Interactive C - Version By Newton Research Labs

Version By Newton Research Labs

Newton Research Labs developed Interactive C as a compiling environment for robots using the Motorola 6811 processor. The MIT LEGO Robot Design Contest (6.270) was the original purpose for the software. It became popular, however, due to its ability to compile on the fly rather than taking time to compile beforehand as other languages had done. The programming environment's newest version is IC Version 8.0.2, which supports these operating systems:

  • Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista
  • Macintosh
  • Unix and Unix-like: IRIX, Solaris, SunOS; Linux

The screenshot to the right shows Interactive C running on a Windows operating system. The program features an Interaction Window where one-line C commands can be sent to the connected controller as well as an editing window, here titled main.c, where a program file is being edited and can be sent to the attached controller.

Here is the basic "Hello World" example for IC programming:

void main { printf("Hello World"); }

Here is another example using motor ports 1 and 3:

void main { motor(1,100); motor(3,100); sleep(2.0); ao; }

A basic infinite loop that will beep for ever:

void main { while(1) { beep; } }

Interactive C is used by The Ohio State University to program MIT Handy Boards in its Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program.

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