aibo_ers7

OPEN-R SDK installation instructions on Ubuntu 18.04

1. Open terminal and install required packages.
   sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install git flex
2. Clone the aibo_ers7 GitHub repository.
   git clone https://github.com/sheilaschoepp/aibo_ers7.git
3. Enter the aibo_ers7/sony directory, setup file permissions and complete the OPEN-R SDK installation.
   cd aibo_ers7/sony
chmod a+x build-aibo-toolchain-3.3.6-r3.sh
sudo ./build-aibo-toolchain-3.3.6-r3.sh

To verify the OPEN-R SDK installation, compile and run a sample program by following the instructions on page 4 of "Testing_OPEN-R_Samples_for_Sony_AIBO_ERS-7.pdf" in the aibo_ers7/tutorials folder.

Source(s)

All documentation was downloaded in April 2020. Links annotated with an asterisk (*) are no longer accessible (as of February 2024).

programs/walking

1. Generation of dynamic gaits in real Aibo using distributed neural networks.pdf
2. nets.tar.gz
3. openr_neural_controller.tar.gz

Walking Program Installation Instructions

1. Download and unpack openr_neural_controller.tar.gz and nets.tar.gz. <path_to_folder> will refer to the directory where you have unpacked these files.
2. Insert a Sony memory stick into a memory card reader that is plugged into your machine.
3. In terminal, go to the memory stick's directory. On my ubuntu 18.04 machine, this is in /media//<memory_card_id>.
4. Prepare the media stick with the OPEN-R SDK. Use the wconsole memory protection option.
   cp -rf /usr/local/OPEN_R_SDK/OPEN_R/MS_ERS7/WCONSOLE/memprot/* .
5. Move the contents of openr_neural_controller/OPENR to the OPEN-R folder on your memory stick.
   cd OPEN-R (you should be in the MS/OPEN-R directory)
cp -rf <path_to_folder>/openr_neural_controller/OPENR/* .
6. Move the contents of nets to the /MW/DATA/P folder.
   cd MW/DATA/P (you should be in the MS/OPEN-R/MW/DATA/P folder)
cp -rf <path_to_folder>/nets/* .
7. Eject the memory stick and insert into the AIBO.

sony/documentation

1. ERS-7_User's_Guide_(Basic).pdf *
2. ERS-7_User's_Guide_(PC-Network).pdf
3. ERS-7M2_User's_Guide_(AIBO_Entertainment_Player).pdf
4. AIBO_Brochure.pdf
5. AIBO_ERS-7_(MIND)_Brochure_II.pdf *
6. ERS-7M2_Quick_Guide.pdf
7. ERS-7M2_Quick_Guide.pdf
8. AIBO_Mind_2_Wireless_LAN_Set_Up_Guide.pdf
9. ERS-7M3_User's_Guide_(Basic).pdf from disk.
10. ERS-7M3_User's_Guide_(PC-Network).pdf from disk.
11. ERS-7M3_User's_Guide_(AIBO_Entertainment_Player_Ver._2.0).pdf from disk.

sony/software

1. Install OPEN-R on Linux.pdf

tutorials

1. AIBO_Programming.pdf
2. AIBO_Programming_Tutorial.pdf *
3. AIBO_Programming_Using_OPEN-R_SDK.pdf *
4. AIBO_Quickstart_Manual.pdf
5. OPEN-R_Essentials.pdf
6. Testing_OPEN-R_Samples_for_Sony_AIBO_ERS-7.pdf