X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/6992a5ef99473108cf166f13240632cef34d151d..1b46919ecb3f2238de99ef4534ed2707569477a1:/blog/index.rss diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index b9994e2aef..c29853de24 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,44 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + First version of a Perl library to control the Spykee robot + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/First_version_of_a_Perl_library_to_control_the_Spykee_robot.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/First_version_of_a_Perl_library_to_control_the_Spykee_robot.html + Sat, 9 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0200 + +<p>This summer I got the chance to buy cheap Spykee robots, and since +then I have worked on getting Linux software in place to control them. +The firmware for the robot is available from the producer, and using +that source it was trivial to figure out the protocol specification. +I've started on a perl library to control it, and made some demo +programs using this perl library to allow one to control the +robots.</p> + +<p>The library is quite functional already, and capable of controlling +the driving, fetching video, uploading MP3s and play them. There are +a few less important features too.</p> + +<p>Since a few weeks ago, I ran out of time to spend on this project, +but I never got around to releasing the current source. I decided +today that it was time to do something about it, and uploaded the +source to my Debian package store at people.skolelinux.org.</p> + +<p>Because it was simpler for me, I made a Debian package and +published the source and deb. If you got a spykee robot, grab the +source or binary package:</p> + +<p><ul> +<li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/~pere/debian/packages/lenny/libspykee-perl_0.0.20101009-1.tar.gz">libspykee-perl_0.0.20101009-1.tar.gz</a></li> +<li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/~pere/debian/packages/lenny/libspykee-perl_0.0.20101009-1.dsc">libspykee-perl_0.0.20101009-1.dsc</a></li> +<li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/~pere/debian/packages/lenny/libspykee-perl_0.0.20101009-1_all.deb">libspykee-perl_0.0.20101009-1_all.deb</a></li> +</ul></p> + +<p>If you are interested in helping out with developing this library, +please let me know.</p> + + + Links for 2010-10-03 http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Links_for_2010_10_03.html @@ -354,22 +392,5 @@ those that want to check back later to find it.</p> - - Forslag i stortinget om å stoppe elektronisk stemmegiving i Norge - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Forslag_i_stortinget_om____stoppe_elektronisk_stemmegiving_i_Norge.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Forslag_i_stortinget_om____stoppe_elektronisk_stemmegiving_i_Norge.html - Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0200 - -<p>Ble tipset i dag om at et forslag om å stoppe forsøkene med -elektronisk stemmegiving utenfor valglokaler er -<a href="http://www.stortinget.no/no/Saker-og-publikasjoner/Saker/Sak/?p=46616">til -behandling</a> i Stortinget. -<a href="http://www.stortinget.no/Global/pdf/Representantforslag/2009-2010/dok8-200910-128.pdf">Forslaget</a> -er fremmet av Erna Solberg, Michael Tetzschner og Trond Helleland.</p> - -<p>Håper det får flertall.</p> - - -