RhinoChip OS is the firmware of the RhinoChip Controller for Educational Robotics.

The RhinoChip platform provides a controller for the educational robots Rhino XR-4 and Rhino SCARA and is intended to replace the Rhino Mark IV controller. RhinoChip OS is the software that powers the RhinoChip platform.

RhinoChip OS consists of two programs: the general purpose core (gpcore) and the motor control program (motorctl).

The gpcore is the program that runs on the General Purpose Microcontroller Unit (GPMCU) and communicates with the host PC over the RS-232C protocol in order to interpret the commands sent from the host PC and coordinate the actions and movements indicated by those commands, which are excecuted by motorctl.

motorctl is the program that runs on the Motor Control Microcontroller (MCMCU) and drives the motors of the robotic arm, executing the movement commands indicated by the gpcore.