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NEP is a high-level library for building robot software architectures
 
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Usable

Lightweight and easy-to-install using pip, nuget and npm

Cross-platform

Runs in Windows (7 and above), OSX 10.x and Linux

Reusable

Based in ROS, ROS 2.0, ZeroMQ and nanomsg
Install NEP for the next programming languages:
 
Python MATLAB C# Unity Javascript
 
NEP libraries:
 
nepsy
Select type of architecture

Set sockets parameters manually

 

In this option:

  • You can create simple and robust software architectures
  • Do not require NEP Discovery
 
Select
 
Endpoints (IP and ports) must be assigned manually

Sockets are defined by topics

 

In this options:

  • You can create complex and scalable software architectures
  • NEP Discovery must be installed and always executed
 
Select
 
NEP Discovery Server assign endpoints automatically Install NEP App
  
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Close Installation Python
 
The basic installation of NEP in Python 2 and 3 can be performed using the next command:
 
 pip install -U nep
 
 
Close Installation MATLAB: Download lastest release version of NEP-matlab Download NEP-matlab.zip
 
Unzip this file which contains jeromq-0.5.2.jar, gson-2.8.4.jar and nep.jar java binaries. Copy and paste java binaries We need to save the java binaries in a location where matlab can always find them. In windows we recommend to create a new folder in C:\nep-matlab
 
Copy and paste the java binaries inside NEP-matlab.zip to C:\nep-matlab
 
Continue Search/create javaclasspath.txt Run the command prefdir in MATLAB. Navigate to the folder shown in the MATLAB console and check if the file javaclasspath.txt exist. If the javaclasspath.txt file is not in the folder, then create it as a new text file
 
Continue Edit javaclasspath.txt Open the file javaclasspath.txt with a text editor. We needed to write the full path of the jar files jeromq-0.5.2.jar, gson-2.8.4.jar and nep.jar
 
If files are in C:\nep-matlab we need to add the next lines:
 
{{path_matlab}}
Save and close javaclasspath.txt file
 
Continue Restart MATLAB Close Installation Unity: Download lastest release version of NEP Unity Download Unity.zip
 
Unzip this file which contains AsyncIO.dll, Nep.dll, Newtonsoft.Json.dll and NetMQ.dll C# binaries. Copy and paste C# binaries in Assets folder Copy and save these C# binaries in the folder Assets of your Unity project
 
 
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