This is a listing of Services which can operate in MyRobotLab framework. You could think of these Services as being little software machines managing input, output and communicating to other systems.

AWTRobot Service

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This service uses java.awt.Robot to provide a video stream of your screen, and to allow access to programmatically clicking the mouse and pressing keys.

Java Service

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Java service created by Raver1975.  This service provides a Java interface, where Java code can be written and executed while MRL is running.  

Allows quick experimentation with Java language without another supporting IDE.  I

Much appreciation goes out to Raver !

Sphinx Service

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Sphinx is a speech recognition service (Speech To Text)

 

WebServer Service

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A WebServer service - allows control through AJAX and web services

The WebServer service load the contenent of the MRL folder on : http://localhost:19191/

localhost is : 127.0.0.1 and the defaulf port is : 19191

AudioCapture Service

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A simple service to record voice using a microphone

AudioFile Service

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This service can play a variety of audio files.  Speech with Google backend  requires this service.

Speech Service

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The speech service is a speech synthesis service.  It will take strings of characters and attempt to change them into audible speech.  There are two parts to the Speech service, a front end and a back end.  The front end simply accepts a string, but the back end can be switched from FreeTTS or Google.  

FreeTTS is an open source speech synthesis system.  

VideoStreamer Service

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The video streamer service can stream a video source in MJPEG format.  In order to stream the video, it needs to be attached to a video source.  By default it will stream to port 9090.  Most "real" browsers have the ability to display the video feed.

Cron Service

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The Cron service is a thin wrapper of the Cron4J project.  The purpose is to provide a scheduling service which can send any message to any other service at a predetermined interval.  It will provide scheduling for MyRobotLab's auto-update feature.  Some other applications include turning lights, sprinklers, coffee machines, or other appliances on or off at regular intervals.

 

A thin service wrapper for the most excellent Cron4J project.

References:

Cortex Service

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Update 2013.05.
 

 

Here is the effect of fluorescent lighting, the waves I suspect are caused by the constructive/destructive 60 hz cycles.