Hello everybody.
I want to buy the lynx 6 robotic arm, but I don’t know which controller I should choose: Basic Stamp 2 or Basic Atom?
can you tell me the differences between the two controllers?
I’m looking for a simple controller which will be easy to control for a starter like me.
can you recommend me what to choose?
The lynx arm already comes with the best servo controller(in my opinion) in the market the SSC32, with it you can connect your arm to your PC and learn ALOT with the software that comes with it! Later if you want the arm to have a mind of it’s own so to speak (autonomous control) then maybe you’ll want to put another microprocessor and sensors. The choice of which will depend largely on what you want the arm to do.
Jim Shaffer
I would go with the BS2 controlling the SSC-32. It is the easiest to learn and tehre is a good customer base.
Dude, this is a no brainer. It’s 2007. Get the Atom, or better yet the Atom Pro. They are all about the same price, and they all use BASIC, so why get an inferior controller?
Yes, but I find the BS2 much easier to learn.
I agree with Jim. I all depends what you want to do with the arm.
If you want to use for it for experimentation, or as a “fixed” robot, then SSC-32 and a PC is what you need.
If you want to learn programming with a microcontroller, then I would go with the AtomPro and a PC. The BASIC is not hard to learn and is one of the most powerful. The AtomPro 28 can also be programmed in C (its core is a Hitachi H8 microcontroller).
If that’s what you want I would suggest that you learn programming with a simplier “device” than the arm. Something like, an ultrasonic sensor mounted on a pan & tilt platform for example. You will learn how to get inputs from the sensor and how to move the servos.
If you are more interested in learning how to control a robotic arm, then the first solution is better to start with.
Don’t forget that RIOS can export basic stamp 2 and basic atom code from the stored projects. This can make it very easy to remove the PC from the picture. 