= Building a Control PC for Barrett products =

== General Configuration ==

You should choose an operating system based on the type of PC hardware you have. The [http://web.barrett.com/supportFiles/wikiFiles/sk43g.jpg Shuttle PC] and the [http://web.barrett.com/supportFiles/wikiFiles/c137.jpg Travla C137 PC] shipped with either a Janz or esd CAN card. Newer WAMs with embedded PCs ship with a Peak CAN card. If you are ambitious, you can use your own PC and CAN card.

  * ["InstallRTAI"] - Install Kernel 2.6.16.16 + RTAI Magma (Janz/esd CAN card)
  * InstallXenomai - Install Kernel 2.6.24.2 + Xenomai 2.4.2 (Ubuntu 7.10, Peak PCI CAN card, Peak CAN driver)
  * ["InstallXenomai25"] - Install Kernel 2.6.31.4 + Xenomai 2.5.2 (Ubuntu 9.10, Peak PCI CAN card, Xenomai SocketCAN driver) - Includes from-scratch and simple instructions, primarily for CompactFlash installation
  * ["InstallXenomai25-PC"] Install Kernel 2.6.31.4 + Xenomai 2.5.5.2 (Ubuntu 9.10, Peak PCI CAN card, Xenomai SocketCAN driver) - Simple instructions, primarily for PC hard drive installation

=== Control PC Maintenance ===

  * SoftwareUpdate - Update instructions to get the latest copy of the Barrett control software (btclient)

== BarrettHand PC Requirements ==
The BH8-SERIES control software was written for computers running Windows XP or Ubuntu 9.10.  The !BarrettHand Control GUI requires a good amount of CPU power and memory for running this wxWidgets based application.  Barrett Technology requires the minimum specs for using the corresponding operating system.  A processor with a CPU clock speed of 1 GHz or greater, 1 GB of RAM, at least 1 GB of free disk space, and a modern graphics card is recommended.  Communications requires either one available USB port for the Peak USB to CAN adapter for the BH8-280 hand or a 9-pin serial port for BH8-262 hand.