Initial release 1997, 19–20 years ago Available in English | Preview release Non [±] | |
Developer(s) KISS Institute for Practical Robotics Stable release 8.0.2 (March 31, 2008) [±] Operating system | ||
Interactive C is a program which uses a modified version of ANSI C with several libraries and features that allow hobbyists to program small robotics platforms.
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Version by Newton Research Labs
Newton Research Labs developed Interactive C as a compiling environment for robots using the Motorola 6811 processor. The MIT LEGO Robot Design Contest (6.270) was the original purpose for the software. It became popular, however, due to its ability to compile on the fly rather than taking time to compile beforehand as other languages had done. The programming environment's newest version is IC Version 8.0.2, which supports these operating systems:
The screenshot to the right shows Interactive C running on a Windows operating system. The program features an Interaction Window where one-line C commands can be sent to the connected controller as well as an editing window, here titled main.c, where a program file is being edited and can be sent to the attached controller.
Here is the basic "Hello World" example for IC programming:
Here is another example using motor ports 1 and 3:
A basic infinite loop that will beep for ever:
Interactive C is used by The Ohio State University to program MIT Handy Boards in its Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program. [1]
Version by KISS Institute for Practical Robotics
KISS Institute for Practical Robotics developed a third-party alternative to the Newton Labs version of Interactive C for their Botball Educational Robotics Program.
The latest version of Interactive C by KISS Institute for Practical Robotics is IC 8.0.2, which supports these operating systems:
IC8 supports the following robotics controllers: