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Hi Umar,

Yeah, sry. As you might have noticed I’m very busy at the moment so I don’t have time to check the forum. But the busy time is getting to his end and it looks like next week will be a “normalâ€

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Thanks Xan for the details. They are understandable. I’ll definietly drop-in my query whenever I felt :slight_smile:

Thanks,
Umar

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Hi all,

I just uploaded the first video of lynxmotion’s Phoenix. It is running on the new version (V1.2) of my code which I will release later on this week. :smiley:

New features are: - turning on/off the bot by pressing the start button

  • switching between different gaits by pressing the select button.
  • The analog sticks will not only control the travel length but also the speed of the servos.
    Questions and suggestions about the code can be placed in this topic.

Enjoy! 8)

Xan

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Xan,

This is totally an awesome presentation of hexapod gaits. The speed and fluidity of the gaits are really superb. Totally impressive work!!!

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Excellent Xan! 8)

I’m at work right now ( :blush: ) and the youtube connection speed on our network are really bad so I’ve to watch it when I come home. But as far as I can see it looks awesome.

Any videos of the different gaits too?

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Hi Umar,

Thanks for the comments, I really appreciate it!

Hi Zenta,

If you watch the video at home you could properly turn on the sound to! Don’t try that at work :wink:. You will hear a single beep when I switch gaits.
The gaits that are in there are:

  1. 6 steps Ripple
  2. 12 steps Ripple
  3. 9 steps Quadripple (not shown in the video)
  4. 6 steps Tripod
  5. 8 steps Tripod (not shown in the video)

The new gait function allows to chose between 1 or 3 positions in the air to easly switch between 6 or 12 steps ripple and other gaits. I will explain this later on when I post the code.

I send you a email about the Quadripple gait :wink:

Xan

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Looks great, I can not wait until you post the code, so I can try it out on my bigger hex…

Again great work!

Kurt

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When we first saw it with the sound down we thought that the (video) was sped up. lol This is the fastest I have ever seen a hexapod walk! Great job! :open_mouth: 8)

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Thanks for the replies guys! 8)

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Hi to all:

First congratulations for your code Xan and Zenta!!! is awesome!!

I have an important sugestion for the more natural move of the body

when you press L1 buton to move body the rigth joistick up down directions dont have anithing programed…
If you put to that keys the (rigth joistick up down+L1) all the body go up or down,

I probe it with the powerpod code on atom basic… but is interesant to include it tho your code.

see see from the 25 second It start doing that I say;

youtube.com/v/LVslOPU8F3s

I dont know how to program it at the moment so I sugest you to include on yours.

thanks

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Hi Joe,

Thanks for your comments about the code! I’ve seen your video and have to say that it looks very natural when you move and rotate the body at the same time.

I’m willing to change the stick-layout. If I look at the video I see 3 movements at once. Up/down, forward/backward and rotate(twist) the body. I can add up and down to L1 + right stick up/down and rotate to L1 + right stick left/right. That should do the job. 8)

I’m not able to do it right away but I’ll get on to it. Just give me a couple of days :wink:

Xan

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yes is that thanks!

Im carefully reading the code… great code… great work… good explantions… Congratulations!

In the next months I want try to put an arm with Tweezer, to the phoenix, with 4 servos. So I will do some modif to this code with your(s) Permission :wink: to move the arm with L1 ant 2 jositicks. if I finish it I will post it for comunity ^^.

I have one sugestion for all phoenix users, I take 6 cells of a battery of a notebook, exaclly 6 cells of:
18650 2400mAh 3.7V SAMSUNG SDI Li-ion Battery Cell
I put 3 cell paralel with other 3 in serial conection, so I have a very compact pack of 7.4V 7200mAh. The Duration of this, if you rest somethimes, can be hours xd!! NOTE: to power the circuit I have another battery off 9.6V 650mAh for electronic. I have the bot board and the SSC integrated on chassis and my home made batery on top so the bot has a form of spider without decoration ^^ .The batteries are on top so I can change it when I want, you can make 3 pack and play all day.

I will take some photos and show you
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what do you think?

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Hi Joe,

This sounds interesting!
Maybe you should start your own thread and tell us all about your Phoenix project :wink: . The battery part sounds interesting, what are the weight and dimension of the complete pack?

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Hi Joe,

I’ve added L1 + right stick for up/down and rotate Y and also added L2 + right stick for up/down. I was very pleased with the result! 8) It’s included in V1.3 which will be released this week.

You are free to change the code as long as you keep it open source :wink: Improvements are also always welcome!

Your battery pack sounds interesting! And I agree with Zenta that you should start your own threat and tell us more about your phoenix!

Xan

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Hi Joe, nice pics and video and a clever customization in terms of battery, it’d be good especially when you are playing it with the PS2 :slight_smile:

I am anxiously looking forward to your update on this, since I am myself inclined to the thought of adding a multi DOF arm and a gripper to the bot.

hope to see an update from you soon.

Umar

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ok Im going to open a new thread to show my phoenix and my ideas to implement, some of them maybe became true :wink:

Im going to call the proyect … Proyect Phoenix ZERO,

thanks,

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Hi Joe,

Great to hear that you want to share your project with us! I will follow your project phoenix ZERO for sure :wink:

just to let you know, V1.3 is mailed so you will be able to try the new controls soon! Let me know if it is what you had in mind :wink:

Xan

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Beth has already update the project page with the code and description. 8)

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just to let you know, V1.3 is mailed so you will be able to try the new controls soon! Let me know if it is what you had in mind :wink:

Xan

ooo! yes is that!! good job Xan

Im arrived home after 3 days outside and the first thing that I did is to probe the new code!! now phoenix can make fear with some decoration :wink: very good poses!!

I have another idea:

we can do with R1+rigth stick(but carefull with the left stick you can move…) that phoenix up one leg per time to the direction that you pointed with rigth stick+R1, it have to up the leg more up than normal and extend to pose. With that ye can have the terrain adaptation more close… becaus if you can up one leg when you want you can pass some obstacles.
With this control if we go with phoenix forwand push R1 and with the rigth stick make a circle in the direction of th riple movement we can pass a 20cm without problems.

wath do you think? is viable?

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ooo! yes is that!! good job Xan

Im arrived home after 3 days outside and the first thing that I did is to probe the new code!! now phoenix can make fear with some decoration :wink: very good poses!!

ops!!! Isee that you included new gaints, is wat I was thinking… to pass obstacles!!! very good work!