ROBOTC Driver Suite

Introduction

The ROBOTC Driver Suite was started back in 2008 when I wrote my first ROBOTC driver for the HiTechnic IR Link. It slowly grew from just a couple of drivers to an entire suite, supporting over 50 different sensors and devices that can be connected to the NXT.

Great care has been taken to ensure the API for the various drivers is consistent and easy to understand.  The idea is that it should be clear from the name what a function does.  A lot of time has gone into documenting each driver and providing examples for each driver to show how to use it.

Current version

The current version of the driver suite is 3.3 (Released 12 March 2013)

Installation instructions

• Download the latest release here: [LINK] and unzip in a directory of your choice.
• Make sure you are using ROBOTC 3.60 or higher.
• You can download ROBOTC here: [LINK].
• Follow the installation instructions here: [LINK].

Tutorial

Please note that the tutorial is a little out of date as it applies to Driver Suite 2.x.  Updated installation instructions can be found in the section above.

You can download a detailed tutorial on how to install and use these drivers right here: [LINK].  In the tutorial you’ll learn how to setup your ROBOTC environment and configure your sensors correctly.  I’ve included a couple of fun example programs, with instructions on how to create those from scratch.  If you’re new to the driver suite or you just want to learn more about, I can really recommend you take a look at it.  Below is one of the videos of the tutorial.

Documentation

Documentation is shipped with the driver suite but you can also look it up online right here: [LINK].

Supported sensors and devices

Manufacturer	Sensor
Atmel	AT24C512B EEPROM
Codatex	RFID sensor
Daniele Benedettelli	NXT2WIFI
Dexter Industries	dFlex
Dexter Industries	dCompass
Dexter Industries	dPressure 250/500
Dexter Industries	dGPS
Dexter Industries	6-DOF IMU Sensor
Dexter Industries	Temperature Probe
Dexter Industries	Thermal Infrared Sensor
Dexter Industries	dLight
Firgelli	NXT Linear Actuator
HiTechnic	Accelerometer
HiTechnic	Angle Sensor
HiTechnic	Barometric Sensor
HiTechnic	Color Sensor
HiTechnic	Color Sensor V2.0
HiTechnic	Compass
HiTechnic	EOPD
HiTechnic	Force Sensor
HiTechnic	Gyroscope
HiTechnic	IR Link
HiTechnic	IR Receiver
HiTechnic	IR Seeker
HiTechnic	IR Seeker V2
HiTechnic	Magnetic Field Sensor
HiTechnic	Passive InfraRed
HiTechnic	Prototype Board
HiTechnic	Super Pro Prototype Board
HiTechnic	Sensor Multiplexer
HiTechnic	Touch Multiplexer
Holit Data Systems	Motor MUX
HumaRobotics Data Systems	WiFiBlock
Lego	E-Meter
Lego	Light Sensor
Lego	Touch Sensor
Lego	Sound Sensor
Lego	NXT Temp Sensor
Lego	Ultra Sound Sensor
Maxim IC	MAX127 ADC
Microchip	MCP23008
MicroInfinity	CruizCore XG1300L
Mindsensors	PSP-Nx-V4
Mindsensors	NXTCam
Mindsensors	Numeric Pad
Mindsensors	NXT Servo
Mindsensors	LineLeader
Mindsensors	Acceleration Sensor
Mindsensors	HID Sensor
Mindsensors	DIST-nx
Mindsensors	RXMUX
Mindsensors	PFMate
Mindsensors	Motor MUX
Mindsensors	Touch MUX
Mindsensors	Touch Panel
Mindsensors	Sumo Eyes
Mindsensors	Power Meter
Mindsensors	Magic Wand
Mindsensors	Pressure Sensor PPS58-Nx
Mindsensors	AbsoluteIMU
Mindsensors	LigthSensorArray
Mindsensors	Sensor MUX