Does any body out there have C or C++ code for the movement/controllability of the Lynx 5 Arm. Any GUI?..Any code to help control the arm would be greatly appreciated.
Also, how do I go about building a control sensor, for the arm?
Can you go C# instead?
// SerialPort class for .NET 2.0
using System.IO.Ports;
private static void Send5DOFArmData()
{
// Instantiate and setup of the communications port
SerialPort port = new SerialPort(“COM1”, 115200, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One);
// Open the port for communications
port.Open();
// Write a string containing SSC-32 control information for channel 1, center position, in 750uS
// followed by a carriage return
port.Write("#1 P1500 S750 " + Convert.ToChar(13));
// Close the port
port.Close();
}
Quick note - sensors do not actually control anything. So your reference to a control sensor is a misnomer. Sensors provide input to a controller which typically will control.
What type of sensory input would you like to use? The answer to this may dictate what type of controller is recommended.
cwkoehler
Sorry… I meant how do I go about building a COLOUR SENSOR not control sensor…my fault.
I need a colour sensor to sense what coloured object to pick-up or what object the gripper has already picked up in order to have it moved to the correct place(desired location). With in a 180/360 degree location.
Thanks Greatly…
wow, cant wait to hear more about it. Im planning on starting a similar project in the future with my rover and a 3DOF arm…
cant wait, its gonna be cool:)
Here’s a bit of information on an M&M Color Sorting Arm that I made back in high school. There’s a schematic for the color sensor. If you have questions I’ll try to answer, but… I’ve probably forgotten everything by now. 
Color sensor, eh?
Well, I’m afraid that’s a project that I plan to tackle way in the future, so I know very little about it.
On the main LM site, there’s a project example that uses something to color-sort M&M’s into seperate cups.
Try asking the creator of that project about that…