Software

From Maslab 2007

General API Information

• Java 1.5.0 API: documentation on the standard Java classes.
• Maslab Java API: documentation on the Maslab custom software.
• OrcBoard Java API: documentation on the OrcBoard library.
• Jama numerics library API: documentation on the Jama numerics library.
• Sun's Java tutorials: online tutorials in many Java topics.
• Ed Faulkner's Java quick reference: examples of all the important language features.

Application Information

• Ant: A tool that can automatically build and upload your code. Use it, it's nice.
• Athena settings: Things you should set in your athena locker to make development easier.
• BotClient: The tool for viewing remote channel data.
• CVS: A tool for managing your source code amongst your teammates (but see Subversion instead).
• Emacs: Some notes on getting the most out of the GNU Emacs text editor.
• orcd: Notes for starting your robot via the orcpad.
• OrcSpy: How to use orcspy to debug orcboard io.
• SSH: Tool for logging into other machines remotely. Also has info on scp, which copies files to and from other machines.
• Subversion: A tool for managing your source code amongst your teammates.

Maslab Software Distribution

We're running Ubuntu Linux (a Debian-based distribution) with the 2.6.17 kernel.

The freshest version of the software is installed in /usr/share/java/maslab.jar, and is also accessible from Athena at /mit/6.186/2007/maslab.jar.

You can also download the Maslab jar file here.