Myro Installation Manual
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Myro is a new framework for programming robots. It is written in the language Python and designed for use in Introductory Computing courses. It is being developed by the Institute for Personal Robots in Education. This page describes the process to install Myro and its hardware.
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Installation
If you are a student taking a course using Myro, then you only need setup the software on your computer, and install your Bluetooth adaptor. You can following directions in this section. The instructions on Hardware Setup (below) are designed to be performed by a teacher or Teacher's Assistant and should have already been performed for you.
If you have any problems, try reading Myro Troubleshooting.
This is a three step process:
- Install Myro
- Setup the Hardware
- Upgrade Myro
You'll find step-by-step instruction for these steps below.
Myro Installation and Setup
After you have installed Myro for your platform, you can test it with the following:
- double-click on the "Start Python.pyw" file on your desktop
- Enter the following into the IDLE window:
>>> from myro import *
>>> p = makePicture(200, 100)
>>> show(p) # should open up a window
>>> computer.beep(1, 800) # should make a beep
>>> speak("Hello world!") # should speak
You should see output in your idle window. Press <control+d> at the >>> prompt to exit.
Hardware Setup
Upgrading
Myro supports the ability to upgrade your software. To do this, you need:
- A network connection to the Internet
- To run python "Start Python.pyw" as an administrator
Once you have Python running, then you can do the following:
>>> from myro import *
>>> upgrade("myro")
>>> upgrade("fluke")
>>> upgrade("scribbler")
