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)
- Toys and Games (Playstation 3, computer games, RC-toys ...)
- Brain/Neural computer interfaces (Enobio, OpenVIBE, OpenEEG)
- Android Phone support (SMS, calls)
- and many more!
For more information see our website http://www.asterics.eu.
##Documentation
- [Quickstart Guide] (http://www.asterics.eu/download/DeveloperManual.pdf)
- [User Manual] (http://www.asterics.eu/download/UserManual.pdf)
- [Developer Manual] (http://www.asterics.eu/download/DeveloperManual.pdf)
You can find more documentation and build plans for some hardware devices [here] (http://www.asterics.eu/index.php?id=26).
##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)