any questions, ask people and put the additional info on this Wiki!
• Bring pie ;)

WIKIs

• Service Robot Wiki (pc installation, tutorials, projects, etc - often severely out-dated!):

   http://servicerobot.cstwiki.wtb.tue.nl

• Robotics Lab Wiki (practical robotics lab issues, coffee, who-is-who, etc)

   http://cstwiki.wtb.tue.nl/index.php?title=Robotics_Lab

• EMC wiki (course wiki Embedded Motion Control)

   http://cstwiki.wtb.tue.nl/index.php?title=Embedded_Motion_Control

• CST Wiki (general CST wiki - links to wiki's above)

   http://cstwiki.wtb.tue.nl/index.php

Google (email) Groups

• Robotics lab (practical lab issues, coffee, birthday cake, etc)

   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/robotics-lab

   (Owners: Sjoerd van den Dries)

• RoboCup@Home Team (software, progress, tournaments, organization)

   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/amigo-at-home

   (Owners: Sjoerd van den Dries, Jos Elfring, Tech United Eindhoven)

• RoboCup Mid Size League Team (software, progress, tournaments, organization)

   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/msl-tech-united

   (Owners: Tech United Eindhoven)

Student Reports

File Server

   \\wtbfiler\Control Systems Technology\Servicerobotica

Robotics Lab Printer

Ubuntu

1) Open a terminal and type

system-config-printer

2) Add

3) Network Printer

• LPD / LPR Host or Printer
• Host: wbmtprint.wtb.tue.nl
• Queue: Robotics01
• Forward
• Provide this PPD file
• Name: Robotics01
• Description: Robotics01
• Location: Robotics Lab

Windows 7/8

1) Open Control Panel

2) Go to Devices and Printers

3) Select a Shared Printer by name:

• Adress: \\wbmtprint\Robotics01
• IP: 131.155.66.17

4) The process should finish by itself, including driver instalation

Menu Robotics Lab:

Info

• Main Page

Robotics Lab

• Floor plan Robotics Lab
• List of computers
• Inventory
• List of Jetsons