FIRST Robot Simulator - Running the Robot Simulator System

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Intro

This page will explain how to run the Robot System Simulator to debug your software.

Structure of the Tcl Code Customizing the Operator Interface in Tcl Customizing the Robot in Tcl Customizing the C code Running It Using the SimulationPanel The Robot and Operator Interface Windows Index to Objects

Directories

The C code and the Tcl code that I provide is a functioning version of the default code with a simple robot controlled from it.

My preference is to maintain the C code and the Tcl code in separate directories. That works well under Linux. But to make it work you will want to symlink the binary across. From the Tcl directory

ln -s path_to_the_c_code/main main

Windoze lacks the concept of a symlink. You can either put all the files into one directory, or you can copy the "main" executable each time you update it.

Running It

To run the simulator simply run

 ./RoboSystem.tcl

from the Tcl directory. Three windows will appear.

• RoboSystem.tcl -- The simulation control interface
• robot -- The robot
• oper_interf -- The operator interface

Next Using the SimulationPanel