Microsoft Robotics Studio and The Boe-Bot ( Have Qs for the Pro's )
Alex899654
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I just got my 1st Boe-Bot (Kit) this Nov. 2010 and I'm very proud of it , I read the hole book and I want to take it up a level.......I'm interested in making my Boe-Bot work with Microsoft's Robotics Studio R3, I've been reading books on how to do this; one of the Original books from Robotics Studio tells me were to get the drivers for the BS2 from the Parallax site to make them communicate. BUT the drivers were made for the "R2" (Older) version when Visual Studio 2005/2008 were out in their glory. Do the same BS2 Drivers work on "R3"?........ I don't have too much problem with, that since I got a "R2" version, but this is about the newer "R3" version. Also the Bluetooth model for the Boe-Bot that the book uses is not for sale any more (model eb500) can any Bluetooth in the parallax store work?.................I know some might ask why would I want to do that?.......Its because doing this will grant me access to the many .Net programming Languages like C,C++,C#,Visual Basic, HTLM, Or Open Source Python....I would like to make my smart phone control my Boe-Bot, or Zune player..........maybe later have Microsoft Automobile software control my; by then "off road Boe-Bot" .......from fellow Robot enthusiast.
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http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/companion/9780735624320
http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/src/prod/MSRS-Bluetooth-Boe-Bot-Code-v1.2.zip
*Note in the 1st link: the code for the ARobot is in Chapter 7 (the ARobot communicates with a Serial Cable): and Chapter 8 builds on top of it to make a internet security camera app. The Chapter 7 code for the ARobot comes 3 ways: the ARobot Folder contains the C# 2005 Visual Studio code, the DriveARobotByWire Folder contains the MSRS code v1.2, next to it is the BS.2 driver for the Basic Stam2.......I've tested them on MSRS (R2), and (R3), also in C# 2008 and C# 2010 express editions and they work of course they need to be updated. The BS.2 code works on the Basic Stamp, just needs modding for the Boe-Bot.