Matlab Toolbox for the iRobot Create 2

Easily control the iRobot Create 2 from a PC using Matlab

I am pleased to announce the release of the MATLAB Toolbox for the iRobot Create 2 (MTIC2) - beta version.
WHAT IS THE CREATE 2? The Create 2 is a re-programmable version of iRobot's Roomba 650 vacuum cleaner targeted at robotics hobbyists, educators and researchers. For only $199 USD you get a differential drive robot with bump, cliff, and range sensors, encoders, a charging station and a communication cable.

WHAT DOES THE TOOLBOX DO? The toolbox allows you to control the Create 2 from a PC or laptop running MATLAB, using a documented library of intuitive, high-level, functions. Even novice MATLAB users should be able to get the robot running within 10 minutes. MTIC2 builds off of the success of the original MTIC which has been downloaded thousands of times by roboticists from all over the world.

WHAT IS NEW COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL CREATE AND MTIC?
The most interesting new features include:
* communication cable is now USB, eliminating the need for a separate USB to serial converter and enabling a faster communication rate;
* robot has more LEDs and a 7-segment display capable of producing ASCII characters;
* robot has 6 short range IR sensors located on bumper for non-contact obstacle detection;
* user can control drive wheel motors via raw pulse width modulation (PWM) commands;
* user can read raw encoder readings;
* user can sense drive wheel motor current; and
* the top plate includes drill template for mounting hardware and CAD files are available to 3-D print accessories.

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD THE TOOLBOX?
Documentation and source files can be found here:
http://www.usna.edu/Users/weapsys/esposito/roomba.matlab.php

Please forward bug reports and user feedback to [e-mail]

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Professor Joel M. Esposito
Systems Engineering Department
USNA, Annapolis, MD USA
http://www.usna.edu/Users/weapsys/esposito/