I have six dof robotic card and a SSC-32 card , ı try to connect arm with using Rios(software) , my computer does support Serial port so ı used a usb converter but the software does not recognize my SSC-32 card and there is a message in the software that says SSC-32 Firmware Version is waiting. I look all the hardware connection and I do not see any mistake
please help me I am beginner in robotic arm what is the problems
please help me as soon as possible
thank you
Things to check
USB to Serial drivers installed ?
Jumper settings on the SSC-32 (Com settings matched)
SSC-32 Power jumpers set the way you need them.
Green Light on the SSC-32 on?
ur serial to usb may not be compatable as well. might want to check that out. 
A proper USB->DB9 is a “null-modem” cable.
If that sounds Greek to you, post a link to the cable and we’ll give it a look-see.
if that is the case that might be why some are having the issue … there send and receive are backwards. They are needing one that is a streight through cable (nothing flipped).
basics of a null modem is to flip the send and receive lines so 2 computers can talk. Coputer A sends data to computer B Receive line and vis versa.
Erk, um, wha…
I’m not following your logic on this one. Sorry…
Uh, yeah, what Jim said.
A USB to RS-232 cable should present either a DB-9M (pins) in a DTE configuration, or a DB-9F (holes) in a DCE configuration. I have never seen one that did not have a DTE conector though, probably because it is what you normally get on the back of a PC. DCE is what you get on a modem and allows a straight pinned, that is 1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, etc, cable with male on one end and female on the other to connect the PC to the modem.
A NULL modem cable/adapter allows two DTE or two DCE devices to communicate by reversing several of the signals, most notably TXD and RXD, and several of the handshake signals (but I forget the specifics.)
If you have a multimeter you can check the Tx output by connecting it betwen the Tx and ground pins on the serial connector and running a batch file like below on XP machines. If data is being sent you should see a very quick change on the voltage displayed on the meter.
http://www.geocities.com/zoomkat/pix/db9_pin_name.JPG
@echo off
echo aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa >com1that is because he is WAY off … Sorry Nick … it does happen once in a while.
Thanks a lot for all your intrests; I am a beginner so I need to ask another question I have switch on and off button and a 9v battery ; there is a jumber on SSC-32 which is VL=Vs when I pull the jumper the microcontroller takes energy from battery so I think I do not switch on the switch button for detect SSC-32 card to Rios for the begining can anyone give me any idea for this subject is it true ; and teher is any danger for servo thank you very much for your intrests
Erm…
Ah…
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It would please me greatly if everyone ignores any and all of my posts above this one.
I can only plead insanity/ignorance for that one.
I guess I should put “frequent lapses of low IQ levels” in my below disclaimer…
lol
hahah
or
“frequent lapses of low IQ levels when walking by a magnet”
Sorry my problem is connected with empty battery ı have two new battery but both of them was empty . So I have just taken a new one and
SSc-32 card is determined by pc
thank you everyone
Your telling us the simple solution would have been to have you charge your batteries?
I have to say I dont think I would have guessed that one.
…wow 
it is a simple battery problem 
I tired everyting cahnge my cable install driver , and every trying I use different battery but 2 of my battery was empty so I was shocked my friend, that is life , but the important point is I leaened some neccessary knowledge , the most important one is about batteries )))
9 volt battery? I like testing them with my tongue. 
LOL Me too. 