Hello,
Although I have been on this forum, reading and reading, looking for a solution for my Johnny 5, I have found none. So this is my first post so please bare with me.
Everything is stock, 28 pin basic micro pro (i think), SSC-32 board, and ps3 wireless add-on? It doesn’t respond to the controller when the code is loaded. I used the code that i found on this forum that was running the same hardware. The tri track works when running the test tutorials on the lynxmotion website, the upper body does not respond to any action at all. The right light on the ps3 receiver is red and the left one is green. In summary, when everything is connected, the Johnny 5 does not respond to the controller. 
I am using the basic micro software on windows vista.
I will post pictures this weekend when I find time, any help is appreciated … 
hi there
i don’t own a jonny 5 but i will try to help
pictures will be good but i see you keep refering to ps3 i hope that its a typo because you must use a ps2 controller if you dont it is most likey the fault
regards,
codemaster
Hi,
Thank you for your response and yes, it is a ps2 wireless controller from lynxmotion, I’ll try to get pictures up tonight, thanks again!
If you need any more pictures, just ask, I disconnected the SSC-32 and tried running the basic program tutorial on the lynxmotion website for tri-track and wireless ps2 controller and that had no response. I purchased a new receiver for the controller and it did not fix the problem. Thank you for your time, I appreciate it!
Don’t see anything obvious electrically here yet, now what software are you using to read the PS2? If older code make sure it is configured for the correct IO pins 12-15 not 4-7, which was used on the older Atom Bot Board.
Kurt
Hi,
I see you are running the basic atom not the basic atom pro maybe post the code you a running it might help
You said it works with out the ps2 right !
Maybe run the ps2 basic atom establishing comms tutorial to see if the ps2 responds just make sure the code pins are corresponding to the board pins. On my robot I had to put a pull up resistor on the ps2 data line to get it to work but you could try that if all else fails I will post the wiring diagram of it if need be.
Regards,
Hey,
Thanks Kurt for helping , I run the software on the basic micro studio, I tried using the SSC-32 software but it could not find the serial input so I use the Basic Micro Studio.
The code I was using was found on this link:
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6805
Which is the following:
'Program name: PS2ROV4.BAS
'Author: Jim Frye / Nathan Scherdin (PS2 stuff)
'Modified by Laurent Gay : speed limit control with L1/L2
'Modified by Brian Nave : Normalized analog joysticks, named button variables, positive boolean logic, audio feedback on speed limit
'Modified by Laurent Gay : New PS2 Controller code (more compatible)
'Modified by James Frye : Configured for Atom Pro
'Modified by Dennis Mejillones : Configured for output to SSC32 with a Johny 5 type configuration via ps2 control
' This program allows the remote control of a differentially steered robot
' from the Sony Play Station 2 game controller.
' The Scorpion has two modes of operation. The default is the mixer mode. This
' is where you have a Throttle for forward and reverse speed control, and a
' Steering control for turning. In this mode the left input is throttle and
' the right input is steering. The other mode is a differential style control.
' This is where the left and right channels are controled indepentantly to
' steer like a tank. This program uses the mixing mode. It also requires the
' BEC (battery eliminator circuit to be dissabled. See the Scorpion manual.
'Connections
'Pin 0 Left Scorpion channel.
'Pin 1 Right Scorpion channel.
'Pin 2 Pan servo.
'Pin 3 Tilt servo.
'Pin 8 NA
'Pin 9 Speaker
'Pin 10 1/0 Controlled from Triangel Button
'Pin 11 1/0 Controlled from "X" button
'---------------
'BotBoard I :
'Pin 4 PS2 Data
'Pin 5 PS2 Command
'Pin 6 PS2 Select
'Pin 7 PS2 Clock
'Pin 12 Gripper up/down servo.
'Pin 13 Gripper rotate servo.
'Pin 14 Gripper open/close servo.
'Pin 15 NA
'---------------
'BotBoard II :
'Pin 7 NA
'Pin 12 PS2 Data
'Pin 13 PS2 Command
'Pin 14 PS2 Select
'Pin 15 PS2 Clock
'Pin 4 Gripper up/down servo.
'Pin 5 Gripper rotate servo.
'Pin 6 Gripper open/close servo.
'---------------
'PS2 Controller / BotBoard II
;-------------------[SERIAL CONNECTIONS]abbII
SSC_OUT con P8;P8 ;Output pin for (SSC32 RX) on BotBoard
SSC_BAUD con i38400 ;SSC32 BAUD Flow rate
'PlayStation game controller connections.
'PS2 Controller / BotBoard I
'DAT con P4
'CMD con P5
'SEL con P6
'CLK con P7
'LEFTGRIP_UD con p12
'LEFTGRIP_Rot con p13
'LEFTGRIP_OC con p14
'PS2 Controller / BotBoard II
DAT con P12
CMD con P13
SEL con P14
CLK con P15
LEFTGRIP_UD con p4
LEFTGRIP_Rot con p5
LEFTGRIP_OC con p6
RIGHTGRIP_UD con p7
RIGHTGRIP_Rot con p16
RIGHTGRIP_OC con p9
temp var byte ' Variable definitions.
buttons var word
Lastbuttons var word
bpress1 var bit
bpress2 var bit
rhori var byte
rvert var byte
lhori var byte
lvert var byte
rhori_null var byte
rvert_null var byte
lhori_null var byte
lvert_null var byte
NormalizeValue var byte
NormalizeNull var byte
DeadBand con 2
ldrive var word
rdrive var word
WaistRotate var word
TorsoVertical var word
LeftShoulderVertical var word
LeftArmVertical var word
LeftArmTwist var word
LeftClawPosition var word
RightShoulderVertical var word
RightArmVertical var word
RightArmTwist var word
RightClawPosition var word
servo5 var word
GEAR var byte
Button_START var bit
Button_SELECT var bit
Button_L1 var bit
Button_L2 var bit
Button_R1 var bit
Button_R2 var bit
Button_A var bit
Button_O var bit
Button_X var bit
Button_S var bit
Dpad_UP var bit
Dpad_RIGHT var bit
Dpad_LEFT var bit
Dpad_DOWN var bit
GEAR = 4 ' Start at Gear 3 (from 1 to 4)
WaistRotate = 1400 ' Start the servos at mid position.
TorsoVertical = 1300
LeftShoulderVertical = 800
LeftArmVertical = 1300
LeftArmTwist = 1600
LeftClawPosition = 2150
RightShoulderVertical = 2200
RightArmVertical = 1800
RightArmTwist = 1600
RightClawPosition = 1900
low p0 ' Ensure pulsout commands are positive going.
low p1
low p2
low p3
low LEFTGRIP_UD
low LEFTGRIP_Rot
low LEFTGRIP_OC
low RIGHTGRIP_UD
low RIGHTGRIP_Rot
low RIGHTGRIP_OC
low P10 ' Ensure device connected to pin 10 and 11 is off on startup
low P11
high CLK ' Ensure CLK is negative going.
sound 9, [100\880, 100\988, 100\1046, 100\1175] 'four quick ascending notes.
pause 1000
setup ' This section sets the PSX Controller to Analog Mode. (red LED should light)
' This will work with Sony and Madcatz wired, but not with Medcatz wireless.
' You must press the analog button on the controller to set to analog mode.
low SEL
shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$1\8]
shiftin DAT,CLK,FASTLSBPOST,[temp\8]
high SEL
pause 1
if (temp <> $73) and (temp <> $79) then
low SEL
shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$1\8,$43\8,$0\8,$1\8,$0\8] ;CONFIG_MODE_ENTER
high SEL
pause 1
low SEL
shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$01\8,$44\8,$00\8,$01\8,$03\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8] ;SET_MODE_AND_LOCK
high SEL
pause 100
low SEL
shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$01\8,$4F\8,$00\8,$FF\8,$FF\8,$03\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8] ;SET_DS2_NATIVE_MODE
high SEL
pause 1
;low SEL
;shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$01\8,$4D\8,$00\8,$00\8,$01\8,$FF\8,$FF\8,$FF\8,$FF\8] ;VIBRATION_ENABLE
;high SEL
;pause 1
low SEL
shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$01\8,$43\8,$00\8,$00\8,$5A\8,$5A\8,$5A\8,$5A\8,$5A\8] ;CONFIG_MODE_EXIT_DS2_NATIVE
high SEL
pause 1
low SEL
shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$01\8,$43\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8,$00\8] ;CONFIG_MODE_EXIT
high SEL
pause 1
goto setup
endif
gosub get_PSX_data
gosub NullJoysticks
main
gosub get_PSX_data
if Button_START then : gosub NullJoysticks : endif
'SET LINEARIZED JOYSTICK DISPLACEMENT BASED ON JOYSTICK CENTER POSITION
NormalizeValue = lhori : NormalizeNull = lhori_null : Gosub Normalize : lhori = NormalizeValue
NormalizeValue = lvert : NormalizeNull = lvert_null : Gosub Normalize : lvert = NormalizeValue
NormalizeValue = rhori : NormalizeNull = rhori_null : Gosub Normalize : rhori = NormalizeValue
NormalizeValue = rvert : NormalizeNull = rvert_null : Gosub Normalize : rvert = NormalizeValue
' remove the rems (') to see the NORMALIZED joystick values in terminal 1.
' serout S_OUT,i57600,[dec3 lhori\3," ",dec3 lvert\3," ",dec3 rhori\3," ",dec3 rvert\3," ", 13]
'SET MAX MOVEMENT SPEED TO ONE OF FOUR CHOICES AND GIVE AUDIO FEEDBACK
;if Button_L1 and (Lastbuttons.bit10 = 0) then
;GEAR = (GEAR + 1) MAX 4
;for temp = 1 to GEAR: sound 9, [100\880]:pause 10:next
;elseif BUTTON_L2 and (Lastbuttons.bit8 = 0)
;GEAR = (GEAR - 1) MIN 1
;for temp = 1 to GEAR: sound 9, [100\880]:pause 10:next
;endif
lvert=255-lvert ' Changes vertical up from 0 to 255 and vertical down from 255 to 0.
lhori=255-lhori
'CALCULATE DRIVE SPEEDS FROM JOYSTICK POSITIONS AND SPEED LIMIT
ldrive=((lvert*GEAR) + 1500 - (GEAR *128)) ' Forward / backward
rdrive=((lhori*3) + 1500 - (3 *128)) ' steering
' remove the rems (') to see the calculated drive motor speeds in terminal 1.
' serout S_OUT,i57600,[dec5 ldrive\5," ",dec5 rdrive\5," ",13]
'TORSO CONTROL
WaistRotate = (WaistRotate + (rhori-127)/5) MAX 2250 MIN 750
TorsoVertical = (TorsoVertical + (rvert-127)/2) MAX 2250 MIN 750
'LEFT ARM CONTROL
LeftShoulderVertical = (LeftShoulderVertical - Dpad_DOWN*60 + Dpad_UP*60) MAX 2200 MIN 750 'Move Left Shoulder Vertically.
LeftArmVertical = (LeftArmVertical - Dpad_DOWN*50 + Dpad_UP*50) MAX 2100 MIN 1000 'Move Left Shoulder Vertically.
LeftArmTwist = (LeftArmTwist - Dpad_RIGHT*50 + Dpad_LEFT*50) MAX 2250 MIN 750 'Rotate ForeArm.
LeftClawPosition = (LeftClawPosition - Button_L1*100 + Button_L2*100) MAX 2200 MIN 1900 'Claw Gripper.
'RIGHT ARM CONTROL
RightShoulderVertical = (RightShoulderVertical - Button_A*60 + Button_X*60) MAX 2200 MIN 750 'Move Left Shoulder Vertically.
RightArmVertical = (RightArmVertical - Button_A*50 + Button_X*50) MAX 2100 MIN 1000 'Move Left Shoulder Vertically.
RightArmTwist = (RightArmTwist - Button_O*50 + Button_S*50) MAX 2250 MIN 750 'Rotate ForeArm.
RightClawPosition = (RightClawPosition - Button_R2*100 + Button_R1*100) MAX 2100 MIN 1800 'Claw Gripper.
' remove the rems (') to see the gripper and pan positions in terminal 1.
' serout S_OUT,i57600,[dec4 LeftShoulderVertical\4," ",dec4 LeftArmTwist\4," ",dec4 LeftClawPosition\4," ",dec4 WaistRotate\4," ",dec4 TorsoVertical\4, 13]
' I/O on/off
;if Button_A and (bpress1=0) then ' This makes a latching output pin that responds to button presses.
;bpress1=1
;toggle p10
;endif
;if (Button_A=0) and bpress1 then
;bpress1=0
;endif
;if Button_X and (bpress2=0) then ' This makes a latching output pin that responds to button presses.
;bpress2=1
;toggle p11
;endif
;if (Button_X=0) and bpress2 then
;bpress2=0
;endif
' Send out the servo pulses
'pulsout 0,(ldrive*2) ' Left Scorpion channel.
'pulsout 1,(rdrive*2) ' Right Scorpion channel.
'pulsout 2,(WaistRotate*2) ' Torso Pan servo.
'pulsout 3,(TorsoVertical*2) ' Torso Tilt servo.
'pulsout LEFTGRIP_UD,(LeftShoulderVertical*2) ' LeftShoulder up/down servo.
'pulsout LEFTGRIP_Rot,(LeftArmTwist*2) ' Left Arm Twist servo.
'pulsout LEFTGRIP_OC,(LeftClawPosition*2) ' Left Gripper open/close servo.
'pulsout RIGHTGRIP_UD,(RightShoulderVertical*2) ' RightShoulder up/down servo.
'pulsout RIGHTGRIP_Rot,(RightArmTwist*2) ' Right Arm Twist servo.
'pulsout RIGHTGRIP_OC,(RightClawPosition*2) ' Right Gripper open/close servo.
' pulsout 15,servo5
'pause 20
serout SSC_OUT,i38400,"#0P", DEC WaistRotate, "#1P", DEC TorsoVertical, "#2P", DEC LeftShoulderVertical, "#3P", DEC LeftArmVertical, "#4P", DEC LeftArmTwist, "#5P", DEC LeftClawPosition, "#6P", DEC RightShoulderVertical, "#7P",DEC RightArmVertical, "#8P",DEC RightArmTwist, "#9P",DEC RightClawPosition, "#30P", DEC ldrive, "#31P", DEC rdrive, 13]
goto main
get_PSX_data ' This section gets the data from the PSX controller.
' The first byte is the mode (Temp)
' The 2 next bytes are the pushbutton data (button1, button2).
' The 4 next bytes are the analog joystick data (rhori,rvert,lhori,lvert).
Lastbuttons = buttons
low SEL
' Initiate request for data from PSX controller.
shiftout CMD,CLK,FASTLSBPRE,$1\8,$42\8]
' Temp is the Mode value, it will be dumped. Then it puts the button data into two byte variables.
shiftin DAT,CLK,FASTLSBPOST,[temp\8,buttons.LOWBYTE\8,buttons.HIGHBYTE\8,rhori\8,rvert\8,lhori\8,lvert\8]
high SEL
pause 1
buttons = buttons ^ $FFFF ' SO WE CAN USE POSITIVE BOOLEAN LOGIC WHEN EVALUATING BUTTONS
Button_SELECT = Buttons.bit0
Button_START = Buttons.bit3
Dpad_UP = Buttons.bit4
Dpad_RIGHT = Buttons.bit5
Dpad_DOWN = buttons.bit6
Dpad_LEFT = Buttons.bit7
Button_L2 = Buttons.bit8
Button_R2 = Buttons.bit9
Button_L1 = Buttons.bit10
Button_R1 = Buttons.bit11
Button_A = Buttons.bit12
Button_O = Buttons.bit13
Button_X = Buttons.bit14
Button_S = Buttons.bit15
' remove the rems (') to see the RAW joystick and Button values in terminal 1.
serout S_OUT,i57600,[bin buttons\16," "]
serout S_OUT,i57600,[dec3 rhori\3," ",dec3 rvert\3," ",dec3 lhori\3," ",dec3 lvert\3," "]
serout S_OUT,i57600,[13]
return
Normalize
if NormalizeValue < (NormalizeNull-DeadBand) then
NormalizeValue = (127*NormalizeValue)/(NormalizeNull-DeadBand) MAX 127
elseif NormalizeValue > (NormalizeNull+DeadBand)
NormalizeValue = (127*(NormalizeValue-NormalizeNull)/(255-DeadBand-NormalizeNull) + 127) MAX 255
else
NormalizeValue = 127
endif
return
;--------------------------------------------------------------------
ServoUpdate:
serout SSC_OUT, SSC_BAUD,"#30P", DEC ldrive, "#31P", DEC Rdrive, "#0P", DEC WaistRotate, "#1P", DEC TorsoVertical, 13]
return
;---------------------
NullJoysticks 'READ ANALOG JOYSTICKS TO NULL OFF-CENTER VALUES
rhori_null = rhori
rvert_null = rvert
lhori_null = lhori
lvert_null = lvert
return
After finding out there was no response with the controller, I stripped down the hardware to the minimum to try the ps2 basic atom establishing comms tutorial and still, no response.I don’t see anything obvious… Right off the bat, so if it were me, I would start to debug and see where things are going bad…
Example:
Add a sound line just after the setup label: Something like the one a few lines above, but with different note or notes.
LIke Sound 9, [50\2000, 50\2000]
Then if the program hangs because it can not get the PS2 in the mode it wants, you will know as you will get continuous noise. If you get the 4 notes again the program reset…
There are also several Serout to S_OUT that have been commented out. I would have a tendency to uncomment several of them to try to see where the code is going.
Kurt
Thanks, I will try to do so in the next couple of days. Ill let you know how it goes! Hopefully that was the problem, thanks again!, I really appreciate it.