= RAS Tools =
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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)
 * [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html PuTTY] - Useful SSH/Telnet/Rlogin client to SSH in our server. [PuttyGuide Putty Guide]
 * [http://winscp.net/eng/download.php WinSCP] - SCP client for Windows; allows secure file transfer with the server. [WinscpGuide WinSCP Guide]
 * [http://www.syntevo.com/smartsvn/download.html SmartSVN] - Subversion client; you will use this the most for uploading/downloading code from our server. [LearnSvn SmartSVN Guide]

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== Software Tools ==

 * Metrowerks Codewarrior - See an officer for a CD to install this software for programming a Freescale(Motorola) microcontroller. [CodewarriorGuide  Codewarrior Guide]
 * [http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/ Player/Stage] - Advanced - Network server for robot control/robot simulator. [PlayerGuide  Player/Stage Guide]
 * [VexProgramming  Vex Programming with WPILib] - Learn the basics of robotics and C programming with Vex.
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== Electrical Tools == 

 * [http://www.cadsoft.de/download.htm Eagle] - Circuit board design software. [EagleGuide Eagle Guide]

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== 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.[CadGuide CAD Guide]

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== Related Links ==

 * [WikiStart RAS Wiki Home]