Aibo Quickstart Manual
Development with Aibo is possible using the OPEN-R SDE. The OPEN-R SDE is a set of tools released by Sony for the development of programs for Aibo. It is composed by the OPEN-R SDK, the R-Code SDK, the Aibo Remote Framework and the Aibo Motion Editor. This document describes how to set up a research environment with an Aibo robot for the use of those tools, but it does not includes instructions about how to use the tools or how to program the robot. For those other purposes you can consult the official documentation or the other documents released by the same author of this document.
Aibo can be programmed by using the scripting language R-Code or the C++ environment provided by OPEN-R, but when using Aibo for complex control only the second option is used. Because of that, this document will focus on the creation of a development environment for the OPEN-R. OPEN-R is composed of libraries and sample programs that allow a complete control over the Aibo hardware using a C++ environment. Even that this development kit is mainly targeted to a Linux platform, it is also possible to use it on Windows platforms by installing the Cygwin application. The usual procedure to work with Aibo is the following: a program is created on the computer using OPEN-R and C++. This program is then cross-compiled to target the Aibo platform. Then the resulting binaries are transferred from the PC to a memory stick. The memory stick is then inserted onto Aibo.
To set up all the required environment, it will be necessary to install first the OPEN-R SDK on the PC. Then a installation on the PC of a memory stick reader/writer will also be necessary in order to transfer programs from the computer to the memory stick. Once the PC is able to use the memory stick reader/writer, it will be necessary to prepare a memory stick with the OPEN-R base system. The last step will be to configure the wireless network for communication between the PC and Aibo.
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