I need to know the connections for “Lynxmotion BotBoarduino Shield-Compatible Robot Controller”, I can’t find the right instructions for the same (see attached pics)
Please advise.
This is the link I’m using, but the controller is completely different, I don’t want to do it wrong & damage anything. I bought [size=2]Lynxmotion AL5A 4 Degrees of Freedom Robotic Arm Combo Kit (BotBoarduino), [/size]Product Code: RB-Lyn-482
Thanks for the instructions, but it still seems not-right.
After connection with computer, all the servos are moving like a clock. I tried to calibrate per instructions at below location also, but no results.
Link: lynxmotion.com/images/html/build140.htm
You’ve connected the servo to one of the analog pins - you need to connect to one of the digital pins. Also, note that you need to change the corresponding jumper for the block of digital pins to VS rather than 5V.
The clock kind of rotation got stopped after moving to digital pins & changing jumper to VS. Thanks!
What utility I can use to calibrate & control the robot arm please? SSC-32 Servo Sequencer Utility.exe is not helping for the same. Please advise.
FYI: I don’t have a PS2.
Before continuing further, it would be a good idea to ensure that the arm and all of its component are properly assembled and wired. For this, we can use the example code available here (you can right-click and save this link).
Once the code is compiled and uploaded to the BotBoarduino, you will be able to control the robotic arm via the Serial Monitor. Make sure to change the baud rate in the lower left corner to match the one in the example code.
You can control the robotic arm by sending a command code followed by return] (ex: “w” return] to move up the gripper). You can find the list of commands in the comments here.
Make sure to try multiple motions. If it works, you should see the debug output values change appropriately (for example, “w” commands would cause the gripper - and its y position - to rise). Here is an example of this happening:
Thanks for help!
I tried to upload the codes, but it’s giving some errors and not running in Serial Monitor either, see attached picture for the error message please. Any solutions please.
This is a rather generic Arduino IDE / AVR dude error which indicates it cannot find the AVR chip to upload to. It usually is caused by the Arduino being in an unknown state, the wrong chip being selected, the wrong port being selected or a whole slew of other indirect issues, such as having something plugged in on pins 0 or 1 on a Uno (the hardware serial pins, tied to the USB port and used for uploading sketches).
In most cases, if you have the right board/chip & port selected and nothing connected to pins 0/1, then you can usually simply disconnect and reconnect the Arduino and it should work well. If it does not work after this, then you may want to reboot your computer, as the issue may be tool chain / OS-side. If it still does not work after these extra steps, your best bet would be to do an online search for the error message or post on the Arduino forum.
I finally got my ducks in line. All the servo motors are working via serial monitor. It was a driver issue, so I just used the web version of software recently & its working fine now.
Next, I would like to program the arm for my desired path to pick & drop something. Please help me learn this also.
Since this would be a completely different type of question, we recommend that you create a new topic so as to keep the information easy to follow for others who may read it later.
Of course, feel free to add a link to this topic (or a specific message in it) in the new topic as needed to explain your question.
As quick idea, you should have a look at this example. It is a small BotBoarduino example for the AL5 where the arm is told to follow a specific (pre-programmed) sequence. Please note this is a very basic example and only meant to get you started.
