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Choregraphe suite - Installation Guide

Choregraphe requirements

Hardware

Minimum:

A computer connected to a WiFi access point, with:

  • 1.5 GHz CPU
  • 2 GB RAM
  • a certified OpenGL graphics card

Recommended:

A computer connected to a WiFi access point, with:

  • 3.4 GHz CPU
  • 16 GB RAM
  • a certified OpenGL graphics card

Supported Operating Systems

OS Version
Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus - 64bits only
Windows Microsoft Windows 10 64bits
Mac Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra

Installing Choregraphe suite

Step Action

Make sure you have logged on:

  • as Administrator or
  • as a user with Administrator privileges (using sudo on Linux).

Retrieve the Choregraphe installer according to the Operating System of your computer:

  • choregraphe-suite-x.x-linux32-setup.run
  • choregraphe-suite-x.x-linux64-setup.run
  • choregraphe-suite-x.x-mac64-setup.dmg
  • choregraphe-suite-x.x-win32-setup.exe

You can download the latest release from Developer Center website. For further details, see: Downloading & Installing SoftBank Robotics Software.

Double-click the file to start the installation.

Linux only

Check you have execution permissions first, or run:

'sudo choregraphe-suite-x.x-linux{32,64}-setup.run'
Accept the license agreement and follow the wizard steps.

Note

Windows only

If not yet installed on your computer, the wizard installs also Bonjour, a tool conceived by Apple.

Linux only

You may experience problems with graphical acceleration if you do not have appropriate drivers.

In this case, use:

./choregraphe --no-ogre

Windows only: check C++ Redistributable Packages

On windows 10, make sure you have installed:

Step Action

Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable Package

You can download the vcredist_x64.exe package here:: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64).

Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2013 Redistributable Package (x64)

You can download the vcredist_x64.exe package here: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013.

Deploying Choregraphe

To deploy Choregraphe on several computers, use the installer in command line with the following parameters:

Linux

$ sudo choregraphe-suite-x.x-linux{32,64}-setup.run --mode unattended --installdir <destination_directory>

Windows

$ choregraphe-suite-x.x-win32-setup.exe --mode unattended --installdir "<destination_directory>"

Mac

$ sudo open choregraphe-suite-x.x-mac64-setup.app --args --mode unattended --installdir <destination_directory>