About Hacked Neato XV-11

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1

Hello,

I have a question about Neato VX-11 (product RB-Nto-01)
robotshop.com/neato-robotics-xv-11-vacuum-cleaner-2.html

We know it has been hacked by :

Xevel
github.com/Xevel/NXV11

Hash
random-workshop.blogspot.ca/

Seems like the Neato XV-11 has been hacked mostly for the LIDAR

My question is :
Any projects hacking the whole Neato XV-11 robot and not only the LIDAR ?

I would like to use most of the robot, except the cleaning device.

Thank you so much for your time =)

2

Unboxed the Neato yesterday :slight_smile:

Can’t performe this test :
DiagTest [DriveForever]

says I need to write an option

If i try :
DiagTest DriveForever

says something about DiagTest DriveForeverLeftDist

Other tests that went ok:
DiagTest MoveAndBump
DiagTest DropTest

So the question about
DiagTest DriveForever
is :

in the manual neatorobotics.com/programmers-manual
seems to me like
DiagTest DriveForever
and
DiagTest DriveForeverLeftDist
are two different commands… are they ?

Thank you for your help =)

3

Well…

It means that the robot can perform DriveForever without having to determine the turn radius ?

Cause I need help with that first step
DiagTest DriveForever
before trying to determine a turn radius.

Need help please

Thanks

4

Finally, DiagTests workded really well with PuTTY on GNUlinux

I Tought it was a good idea to give news about this.
I know I posted in the wrong forum… well…anyway :stuck_out_tongue:

5

It is true that there is not much talk about hacking the Neato but, it is hackable much like the Roomba.

There is even a programmers manual available to you.

It includes various commands that you can send to the Neato.

We’d be interested in seeing your project and how you use your Neato as development platform.

6

The driveforeverleftdist and rightdist are used with the driveforever command if you would like to set a turning ratio for the robots driving. The leftdist also requires the rightdist to work.

The ratio between the leftdist and rightdist will determine the turn radius.

Hope this helps.

7

Yes, the DriveForever command can be set without setting a turn radius.

Please make sure that you have downloaded the latest software update to your robot and make sure you press the start command in order to engage the test after you have sent the command. The start button must be pressed to engage DiagTest commands.

Do all the other tests work? Hacking robots like the Neato takes trial and error and a lot of testing. If this does not fix your problems, we suggest that you contact Neato Robotics technical support.