I have an old version of the L6 arm and I have already built it, but when I can not get it to connect to my computer. When I try to update the firmware on my ssc-32 card i can’t because i am not connected. I tells me to install through a “Jumper Method.” To instaul normal baud jumpers then, power cycle the board. I am sure that this is a really stupid problem for most of you reading this, but it has been driving me insane. I would appreciate any assistance that you give me.
ck out the info in the downlodes…
the rx tx jumber blocks need to be in for serial comm…
when you are putting on jumper blocks does it matter which way it goes on? also do i need to have them on baud pins too?
Your jumpers should be like the image below.
ok, thanks. Lynx motion never sent me it with those jumpers. Where can i get some extra ones?
If you live in the US you can get the below shunts a local Radio Shack.
no i just bought those and it still didnt work
Did the ssc-32 work before you tried to update the firmware?
does the green led go on at power up
have you tried to use it with out firmware update?
more specs needed…are you using a serial cable or a usb adapter?
it has never connected even to lynx term. um the light comes on when i have the jumper blocks on the correct baud parts. i am using serial connection. i think that i just need two more jumper blocks to go on the tx and rx places so that i will have jumpers on all the correct places.
Are the things mentioned in the link above(from radio shack) the same as the jumper blocks that come with the ssc- 32 card?
yea I havent seen them but jumper blocks are just to connect the two pins…
If your trying to connect to your pc then you only need jumpers on the tx and rx plus the one in the baud that gives you 115200…
make sure you set lynxterm to the same baud rate…
these jumpers are the same as on the slave and master on the hard drives and cd roms…if that helps …some people have a old one layin around…
hope that gets you goin’
thankyou i actually have it connected now unfortunately when i went to test it i clicked the all to 1.5ms and the arm does not change to the picture. What should I do or what have i done wrong?
How are you powering your system? Do you see the green light blink when you send the ALL 1500 command?
We need more information.
PC make and model:
Operating System:
Serial or USB:
Have you been able to ver LynxTerm to return the VER version number?
You shouldn’t try to update the firmware if you can’t reliably communicate with the card from LynxTerm.
What are you using to power the SSC-32 VL VS inputs?
What other jumpers are installed?
We can help…
For proper PC communication, you need the baud rate set properly and the RX/TX pins jumpered. All this is in the manual.
A straight through serial cable needs to be used as well.
All SSC-32’s leave here with all the jumpers installed. It’s part of our testing routine. 
haha sry about that. This is actually a project and it turns out that my partner had those missing jumpers. my bad. I am using a 9 volt battery to power it and i got lynx term to verify. It is now connected to my comp.
When i tested it with rios by using the all 1.5ms button it did not move to resemble the given picture. What have i done wrong (more info?) and what should i do?
btw there is a green light when i hit all 1.5ms button, to answer a previous response.
Thanks everyone for helping me out
Well there’s your problem…
Are you saying you are powering EVERYTHING with a little bitty tiny little 9vdc battery? You need 6vdc at 2 amps to power the servos. You are still pretty stingy with the description and information…
so i ordered the one that you suggested and it should be here in a couple of days…but i will just need that for the programming and computer to servo configuration, but will a regular 9 volt be able to power the robot when i am using a wireless ps2 controller( essentially i am doing a project in which i need to pick up certain objects and put them in a box i have the mini atom bot board and the connector for the wireless receiver)??? also will i just follow the programming directions online for the wireless control??? and thank you guys so much for the help