Hi all,
I just “Adopted” my first hexapod, but well, as pictures show, its not from the bests of homes 
I would love to get this up and running again, but need help to identify the robot, it all looks like its friom lynxmotion, but i cant find any that looks the same, if any of you guys could help me out i would really appriciate it. as mentioned earlier, this is my first hexapod and i have alot to learn,
@Thetra Welcome to the RobotShop Community. The frame and servos are not from Lynxmotion, and although a very quick search didn’t find that frame, the servos themselves can be found from a variety of Chinese sources.
Three of the four main electronics do seem to be from Lynxmotion and include the BotBoarduino, SSC-32 and PS2 receiver (there should be a remote somewhere too).
You can try following a hexapod guide to see if you can get it operational. The layout seems similar to a Phoenix:
http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/html/build99f.htm
Thank you soo mutch cbenson, I will try to get it build from the phoenix build. just noticed, my botboard does not have the 9v battery connected, is this a necessity?
Before you apply power (i.e. connect a battery) triple-check all connections as well as all jumpers on each board. This si custom electronics and a slight mess-up can fry everything. Common mistakes include:
On the BotBoarduino, the Vin can power everything (set the VL jumper to equal VS1), so no need for a separate 9V. Can’t quite tell if you have an SSC-32 or SSC-32U, but it looks more SSC-32U, so that too doesn’t need a separate 9V.
You’ll need to be very patient since this is certainly not a toy… but hard work will pay off and you should learn a lot in the process.
Again thank you cbenson. I`ve checked everything against the phoenix, and it looks all dandy, But well, The hexapod looks like it has Cerebral Palsy, so i guess i need to upload the arduino code again, I cant get it to connect with the hexapod calibration tool no matter what. Oh the joy of old electronics that i have not buildt myself 
Btw, the PS2 controller works, but as the legs are all over the place i guess it needs some work
Could be one of many issues, but if all legs are moving, just weirdly, then it might be that they were not connected to the brackets are the appropriate angle, and/or the offsets are completely wrong and/or the servos are not connected to the right pins on the SSC-32U.
I managed to get it to stand up and walk now, but its probably not the ideal position on the arms as its kind of a low rider now, just a quick question, is it possible to get the code thats on the board now, since it kind of working ?? or do you see it as advantage to just upload the phoenix code from your link, that should be working and will give me a known code to work from, i have no idea whats on it as of now
is it possible to get the code thats on the board now
Not sure what you mean. The Phoenix code is what’s running (from what you said) and that means you already have it?
or do you see it as advantage to just upload the phoenix code from your link, that should be working
You would need to modify the Phoenix code to your robot’s dimensions. Note too that the servos need to be installed at the corect angles and then calibrated. if you didn’t do that, it might not work well.
