RoombaDevTools line of products provides various interfaces for the iRobot Roomba Floorvac to be used as a robotic base for experimentation, academic, and commercial solutions.  RoombaDevTools are products of RoboDynamics Corporation and are sold through SparkFun Electronics and other fine distributors worldwide.
 
Bluetooth Interface

RooTooth provides Bluetooth capabilities to the Roomba and allows you to connect and communicate with the Roomba using any Bluetooth enabled device over Bluetooth’s Serial Port Profile (SPP). It is ideal for interfacing your Roomba to common Bluetooth enabled devices such as PCs, laptops, PDAs, and Cell Phones wirelessly. Communication with Roomba occurs through a virtual Comm. Port created on your device through Bluetooth’s SPP, which allows for Serial communications wirelessly using a telnet or similar application.		 Software

  • Download SCI Tester


    • Documentation

  • Roomba SCI (PDF)
  • SCI Tester User Guide (PDF)
  • RooTooth User Guide (PDF)
  • RooStick User Guide (PDF)
  • Roo232 User Guide (PDF)


    • Discussion

  • RoombaDevTools Forum


    • Projects

  • Roomba Frogger
  • Roomba Personalities
  • Roomba MIDI
  • Drive Roomba with Cell Phone


    • Links

  • RoboDynamics Corp
  • SparkFun Electronics
  • iRobot Corp
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    USB Interface

    RooStick provides an interface to connect a PC directly to the Roomba using the USB port. It is powered by the Silicon Lab CP2103 chip and comes with drivers for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Installing the driver software provided creates a virtual Comm. Port on your PC whereby you can communicate with the Roomba using a telnet or similar application. RooStick is ideal for placing a laptop, notebook, or tablet PC directly on top of Roomba.
       
    Serial Interface

    Roo232 is a RS232 level-shifter for connecting a PC directly to the Roomba using the serial port. It is ideal for applications using embedded PCs such as PC104, Mini-ITX, or other SBC computers.

     


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