Create.exe is a stand-alone application used to control an iRobot Create via a Serial or TCP/IP connection.
This application will connect directly to the Create Serial Port via a COM Port or TCP/IP. It will poll and display sensor data, and allow you send individual commands or send entire scripts to control the Create. If you don't have a microcontroller on the Create and simply have a bluetooth or other wireless serial connection, then this application will allow you to play with your robot right away. It also has a map that will use the distance and angle sensor data to display where you are and have been on a 2D grid.
This application was written using Delphi 4.
Create.1.0.0.11.exe - a few new features, but don't expect perfection.
Documentation is on the Help menu, but very incomplete.
When started, you will be prompted for a Configuration File. Just skip it the first time, but then go to the Configuration tab and click Save Config to save your ComPort/TCP/IP settings for next time, as well as the video URL. You can then modify the settings directly in the config file or from the Configuration tab.
Here are some Sample Scripts that you can Copy and Paste to the Send Script tab in Create.exe.
Create.exe Sourcecode:
Here is the Source Code you will need to compile this application using Delphi 4. The only non-standard Dephi Component that I used is the TComPort component for Serial communications.
Createv1.0.0.10.zip - Delphi 4 Sourcecode (updated with some missing files 5/9/08)
TComPortComplete.zip - TComPort component source code.
Even if you don't use Delphi, the souce-code is pretty easy to read and understand. Just look at CreateMain.pas to see how it's all done.