Getting started with the Windows App
Windows 10
The Windows 10 App can be installed from the Microsoft Store using this link:
www.microsoft.com/store/r/9P7WF1JW9RPW
We also have an MSI available but it isn't signed yet. If you'd like to install this do the following:
Download the MSI using this link:
http://community.ohbot.co.uk/installs/Picoh10134/setup.msi
Run the setup.msi file. In some browsers you get a Run option at the bottom of the screen or you can click on the downloaded file in the bottom bar else go to you Downloads folder and double click the setup.msi file.
If you see a screen title Windows protected your PC click on the More info link and then the Run anyway button.
Follow the steps on the installation wizard. Once the app is installed you can run it from your start menu.
Bugs We're Working On
We've had problems reported with Picoh's lips not moving after calibration. For the second step of the calibration you need to keep moving the slider to the right to move Picoh into smile position. Keep going and the top lip will click and drop onto the top lip. Don't press the Next button until the top lip has clicked.
If it's too late and your Picoh's lips have stopped moving you can fix the problem by following the instructions on our lip movement update. We've have a fix for this in the next App update.
We've also created this short video about calibration if you are doing it for the first time or trying to recover default settings.
If you're seeing unexpected crashes in the Microsoft Store version of the App we think this may be due to the camera processing. Please go to Sensor on the Settings menu and uncheck the Camera On box then restart the App to see if this helps. This doesn't happen in the MSI version.
To set the base colour correctly go to Advanced on the Settings menu and change Illuminated Eyes order to RGB.
To get sound out of Picoh's speaker you may have to set sound and speech output devices to USB Audio DAC through Advanced on the Settings menu.
Windows 7 & 8
For Windows 7 and 8 you can use the Ohbot App. You won't be able to set Picoh's eye shapes or use any of the new features like Cortana speech recognition but you will be able to make Picoh move and speak. Instructions for installing this are in the Ohbot V2.1 section in Install Software. Once you've installed the software and before you start it please download the Picoh motor definitions file and save it to Documents\Ohbot.
Click here to download the file.
Click on the Download button and select Direct download.
In Windows Explorer navigate to your Downloads folder.
Copy the file motordefinitions.omd to Documents\Ohbot.
Resources
We supply sample programs with the App and we have other resources in development for Picoh which will appear here soon.
You can also go to the Learn menu on the Ohbot website and look at the Ohbot resources. The Get Started course and the Projects for Ohbot work just as well with Picoh and are a great way to learn about the basics of making your robot move and speak.
There's information specific to Picoh features in the release notes for version 10136 of the App in Technical Notes.
And don't forget that there's full help available from the Help menu in the App or by right clicking on any block.
Email us with any questions: info@ohbot.co.uk
The Windows 10 App can be installed from the Microsoft Store using this link:
www.microsoft.com/store/r/9P7WF1JW9RPW
We also have an MSI available but it isn't signed yet. If you'd like to install this do the following:
Download the MSI using this link:
http://community.ohbot.co.uk/installs/Picoh10134/setup.msi
Run the setup.msi file. In some browsers you get a Run option at the bottom of the screen or you can click on the downloaded file in the bottom bar else go to you Downloads folder and double click the setup.msi file.
If you see a screen title Windows protected your PC click on the More info link and then the Run anyway button.
Follow the steps on the installation wizard. Once the app is installed you can run it from your start menu.
Bugs We're Working On
We've had problems reported with Picoh's lips not moving after calibration. For the second step of the calibration you need to keep moving the slider to the right to move Picoh into smile position. Keep going and the top lip will click and drop onto the top lip. Don't press the Next button until the top lip has clicked.
If it's too late and your Picoh's lips have stopped moving you can fix the problem by following the instructions on our lip movement update. We've have a fix for this in the next App update.
We've also created this short video about calibration if you are doing it for the first time or trying to recover default settings.
If you're seeing unexpected crashes in the Microsoft Store version of the App we think this may be due to the camera processing. Please go to Sensor on the Settings menu and uncheck the Camera On box then restart the App to see if this helps. This doesn't happen in the MSI version.
To set the base colour correctly go to Advanced on the Settings menu and change Illuminated Eyes order to RGB.
To get sound out of Picoh's speaker you may have to set sound and speech output devices to USB Audio DAC through Advanced on the Settings menu.
Windows 7 & 8
For Windows 7 and 8 you can use the Ohbot App. You won't be able to set Picoh's eye shapes or use any of the new features like Cortana speech recognition but you will be able to make Picoh move and speak. Instructions for installing this are in the Ohbot V2.1 section in Install Software. Once you've installed the software and before you start it please download the Picoh motor definitions file and save it to Documents\Ohbot.
Click here to download the file.
Click on the Download button and select Direct download.
In Windows Explorer navigate to your Downloads folder.
Copy the file motordefinitions.omd to Documents\Ohbot.
Resources
We supply sample programs with the App and we have other resources in development for Picoh which will appear here soon.
You can also go to the Learn menu on the Ohbot website and look at the Ohbot resources. The Get Started course and the Projects for Ohbot work just as well with Picoh and are a great way to learn about the basics of making your robot move and speak.
There's information specific to Picoh features in the release notes for version 10136 of the App in Technical Notes.
And don't forget that there's full help available from the Help menu in the App or by right clicking on any block.
Email us with any questions: info@ohbot.co.uk
