Shutdown and loading new programs

Lynxmotion Legged Robots
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I was wondering … when I want to load a new program into my Brat, I have to turn it on (of course) but is there a way to make it so when I turn it on it doesn’t run the current program that is stored in it? The reason is that when I turn it on it wants to start walking or doing whatever and I end up having to hold it in the air until the new program is loaded into it.
What about the 9-volt battery … when I plug a 9-volt battery to the bot, will it bypass the servos? I don’t suppose it’s a good idea to have the servos running off 9-volts, is it?
Thanks!

  • DoomDog
    Palmer, Alaska
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Sorry, I don’t know of any way.

However on some of my robots, I put in two different power supplies, one for the logic (VL) and another for the servos (VS). Each one has it’s own switch. So If I want to program it without it running away from it, I turn off the VS switch. Note, could have both switches to the same battery…

Kurt

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Another way would be to add some code to look for a keypress on the A,B,C buttons before starting the program. This will require the button to be pressed before the robot will operate though.