RAS Tools
Welcome to the RAS Tools page! If you need help installing or using any software below, please send an email to an officer or ask one at the next meeting.
Essential Tools
(note, all of the following tools can be used straight from a linux/unix command line, but we suggest these visual tools for Windows users and ease of use)
- PuTTY - Useful SSH/Telnet/Rlogin client to SSH in our server. Putty Guide?
- WinSCP - SCP client for Windows; allows secure file transfer with the server. WinSCP Guide?
- SmartSVN - Subversion client; you will use this the most for uploading/downloading code from our server. SmartSVN Guide
Software Tools
- Metrowerks Codewarrior - See an officer for a CD to install this software for programming a Freescale(Motorola) microcontroller. Codewarrior Guide?
- Player/Stage - Advanced - Network server for robot control/robot simulator. Player/Stage Guide?
- Vex Programming with WPILib - Learn the basics of robotics and C programming with Vex.
Electrical Tools
- Eagle - Circuit board design software. Eagle Guide?
Mechanical Tools
- AutoCAD/Solidworks - Obtain from /250gig/vfat/SLDWRKS_SDK_2008_2009.zip. You can access this with WinSCP after you have an account on our server.CAD Guide?
