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| author | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2016-11-06 17:14:13 -0500 |
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| committer | Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2016-11-12 06:58:01 +0700 |
| commit | 540e272d6a46726e9b20a97324795a17bc7f427f (patch) | |
| tree | 32f7f1dd7138693d9b7683ebbd5edf097187c2db /python/nxt-python | |
| parent | 4b91b58469091ea63e113b415f0dac8040a57663 (diff) | |
python/nxt-python: Update README, slack-desc.
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| -rw-r--r-- | python/nxt-python/README | 23 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | python/nxt-python/slack-desc | 6 |
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/python/nxt-python/README b/python/nxt-python/README index 19157be3292b3..bd05e263c6531 100644 --- a/python/nxt-python/README +++ b/python/nxt-python/README @@ -1,26 +1,35 @@ -nxt-python is a python 2.x driver/interface for the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot. +nxt-python (python module to control Lego NXT) + +nxt-python is a python 2.x driver/interface for the Lego Mindstorms +NXT robot. Setup ------ -In order to use nxt-python with an NXT kit, you should add a 'lego' group to your system, and add yourself to that group: +In order to use nxt-python with an NXT kit, you should add a 'lego' +group to your system, and add yourself to that group: # groupadd lego # usermod -a -G lego YourUserName -You will also want to set up a udev rule to identify NXT hardware and grant the 'lego' group permission to use it. +You will also want to set up a udev rule to identify NXT hardware and +grant the 'lego' group permission to use it. -A sample rule is included for you in /usr/share/nxt-python, but you may want to verify the vendor code of the NXT unit. +A sample rule is included for you in /usr/share/nxt-python, but you may +want to verify the vendor code of the NXT unit. -To verify the vendor code, connect the NXT hardware to your computer and then run: +To verify the vendor code, connect the NXT hardware to your computer +and then run: lsusb -Look at the ID for the Lego device; it will probably be 0694, but if not, then change the value in the sample udev rule to match. +Look at the ID for the Lego device; it will probably be 0694, but if not, +then change the value in the sample udev rule to match. Save the sample udev rule (70-lego.rules) to /etc/udev/rules.d/ -Log out and log back in, and you should now have full control, via Python, over your NXT hardware. +Log out and log back in, and you should now have full control, via Python, +over your NXT hardware. Requires at least one of these ------------------------------- diff --git a/python/nxt-python/slack-desc b/python/nxt-python/slack-desc index 2a379661a269a..596d17f356a5d 100644 --- a/python/nxt-python/slack-desc +++ b/python/nxt-python/slack-desc @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| -nxt-python: nxt-python (Python module to control Lego NXT) +nxt-python: nxt-python (python module to control Lego NXT) nxt-python: -nxt-python: nxt-python is a python driver/interface for the -nxt-python: Lego Mindstorms NXT robot. +nxt-python: nxt-python is a python driver/interface for the Lego Mindstorms NXT +nxt-python: robot. nxt-python: nxt-python: http://code.google.com/p/nxt-python/ nxt-python: |