Home (2007 January)

Thank you for waiting so patiently for JCX! This has been one of the most challenging products we have designed. JCX will also be one of the most tested products we've developed. We hope you agree that it was worth the wait.

Systronix JCX Quick News
JCX.DIO is now shipping!
2007 Jan 09
 JCX.DIO is now released, to be soon followed by JCX.JStamp, JCX.Sensor and JCX.Motor. (JStik and the JCX backplane have been shipping for some time, as has JStamp and the JStamp development station). For the latest information check the JCX News or the JCX Schedule page. You can see JCX live - details in the Systronix appearances page. JCX.DIO code files are now online. It's in stock and ready to ship but we are having trouble creating parts in our (new) online store, so it will be first available in our current store.
2006 May 16 - the first demo of an interface between Vex and JCX was well-received. The first release of code and documentation is online in the jvex-robotics project at Java.net, along with the presentation.


Robotics
SunSPOTs
 This article gives some more highlights about Sun Small Programmable Object Technology. They are very cool wireless nodes with a JVM running on an Arm9 controller.
In this press release at the Las Vegas CES, Lego Group describes the new MindstormsNXT including new sensors, motors, and mechanical bits, all in a new form factor and with new pluggable connectors. Also see this more detailed Wired article. The system is priced at US$250. It includes a digital wire interface for third-party developments.

JSwarm and Robotics API project files

 2006 March - progress online on these robot swarm projects at Univ of Utah, with open source files at the java.net robotics community. Includes SonarMotion and I/O Tagging APIs.
Univ of Utah CS4500 Web Page
 2006 Jan 09 - Systronix presented to have a team of CS seniors work on an autonomous robot swarm using JCX. Here are the sales pitch, one sheet summary, and video clip (WMV file).

Are you:

  • trying to teach modern concepts at the university level using outdated platforms?
  • tired of yet-another-limited-capability-small-robot-with-a-15-year-old-technology-8-bit-micro-and-arbitrary-development-tools?
  • using a small programmable board or system in robotics or industry?
  • a LEGO® Mindstorms user who has run out of processing power and memory?
  • tired of the limits of 20-year old technology?
  • struggling with C and assembly code and thinking there has to be a better way?
  • feeling reluctant to make the jump from an 8- or 16- bit system to complex, power-hungry, and costly embedded PCs?
  • wishing there was a university-level robotics controller with open, standardized APIs and the capabilities of a real programming language, and enough memory and computational power to make it useful?
  • concerned about power consumption?

Do you:

  • Need a powerful 100x100 mm board for mini-Sumo competition?
  • Wish your robot had the horsepower for sophisticated tasks such as machine vision and image processing?
  • dream of using a modern language such as Java, but are unsure if it is usable in realtime embedded systems?
  • wish you could move beyond 8-bit interpreters?
  • want peer to peer RF communication?

If so, JCX may be just what you've been looking for.

JCX brings the power of Java Technology,
the speed of native execution, real-time capability,
a power-thrifty 32-bit CMOS controller,
and an open, standard system bus within reach of almost everyone.

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