How to program LEGO Mindstorms EV3 using C language?

Question

First of all, I am new to this and I need a little help!

I have a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot, I downloaded (LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Home Edition) to control EV3. Unfortunately, I could not find the source code for EV3 in the mentioned software. So please, if anyone can tell me the name of the software that allows you to program EV3! I would be very grateful!

I also downloaded (Bricxcc) software, but it was an old version. I could not find a newer version containing EV3.

Can C be used to program EV3? Or add some features to the sensors?

Note. I ended up leJOS software to program code using java, it is much simpler, and there are many resources for EV3 brick in java. Wish you all the best!

Answer 1

Here you can find the source code of EV3: https://github.com/mindboards/ev3sources

The generated documentation from this source code is available here and here .

Bricxcc has experimental support for EV3, but it has not been actively developed (since October 2013). You can find the latest version here . An Internet search for "bricxcc ev3" will be timed to some tutorials (for example, the one at http://www.robotnav.com looks good).

ROBOTC is a good alternative, although it is not free.

There is also ev3dev . There is a C library for ev3dev here or you can write your own.

Answer 2

EV3 runs on Linux with glibc, so you only need to download your programs in C. For C ++, you need to copy the standard C ++ library. Such programming is a little inconvenient, since you have to interact directly with the device files.

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The c4ev3 package simplifies this. It is built around the Eclipse plugin, which includes the GCC Toolchain, API, and the built-in Uploader and File browser, which can be used directly from Eclipse.

Template designs included

C and C ++ Hello World. The API and Uploader can also be used separately from Eclipse, so you can use it however you like.

Check :-)

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Disclosure: I wrote a piece of software.