ch.unizh.ini.jaer.projects.tobi.zipzaps
Class ZipZapControl

java.lang.Object
  ch.unizh.ini.jaer.projects.tobi.zipzaps.ZipZapControl

All Implemented Interfaces:

HardwareInterface

public class ZipZapControl
extends java.lang.Object
implements HardwareInterface

Controls the Radio Shack ZipZaps micro RC Transformers car via the ServoController port 2, which pulls down on appropriate port 2 bits to activate either steering or acceleration. Control is bang bang.

If steering and speed are independent. Setting speed (fwd or back) does not affect steering, and same for steering.

Author:

tobi

Constructor Summary

ZipZapControl()

Method Summary

void	back() put on gas reverse
void	close() Closes the device and frees the internal device handle.
void	coast() take off the gas
void	fwd() put on the gas
java.lang.String	getTypeName() get text name of interface, e.g.
boolean	isOpen()
void	left()
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
void	open() Opens the device driver and gets a handle to the device which is internally maintained.
void	right() steer right
void	stop() stop steering (go straight) and take off gas
void	straight() stop steering (go straight)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ZipZapControl

public ZipZapControl()

Method Detail

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

Description copied from interface: HardwareInterface

get text name of interface, e.g. "CypressFX2" or "SiLabsC8051F320"

Specified by:

getTypeName in interface HardwareInterface

close

public void close()

Description copied from interface: HardwareInterface

Closes the device and frees the internal device handle. Never throws an exception.

Specified by:

close in interface HardwareInterface

open

public void open()
          throws HardwareInterfaceException

Description copied from interface: HardwareInterface

Opens the device driver and gets a handle to the device which is internally maintained.

Specified by:

open in interface HardwareInterface

Throws:

HardwareInterfaceException - if there is a problem. Diagnostics are printeds.

isOpen

public boolean isOpen()

Specified by:

isOpen in interface HardwareInterface

Returns:

true if interface is open, false otherwise

right

public void right()

steer right

left

public void left()

straight

public void straight()

stop steering (go straight)

fwd

public void fwd()

put on the gas

back

public void back()

put on gas reverse

coast

public void coast()

take off the gas

stop

public void stop()

stop steering (go straight) and take off gas

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)