please enlighten me..

What I have not found is any description of how you would connect these machines to your computer, or what sort of target microcomputer environment you would need to run the programs you create. There needs to be some sort of documentation telling how to create real control platforms, the minimum CPU, versions of Windows, RAM, hard disks, flash, etc.

So far, MSRS seems to be missing some basic things, like control of the serial and parallel ports, just as WCF leaves these out, too.

Is there a specification for developing drivers for real world devices, like serial I/O, the IBM printer port, A/D boards, motor control boards, etc?

SCrobot at 2007-10-3 >

SCrobot wrote:

Just looking over the Studio and the first tutorial today, it has a number of real devices defined, from various manufacturers who are partners. If you had the actual hardware, the idea is that you could assemble them and match up their connections in the VSL, and produce code to run the mechatronic creation you just built. What I have not found is any description of how you would connect these machines to your computer, or what sort of target microcomputer environment you would need to run the programs you create. There needs to be some sort of documentation telling how to create real control platforms, the minimum CPU, versions of Windows, RAM, hard disks, flash, etc. So far, MSRS seems to be missing some basic things, like control of the serial and parallel ports, just as WCF leaves these out, too. Is there a specification for developing drivers for real world devices, like serial I/O, the IBM printer port, A/D boards, motor control boards, etc?

That's also the question stack on my head. What if like me planning to build something from scratch a robot that can move around wired...and then if possible wireless....I have already bought 2pcs dc-motors, soldering iron, lead, and universal pcb. But i dont know what's next to do or buy..maybe can you help me?

micomyx at 2007-10-3 >

I have a cpu thats not being used anymore, but still working, its an Intel Pentium3 500+Mhz has a motherboard, 256MB RAM. Can I use that? If yes, that would be great..
because..if I'm to use a microcontroller board I only got $300-400 max. for the whole project.

If my old cpu can be used as an onboard computer, I'll used. That way I can focus the budget on other parts.
Can I also use a 12V emergency light rechargeable batteries?

micomyx at 2007-10-3 >