RoPod/Tutorials/ExpSimulinkonRobot

For this tutorial it is assumed that a controller has been made in Simulink which should now be tested on the actual ropod. Previously installed compilers build C-code and an executable that the ropod can run. In Simulink, CTRL+D preforms a diagnostic test and CTRL+B builds the code. If everything works correctly, the compiler creates a file in the working directory that has the same name as the model, but without extension. That is the executable which the ropod can run.

Switch the ropod on using the big manual switch and always keep the remote in hand. At first, make sure the red button on top is pushed in. When pushed in, the wheels will never have torque on them and thus can be used in emergencies. So obviously, when you want to run your program the red button has to be pushed out, else the ropod will not do anything.

Now we are going to log on to the ropod using the existing network of the Robotics Lab, put the just created executable on the ropod and use the console (terminal) to command the robot. In Ubuntu, connect to the WiFi