PICkit2 - Tutorials, Experiments
PICkit 2 - Small size USB programmer
from Microchip.
How to use it as a demo device for
USB programming in C language
Java SE SWING JSR-296 Example
How to run background task in
JSR-296 SWING application
with 'busy animation' in the status bar.
Useful addition to Netbeans template.
Computer vision
Vision is the main sense of our robots.
See some Java algorithms we use
Tips-n-Tricks
Some advices about hardware and software tricks
PIC Programming
(firmware)
Assembler program for PIC16F628A
Communication program for sending
commands from cell phone to motors.
Driver for motor controller.
RoboHobbyPlugin
Open Source project on
SourceForge, Java brain
for the robot
In German
Short description of www.RoboHobby.com
in German
In French
Short description of www.RoboHobby.com
in French
In Spanish
Short description of www.RoboHobby.com
in Spanish
In Italian
Short description of www.RoboHobby.com
in Italian
In Russian
Short description of www.RoboHobby.com
in Russian
www.RoboHobby.com
How to update Java on KNOPPIX 5.0
The purpose of these articles is to describe the process of updating Java on KNOPIX 5.0.
It is supposed that you have Windows XP, installed on your PC and you are going
to use KNOPPIX 5.0 for Java programming.
We use KNOPPIX as a main OS for our Java/SWING robotics application.
It was surprising, that current KNOPPIX (version 5.0) has preinstalled Java (JRE) 1.4_2
(or 1.5).
Why they use so old Java?
I don't know the reason.
It was big surprise.
Our application doesn't work well under such an old JRE (1.4_2).
And to handle this problem I installed new Java (JRE 1.6) on my
KNOPPIX Live Linux CD by myself.
These articles describe just my own experience how to upgrade Java on KNOPPIX.
First of all we should understand - what do we mean by 'install' on KNOPPIX.
1) Installation just for testing, without creating your own CD.
For example you can see - how your Java application works under Linux
(if it works at all he-he-he)
2) Install new JRE (or JDK) on your CD.
After this kind of installation you will have CD with your version of KNOPPIX.
And new JRE (or JDK) will be written to your KNOPPIX Live CD.