I’m busy assembling an AL5D with BotBoarduino and according to the assembly guide on the website, I am supposed to have an “SSC-32” board. However, I can only find the Arduino board. Am I supposed to have the SSC? I also can’t seem to find any type of PS2 controller adapter…
No, the SSC-32 is not necessary. We are working to update the manual for the BotBoarduino, and hope to have sample code available soon. For the moment, you need to read through the BotBoarduino user guide, and use the Arduino servo library to control the arm.
lynxmotion.com/images/html/build185.htm
arduino.cc
Any reason I can’t find the PS2 controller adapter? Also is there another device I can use, say my iPhone or iPad over bluetooth?
And how am I supposed to assemble it with no assembly guide…
There are several assembly guides for the AL5D. Look at the links in: lynxmotion.com/driver.aspx?T … sem01#al5d
Not sure what you mean about find PS2 controller adapter. Do you have one? Which ones? What IO pins are they connected to…
As for IPhone or IPad over BT, well it is probably possible, but you would need to add a BT interfacace to theBotBoardinua and then write the interface code.
There have been a few recent threads talking about interfacing an AL5d, so you might want to take a look at what others have have done.
Kurt
We removed the PS2 cable because it was not compatible with the new PS2 V2 remote, and customers were having issues. Instead, we changed the PS2 V2 remote to include the level shifter and necessary cables.
Bluetooth is the best way to do this. You can use a standard serial bluetooth module connected to the BotBoarduino’s Tx / Rx / V / GND pins. There may be some apps out there to get you started too, but we don’t have any available on our website.
robotshop.com/bluetooth-data-telemetry.html
You physically assemble the arm using the following guides:
lynxmotion.com/driver.aspx?Topic=assem01
The electrical connections are explained here:
lynxmotion.com/images/html/build185.htm
The software can be downloaded here:
www.arduino.cc
Sample code to move a servo can be found under “examples”.
This should get you up and running quickly and allow you to control each of the servos in the arm.
The main aspect which is missing is sample code written specifically for Arduino for inverse kinematics. However, we are working on this, and some of our experts here have already posted code they created for the arm.
Hope this helps,
Thanks. It just seems like there are so many changes that aren’t documented in any manuals. Also, I seem to have trouble fitting the black and red cables into the servo voltage connectors. The wires seem really thick, especially in comparision to those from the 9V battery switch. Also, what does the cable that comes from the VS switch that has a ring/hoop on it do? I can’t seem to find any documentation on that.
Thanks for the help.
We noticed this too when working with the current SSC-32 board. It will certainly be corrected with the next version. We have found creating a clean and short cut (so all the wires are perfectly straight) helps put it into the terminal. You can also remove a few wires so the cable is smaller.
Not sure what you mean. Is it one of these cables? If not, can you take a photo and point out what you mean?
lynxmotion.com/c-44-cables.aspx
Sorry, please excuse the massive resolution. You might have to zoom out on your browser. I’m talking about the wire at the bottom of the picture with a hoop ending.
That connection is foreign to us… the cables we stock have bare leads. Where does that wire go to?
It was on the switch in the middle (next to the wall power socket thing). Also, if this doesn’t come with PS2 controller adapter, how am I supposed to control it? I ordered it as “with PS2 controller”.
You have a defective power cable. That circular connector should be attached to the barrel connector at the bottom, but it seems to have come loose in your case. Please contact us at [email protected] and indicate your invoice number and that your WH-02 is broken.
RC-01 V2 includes the necessary cables:
lynxmotion.com/p-869-ps2-rob … er-v2.aspx
Note that this cannot be used solely with the SSC-32 - it needs the BotBoatduino version of the arm.
This is my problem: I have a competition on Saturday. I’ve built most of the hardware (just need to finish vacuum gripper) but I haven’t done any wiring yet (and I think it’ll be confusing because your instructions are hazy at the best). I’m not sure what programming is required, but I think that your website made this seem simpler than it is. Do you think I can have a working arm by Saturday? How hard is it to get controller working with it? Remember, I’m only going to get like 2 days since I’ll have to buy the controller 2 day shipping and I’m not sure when the replacement part will arrive. The item also said “everything you need to control the arm with a separate PS2 controller (sold separately)”. It turns out that I have to buy your special PS2 controller with that receiver, I can’t use mine at home… that really misrepresents the information.