AsTeRICS is a free and Open-Source graphical construction set for assistive technologies (AT). It allows the creation of flexible solutions for people with disabilities using a large set of sensors and actuators.

Possible applications are

• Computer input (mouse, keyboard, joystick)
• Environmental Control (KNX, FS20, IR, EnOcean, openHAB)
• Toys and Games (Playstation 3, computer games, RC-toys ...)
• Brain/Neural computer interfaces (Enobio, OpenVIBE, OpenEEG)
• Android Phone support (SMS, calls)
• and many more!

Check out our Demos

For more information see our website http://www.asterics.eu.

If you just want to use the current snapshot.

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS.git

2. Install the [Java Development Kit (JDK, 32bit version) >= 7] (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html)

• Ensure to set “JAVA_HOME” to the folder where you installed the Java JDK and add the JDK bin path to the Environment Variable “Path”

3. Install the [apache ant build framework (version >= 1.9.1)] (http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi)

• Ensure to set “ANT_HOME” to the folder where you installed ant and add the ant bin path to the Environment Variable “Path”

4. Open a terminal and go to the ARE subfolder
5. Compile the ARE by calling

ant

6. Go to the bin/AREfolder and start the ARE by executing start.bat

If you want to modify/add a plugin or generally want to contribute to the project, please consult the [Developer Manual] (https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS/blob/master/Documentation/DeveloperManual.pdf?raw=true])

##Documentation

• [Quickstart Guide] (https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS/blob/master/Documentation/QuickStart.pdf?raw=true)
• [User Manual] (https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS/blob/master/Documentation/UserManual.pdf?raw=true)
• [Developer Manual] (https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS/blob/master/Documentation/DeveloperManual.pdf?raw=true)

You can find more documentation and build plans for some hardware devices in [ModelGuides] (https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS/tree/master/Documentation/ModelGuides) and [DIYGuides] (https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS/tree/master/Documentation/DIYGuides).

##Contact

If you want to contribute to the AsTeRICS project, have questions or just need help using it don't bother to create an [issue] (https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS/issues), pull request or contact us either on the [Forum] (http://www.asterics.eu/phpbb/index.php) or via email.

##License

This project has been partly funded by the European Commission, Grant Agreement Number 247730 in the years 2010-2012. Since 2013, further development of AsTeRICS software and hardware components is hosted at: https://github.com/asterics/AsTeRICS

If not otherwise mentioned, the AsTeRICS source code is released under the following licenses:

• ACS and NativeASAPI libraries under LGPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
• ARE-middleware, ARE-plugins and BNCI Suite under GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)

For a detailed description of the utilized 3rd party libraries and the implications of use, please refer to the file "Licenses.pdf" in the folder "Documentation".

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. See [DISCLAIMER] (DISCLAIMER.TXT)

##Releases See [Release Notes] (RELEASE_NOTES.txt)