Hello Everyone, I am new to this and would like some general information about the electronics on the Lynx 6. To Start, I purchased a Lynx 6 arm kit on ebay. This robot has never been opened and I think I got a good deal. Think??? Anyway, I am devising a home project that integrates a cnc screw with the lynx6 purched on top. The screw will be completely controlled from a s7 200 plc. So the need of some inputs and outputs is a necessity.
The robot I have has the following:
Mini ABB with basic Atom 28
SSC12-V2.0
All servos are HS475s except the gripper–havent opened it yet.
Will those boards give me adequate control of the robot for smoothness, speed, and repeatability? Or would it be advised to get the newer version? If so, what do I need to acquire?
Also, I would like to get the newer ebony base with ball bearings ( I currently have the yellow base with 6 stantions and three nylon “bearings”), will that connect easily or will I need to modify anything?
Lastly, I have downloaded lynxterm and driver for the USB to Serial ( from Lynxmotion). I am powering both the ABB and the SSC12 with the wall transformer (6v) purchased from lynxmotion. When I start the software I get #0p810S5000. The servo moves briefly and then after a few seconds it moves again about 15 degrees and then hums. I can not seem to type anything on the terminal because any thing I type the terminal doubles it ( ie I type “a”----I get “aa”). No reaction when hitting all 0 all 1500 or sliding the bar on the right. Anyone have any ideas. From one of the tutorials, if I connect to the SSC12 it automatically moves to midpoint. But, when I connect to the MINI ABB, it moves from that position. Are there any settings that need to be adjusted in the lynxterm to communicate correctly???
In case it is important, I am using a IBM-T43 laptop with XPpro SP3. Device manager shows I am connected with usb to serial convertor on com4.
I thank you in advance for any help or advise I can get.
JLTLarry
When I first started using the lynx arms many years ago, I tried to run them with a basic stamp and the controller you mentioned. For about 6 mos, Itried to get it to work, but not only was it a pain in the butt, I couldn’t get very smooth results.
I found the programming very frustrating, and on more than one occasion, I almost chucked it out a window!
There were a bunch of us sequestered in a hotel 2 years ago, trying in vain to get the robots to work with the stamp, and one night, after dinner, I installed RIOS and used only the SSC-32, and before I was done with my dinner, I had the robot working flawlessly with inputs and outputs.
I strongly suggest that you forgo the stamp, and use the SSC-32 with the RIOS software.
I do know of some people that like the Mini atom, and love the programming. Nonetheless, I am a hardware guy, and I leave the programming to the software guys!
Yeah, it was rather easy with the fischertechniks building kits. They work very well interfacing with the robot, have tons of sensors, and are very easy to use.
Let me know how it goes when you get the new board.
