1. Downloading & Installing the BIT115 Software & Programs
INSTRUCTIONS
Java jdk se ∙ jgRASP ∙ Becker.jar ∙ ROBOTS textbook PDFS

2. The Java JDK SE 1.
Go to and select the big button Java Platform (JDK) 8u141 or later version (if you are using an earlier version this is okay, but it must be at least Java 8u something)

3. The Java JDK SE 2.
On the Java SE Development Kit 8u141 Downloads page, click Accept License Agreement, then download the Java SE Development Kit that coincides with your Operating System (to Download directory or Desktop)
NOTE! If you are using Windows 10 and are unsure whether you have the 32-bit version or 64-bit version, there is an easy way to tell:
Click on the Window's Start button from the Taskbar (or right-click Start button then select Settings)
Click the Settings “gear” icon
Under System type it should display either 64-bit Operating System or bit Operating System

4. The Java JDK SE 3.
Go to wherever you downloaded the Java file, and double-click on it to install (just selecting the default installation settings, Next > Next > Next). It will take several minutes to install the Java, see please be patient. After it has successfully installed, select the Close button. After the Java has installed, you don't "do" anything with it like you would with a normal app, because it runs in the background (you can't "open" it, find it listed on the Program menu, etc.)

5. jGRASP 1.
Go to the jGRASP page and select Download from either the left-hand column menu or from the right-hand column icon

6. jGRASP 2.
On the Download page, scroll down and select the version of jGRASP that coincides with your operating system. Do not select the Beta version, unless you are feeling adventurous. You might also download the jGRASP tutorials as well, but these are not required (purely for your own edification).

7. jGRASP 3.
After downloading jGRASP, go to wherever you saved it, then double-click on it to begin the installation process, selecting the default options (Next, I Agree, Next, Next, Next, Install), and Finish when setup is complete.

8. jGRASP 4.
After downloading jGRASP is installed, it can be found by going to the Windows Start orb, and selecting All Programs, the scrolling down to jGRASP and selecting jGRASP

9. The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file1.
Go to the Java: Learning to Program with Robots page
NOTE: The textbook files are also directly linked for download under the Textbook section on the BIT115 web site  Just right-click on the two PDF file links, and select ‘Save file as…’ or ‘Save target as…’ to save.

10. The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file2.
From the left-hand column menu, select Textbook > PDFS, and download the files called WholeThing.pdf and LayOfTheLand.pdf (which is referenced as Appendix F in the Exercises and Reading Schedule).
This is the "official" textbook that we will be using for the BIT115 course.
If you prefer to have a 'physical' book, there are a few used copies still available through Amazon or eBay starting at around $15 - $20 and going up from there.
NOTE: The textbook files are also directly linked for download under the Textbook section on the BIT115 web site  Just right-click on the two PDF file links, and select ‘Save file as…’ or ‘Save target as…’ to save.

11. The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file3.
After downloading the book and appendix file, from the left-hand column menu select
Software > Downloads
and click on the Downloads link, and save the becker.jar file to your Downloads directory or Desktop
NOTE: The becker.jar file is also directly linked for download under the GETTING SET UP section on the BIT115 web site  Just right-click on the becker.jar link, and select ‘Save file as…’ or ‘Save target as…’ to save. Once it is downloaded, do not try to open it by clicking on it. We will be using it as is.

12. The Becker Robots Book and Becker.jar file4.
From wherever you downloaded the becker.jar file, move it someplace out of the way (I just moved my copy of becker.jar to the root of my C: drive). You are not going to "install" this file or do anything else with it once it has been moved, except you will 'point' to it’s location from inside of jGRASP (once jGRASP is installed) as described in next slides.

13. Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP1.
Open jGRASP

14. Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP2.
From the jGRASP menu bar, select Settings, then scroll down and select PATH/CLASSPATH > Workspace

15. Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP3.
From the popup window, select the CLASSPATHS tab, then the New button

16. Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP4.
In the new popup window, select the Browse button, then navigate to wherever you put the becker.jar file for safe keeping, select it, then the Choose button.

17. Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP5.
In the new popup window, select the Browse button, then navigate to wherever you put the becker.jar file for safe keeping, select it, then the Choose button, and finally the OK button

18. Pointing to the becker.jar File from jGRASP6.
The becker.jar file will show up in the CLASSPATHS window; select OK to finish.
You are now ready to start developing Java programs using the Becker robots class files. 