hey im 15 and i bought a SSC-32 Servo Controller and im not shure what im doing at all. Im really interested in robotics but i have no experience with it. Once i get the basics down it will be allot easyer for me. I own a SSC-32 servo controller, a data cable and two servos im wondering what else i need to purcise or download to make my servos do simple commands
plz help me im starting to lose my interest in robotics really fast and im getting frustrated 
Donât sweat it, you came to the right place. 
There are lots of folks here with a great deal of experience and are always happy to lend a hand.
I, like yourself am new to this, but my advantage is I have gotten past the initial âwhat the heck do I do now phaseâ. But only because the guys here have pointed me in the right direction and I made the commitment to learn how to build a robot that one day take over the world!. 
As a new guy my first advice is to look at ALL the forum threads and study the site itself, yeah I know that will take a while. But the idea is to get familiar with what you are seeing and hearing being discussed.
This like anything else is a slow process of learning.
The next thing I would do (and did when I was in your shoes) is get a book called âWhatâs a Microcontroller?â This book is sold at Radioshack for about $80, but also comes with a Basic stamp homework board. It walks you through the fundamentals with fun and simply explained exercises that will help answer alot of your questions. This kit and book will help get you started with the basics in programming and electronics. Both of these are necessary skills if you want to get into robotics.
Donât get discouraged. This is a very fun and satisfying hobby if you take it slow and learn as you go. Remember you donât have to conquer the world all at once. Take it in small steps and you will enjoy it more in the long run.
Hope this helps a little.
Tinman
thank you for answering my question. What else do i need besides a servo controller, 2 servos and a serial port cable. what kind of battery packs whould you recomend and do i need programs other than the lynx SSC-32 that i have installed on my computer and im also not sure if i need a bot board or something like that to send a simple command to the servo
thanks for all your help
I guess to really answer your question I need to know what is it you are trying to do?
Are you just wanting to make a servo move? Do you want it to move the same exact way each time/ multiple times? Do you want to tell it each time how much to move or be stored in a program?
What type of servos are they? Is there more than one? If so do you want them to all move the same amount at the same time or do you want them to move independently/ differently?
As you can see there are alot of variables, it all depends on the desired end result. Give us some more info and weâll figure out what would work best. And if I donât know there are lots of guys here with much more experience than I who could help.
Tinman
Ok, this should get you started enough to give you an idea how it works.
Donât take offense if Iâve explained things that may seem completely obvious.
I find that more simplicity is better.
Download the LynxTerm.
Donât worry about updating the firmware on any of the software or the electronics; you can do that later, after youâve already got a hang of it.
Attach the two servos to the SSC-32 properly to the servo pins 0 and 1 (yellow wires facing towards the inside of the electronics board, black to the outside).
For batteries, take four AA batteries (Alkaline batteries, Energizers, Rayovacâs, etc⊠They should say 1.5V on the side of them, somewhere).
Hook them up end to end in series.
(In other words, tape a piece of metal from the + of one to the - of the other.)
When your done with that, you should have your batteries all in a line (the last battery should NOT be attached to the first).
Take the two end batteries, and attach the + of one to the + of the SSC-32.
Then attach the - on the other side of your battery chain to the - on the SSC-32 with another piece of wire.
Make sure that you have a black jumper installed accross the VS1=VL pins.
At this point, the green LED in the corner should light up for a while.
If it does, then attach the serial cable from the SSC-32 to your computer (you may need a serial cable to USB adapter, if your comp doesnât have a serial port).
Then, open the LynxTerm program and type:
#0 P1500 #1 P1500 <cr>and hit enter.
That will move both servos to their center.
Then type:
#0 P750 #1 P750 <cr>and hit enter.
If the two commands above donât move the servos, switch off your power and check your wiring.
If you run into problems, take a picture of what youâre doing and post it here.
Weâll all be very willing to help.
And, then you wonât have to be frustrated trying to figure out what is probably an obscure problem, as well as being frustrated at having to describe the issue.[/code]