Running Karel Programs without pressing shift or the deadman switch

    First of all, I want to thank you all for the wonderful community.


    I recently wrote a Karel program to backup all files (including subfolders) on MC to a new folder in UD1.

    If there are any interests, I will share the file once I have the chance to test it.


    My question is:

    Is there a way to run the Karel program without having to hold the Deadman switch and the shift key?

    I am currently calling the backup program from a TP program.
    Using the RUN command allows me to release the shift key, but I am hoping to be able to run the backup program even in Auto mode.
    One idea comes to mind is to use a digital output to trigger the Karel program. Is there a more straightforward way to do so?


    Thank you in advance.

    For remote activation, you can trigger an KAREL program using an HTTP request from a web browser, or any program that can produce browser-style requests.


    http://Robot IP address/KAREL/KAREL Program Name?chVar1="Hello"&chVar2="World"

    chVar1 and chVar2 had to be declared in the KAREL file as String variables, with those exact names.

    The '?' is the separator between program name and variable list, '&' is separator between variables.

    Max 10 variables. Variables must be strings.


    Replace the bolded items with the robot IP and the name of the KAREL program. Variables are optional.

    R47 Thank you for the suggestion. Running it with a Macro is a very logical step. I will most likely go this route.

    SkyeFire I wish our Robot was connected to the internet, but it is not at the moment. Thank you for the suggestion, it will come in handy one day.

    Quote from Frank Yeh

    SkyeFire I wish our Robot was connected to the internet, but it is not at the moment. Thank you for the suggestion, it will come in handy one day.

    I would not connect your robot to the internet. Not without very good firewalling. Robots don't get security patches the way PCs do.

    This trick is usable over a local network as well, however.

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