.. _choregraphe-howto-connect-to-simulated-nao: How to connect to simulated NAO ================================= First of all, if you want to know what is a simulated NAO, we invite you to look at the :ref:`What is a simulated Robot ` section. They are several ways to connect to a simulated NAO: Connect to a simulated NAO using Choregraphe ---------------------------------------------- This is the simplest way to do it: Click on **Connection > Connect to a local NAOqi** using the menu bar. The 3D view shows the simulated NAO. A major issue of this method is that this simulated NAO is dependent of Choregraphe and is not accessible from other applications such as Monitor. Connect to a launched simulated NAO ------------------------------------ Another way to connect to a simulated NAO is to launch NAOqi and to connect Choregraphe to it: #. Launch NAOqi by double clicking on **naoqi/naoqi-bin** in your installation folder. #. In Choregraphe, click on **Connection > Connect to...** in the menu bar or click on the connection button in the tool bar: .. image:: /medias/desktop/choregraphe/connect-to_button.png #. In the robot browser, if the simulated robot is in the list on the left, double click on it, if not, set the IP address to **127.0.0.1** and port to **9559** and click on **Connect to**. You are now connected to a simulated NAO that is independent of Choregraphe. Connect to NAOsim ------------------ The last way to connect Choregraphe to a simulated NAO, is to connect to NAOsim: #. Run NAOsim. #. In Choregraphe, click on **Connection > Connect to...** in the menu bar or click on the connection button in the tool bar: .. image:: /medias/desktop/choregraphe/connect-to_button.png #. In the robot browser, if the simulated robot is in the list on the left, double click on it, if not, set the IP address to **127.0.0.1** and port to **9559** and click on **Connect to**. You are now connected to a simulated NAO that is independent of Choregraphe.