Hello everyone,
I want to build a auto-sampler using robotic arm ALS5A/B/C/D, for that what exactly I need to purchase if I need to control this ARM from PC using serial communication with my own software written in Labview… Is there any better way to program robotic arm to control every type of moment. I may need every serial command with description.
Kindly help. Thanks.
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I’m not sure I understand… What do you mean by auto-sampler?
The AL5 series of arms are usually controlled using the Lynxmotion SSC-32 servo controller board. The board has a well documented serial protocol that is available here:
Using this protocol, you can send movement commands to the board, which will make the servos move accordingly. You can also send commands to query the current positions of the servos.
Note however that because the servos are standard R/C servos that do not have any position feedback, the positions reported by SSC-32 board are the expected positions (based on the PWM signal sent to the servo), and not necessarily the actual position.
Hope this helps,
