Hi
I just purchased SSC-32 and the Rios software but am having trouble configuring my arm. I have tried to configure the shoulder and elbow and save the file, but as soon as i close the configure window, it looses the work i did. Reopening and loading the file i saved results in the same problem. any suggestions?
How are you connecting to the SSC-32? What are you using to power the arm?
I am using a serial to USB cable (made by QVS) and a 9volt is powering the board. I am not using a separate power source for the servos as there is only two of them hooked up at the moment (shoulder and elbow).
If you are using a 9v battery, it is usually too small for powering servos. Servos usually need a bigger power supply.
So would giving the servos their own power supply (4 AA in series) solve the problem i have been having with the config? or is it a seperate issue? The motors do turn when i move the sliders, but the enable check boxes do not stay checked / unchecked when i close and reopen the config.
You need to power the servos separately. It may not be the problem but it is a very bad idea to try and power even a couple servos from the 9vdc battery. Just begging for problems…
Read this post. It deals with serial port / USB to serial cable speed issues. Please read it top to bottom even if it is talking about Atom programming, the information is still accurate no matter what program you are working with.
lynxmotion.net/viewtopic.php?t=4702
If your USB to serial cable has Latency in the driver adjust it to it’s minimum setting…
Thanks a lot for the help!
powering the servos seperately did resolve the problem.
Thanks xtopher! Good to know… 8)
