Can't calibrate Phoenix hexapod

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Hey,

Concerning calibration, the best bet is to set the offsets in the registers of the SSC-32U directly. This can be achieved easily using Lynxterm.

Connect your computer to the SSC-32U either directly (removing the TX/RX from the BotBoarduino to it) or through the BotBoarduino (as a passthrough) and set the offsets.
See the following existing topics for explanations/examples/screenshots:

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