While I’m waiting for my servos to come in I though I should look into the programming stage of my bot. The bot will be something like the CH3-R (18 servos). I already have the new SSC-32 servo controller (mega168 chip) and the lynxmotion SEQ software.
I also read in the forum that a suitable program for making usable basic code is the PowerPod so I downloaded this also. The only problem for me is that I will be using an Atmel mega16 chip for my bot brains since I already have Bascom Basic.
After seeing the basic output of powerpod I’d like to ask a few questions to all you software gurus.
1.Can the atom basic program be ported to to work with AVR mega8 or mega16 chips (did anyone do this?) and will the mega16 be able to handle the calculations.
Will the power pod ever support AVR mega8 or mega16 chip or is this out of the question?
Isn’t question 1 more like can the output of the Power Pod software be ported to something the Bascom BASIC compiler can use to operate your mega8/16 devices? And if this is the case then sure it can be ported… how long it takes will depend on how basic your BASIC skills are, right?
As for #2, I’m not sure why Jim would pay someone to re-write the Power Pod application to support someone else’s BASIC but I guess you’ll never know unless you ask.
I first looked at porting the Atom BASIC code over to a popular PIC BASIC. But I discovered that the variables weren’t compatible. You’ll want to check this. Also, take a good look at the serial commands.
I wound up writing my controller code in C, inspired by the Atom BASIC code. It works!
O well, I could also invest in a new atom basic board.
What do you guy suggest, atom basic or atom basic pro (is the pro version supported by powerpod).
The PowerPod for Atom Pro is going to be started very soon. It could be a week or 6 weeks to be completed. For now the PowerPod program only supports Atom 28.
