Hi everyone,
I am very new to robotics so i would really appreciate any comments,
I am about to begin building a phoenix style hexapod and i have a few question relating to this. I have all my parts created on solid works cad and im planning to use 18 hitec hs 645 servo’s for the legs,
I plan to buy a ssc -32 board, bot board II, and a lynxmotion ps2 controller.
However i am struggling in terms of which software to use in order to make this work, :S
I know the walking pattern etc can be downloaded from this website im just slightly confused
Also i plan to have a tail( scorpion style) attached with also 3DOF, i plan to use 3 more hs 645 servos for this.
Can anyone please help so i can get started ??
Thanks so much in advance much appreciate anyone’s comments
Christopher…
Depending on your needs:
You could start off with the standard Phoenix code base. You will probably need to do some minor configuration options, like Leg lengths and the like. They have some versions of this code you can download directly from the Lynxmotion main website and there are probably more up to date versions up on the forum, like in the thread: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7658
or viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4285
Or if you are thinking of adding more stuff that makes it act more like the A-Pod, you might look at the code base that Kåre (Zenta) did for it. Probably the most recent stuff for that is in the thread: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8400
Some day I may integrate some of the A-Pod stuff into my code base, but I am more likely to do this into the Arduino (Botboarduino) based setup. My current code for the Phoenix and other Hexapods is also up on github: github.com/KurtE/Arduino_Phoenix_Parts
Hi thanks so much for your replies…
I now have just a few more questions if you don’t mind me asking…
I have now created my robot to the same design as the phoenix style hexapod however I am incorporating the mandibles from the apod slightly redesigned… also i am creating a tail like the apod redesigned to resemble scorpion’s tail. In terms of actually getting this up and running I’m using the SSC 32, botboard II, also i have been advised to use the software : Visual sequencer and powerpod.? However i am now looking to find a walking pattern… all of this i plan to control with the wireless bluetooth controller (ps2)…
Any replies would be much appreciated and again thanks in advance.
Complete tutorial for getting an A-pod style hexapod up and running with a PS2 remote / Bot Board / SSC=32: lynxmotion.com/images/html/build184.htm
Code included.
Hi everyone, i have created my apod style robot… i have connected up the same as the diagram in the tutorial:http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/html/build184.htm
However when i power up for some reason no power will go to the bot board 2, unless i install the jumper on the ssc32 board vl=vs … also there is a continuous beeping for about 10 seconds… then when I plan to run the program using basic micro studio… it cant find the processor, also should i change the serial port to the botboard 2 once steps 1 -13 have been completed…
i really hope someone can please help me on this problem ???
