| Systronix JCX Quick News |
JCX.DIO is now shipping! |
JCX.DIO is now released, to be soon followed by JCX.JStamp,
JCX.Sensor and JCX.Motor. (JStik and
the JCX backplane have
been shipping for some time, as has JStamp and
the JStamp development station). For the latest information check the JCX
News or the  JCX
Schedule page. You can see JCX live - details in the Systronix appearances page. JCX.DIO
code files are now online. It's in stock and ready to ship but we are having
trouble creating parts in our (new) online
store, so it will be first available in our current store. |
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2006 May 16 - the first demo of an interface
between Vex and JCX was well-received. The first release of code and documentation
is online in the jvex-robotics
project at Java.net, along with the presentation. |
| Robotics |
SunSPOTs
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This
article gives some more highlights about Sun Small Programmable
Object Technology. They are very cool wireless nodes with a JVM running
on an Arm9 controller. |
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In this press
release at the Las Vegas CES, Lego Group describes the
MindstormsNXT including new sensors,
motors, and mechanical bits, all in a new form factor and with new
pluggable connectors. Also see this more detailed Wired
article. The system is priced at US$250. It includes
a digital wire interface for third-party developments. |
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2006 March - progress online on these robot swarm
projects at Univ of Utah, with open source files at the java.net robotics
community. Includes SonarMotion and I/O Tagging APIs. |
Univ of Utah CS4500 Web
Page |
2006 Jan 09 - Systronix presented to have a team of CS seniors
work on an autonomous robot swarm using JCX. Here are the sales
pitch, one sheet summary, and video
clip (WMV file). |
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Are you:
- trying to teach modern concepts at the university level using outdated platforms?
- tired of yet-another-limited-capability-small-robot-with-a-15-year-old-technology-8-bit-micro-and-arbitrary-development-tools?
- using a small programmable board or system in
robotics or industry?
- a LEGO® Mindstorms user who has run out of processing power and memory?
- tired of the limits of 20-year old technology?
- struggling with C and assembly code and thinking there has to be a better way?
- feeling reluctant to make the jump from an 8- or 16- bit system to complex, power-hungry, and costly embedded PCs?
- wishing there was a university-level robotics controller with open, standardized APIs and the capabilities
of a real programming language, and enough memory and computational power to make it useful?
- concerned about power consumption?
Do you: - Need a powerful 100x100 mm board for mini-Sumo competition?
- Wish your robot had the horsepower for sophisticated tasks such as machine vision and image processing?
- dream of using a modern language such as Java, but are unsure if it is usable in realtime embedded systems?
- wish you could move beyond 8-bit interpreters?
- want peer to peer RF communication?
If so, JCX may be
just what you've been looking for.
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JCX brings the power
of Java Technology,
the speed of native execution, real-time capability,
a power-thrifty
32-bit CMOS controller,
and an open, standard system bus within reach of almost everyone. |
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