Hi
I come from Germany and I’m new here and I have some problems with my new CH3-R Hexapod. I’ve built it as it stood in the tutorial but I come with the plates bit confused I think I have it properly connected and the jumper are also properly connected but when I’m connect it with my PC it does not works. if i press the connect button in powerpod i can not connect to it
if i turn my ch3-r on the lights “PWR” and “D1” are shining.
here is a picture how i connect the cable and the jumper
When using the PowerPod program, make sure you are connecting the cable from the PC to the SSC-32 and NOT to the BotBoard II.
Also, when using the PowerPod program, you need to disconnect the yellow/black cable going to the BotBoard II and replace the RX jumper.
When you do decide to use the BotBoard II, remove the RX jumper, and install the yellow/black cable like you currently have shown.
You will also need to set the BAUD rate for the SSC-32 to 38.4 in order to communicate with the BotBoard II. You do this by removing the right-most jumper (closest to the PC connector). You currently have both jumpers installed so you can communicate the the PC.
Once you step 1 & 2 above, you should be able to do things with your CH3-R.
i do it like it stood in the tutorial but i dont know how it goes on with the basic micro atom ide programm i plug the cabel in to my pc and into my bot board 2 and load the .bas data from powerpod and when i klick program there comes a window and there stay" invalid com port selected" and when i klick read there stay “this device does not support reading”
Do you have access to a computer with a real serial port on the back?
Otherwise, welcome to another chapter of not all USB-to-serial adapters work the same.
What is the make and model of the USB-to-serial adapter you are using?
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they place somewhat different requirements on the serial port.
the basic micro IDE downloads at a high baud rate and is a bit sensitive to timeouts. many USB-to-serial adapters do not function well with the requirements.
there are some things to try.
please make certain you have the latest basic micro IDE for your module.
if you have an external and self-powered USB hub please try using that. this has allowed some usb-to-serial adapters that did not work directly when plugged into the computer/laptop.
in device manager, examine the driver settings dialog for an ability to set “latency”. Generally making the numbers smaller decreases the lag between the program on the computer sending something to the serial port and when it actually happens.
worst case, try a different adapter. search these forums for which ones people have found work and which do not.
hallo again i have a new problem with my robot.
i want to steer it with the ps2 controller
if i turn it on it should stand up
but my robot is lying on the floor
so that i can move the servos with my hands
if i connect it with powerpod or visual seq
i can steer the servos with the programm
the ps2 controller from lynxmotion works with my ps2 console
the buttons up down right left select start l3 and r3 give sounds if i push them
you mean programm it with basic micro ide?
yes i programm it and then comes the 2 beep sounds but then nothing goes it is lying on the floor.
i try a other program from another person and there was the same problem
no errors 2 beep sounds and its lying
i want to steer my robot with the controller i have all jumper connected like it is on the picture i sent a time ago
Not sure where your picture from some time ago is. Can you post another image of the wiring so we can see clearly how you have everything wired up? The robot should stand up even if the PS2 game controllers receiver isn’t even connected. You must have a servo power issue.
