Catbot

Quadruped Hybrid Pneumatic-Electric Robot. Utilizes McKibben Muscles for bio-inpired locomotion.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started
2. List of Dependent Libraries
3. Setup
4. How to Download Libraries
5. Get Help
6. For Common Issues

Getting Started

• Clone git
• Install PlatformIO Extension
• Download Libraries in PlatformIO Library

More detailed instructions below

List of Necessary Libraries

• Servo by Michael Margolis
• EventAnalog by philip Fletcher

Last updated: 10/2/22 by Hiroto Takeuchi

Setup for VSCode + PlatformIO

• Install and Open Visual Studio Code
• Install PlatformIO extensions
• Create a new folder with the name of your choice
• Clone repository
  • open folder in vscode and open terminal with ctrl+` or in the terminal

  cd /folder_of_choice
  git clone https://github.com/RIT-MDRC/Catbot.git .
  

• Switch into encoder_test branch (temporary; until merge of this branch)
  • In the bottom blue banner, click on "main"
  • select "origin/encoder-test"

Downloading Necessary Library using PlatformIO

• Open PlatformIO home

  Click on the alien head on the left. Go to QUICK ACCESS > PIO Home > Open

• Open "Libraries" on the left menu
• In the search bar, search for necessary Libraries

Note

• On extension conflict error (at least that Hiro encountered)

  Disable/uninstall arduino extension due to conflicts with PIO extension