Switch SSC-32 from Bot Board II or PC control

Is possible to use the BBII or SSC-32 ground pin to connect the catod’s LED?

But we can always set and fix jumpers so that the baud rate is at 38.4k for both the communication of PC and Bot Board II to the SSC-32 right ?

Because if this can be done then we need not to remove screws for the Bot Board II and change the baud rate by fixing the jumpers for different communication.

For most purposes yes, but to update the SSC-32 firmware you must use 115.2kbaud.

Thank you for your reply. I read from the manual it says do not update firmware if there isn’t any problem with the SSC-32 too.

I guess just sticking to 38.4kbaud and not updating the firmware will be the way to go for now :slight_smile:

I’ve finished the swich with a two LED (Red and Green) that indicate if I use SSC-32 or BBII.

From the diagram to switch between PC or BBII to communicate with SSC-32,

with that configuration, where would you connect your controller ? Since where the controller is supposed to connect has been taken up.

And also some off topic question, what is the purpose of Powerpod ?

Is it just used to do the offset of the robot’s leg and to build the master program that has been given to us initially?

And in the future whatever programming that has to be done everything just have to be programmed and transferred from Basic Micro Studio, nothing to do with Powerpod anymore. Is this right ?

Define “controller” and, “has been taken up” by what?

You have not been given any Powerpod generated program initially, you must create your own program using Powerpod by selecting the proper options within Powerpod.

Yes after Powerpod creates the program you use the IDE to put it on the Atom Pro chip.

“Controller” being the PS2 controller that is supposed to be connected in the assembly guide on the pin of 12-15 on BBII board. However, on the diagram pins 14,15 on BBII board has been taken up to switch the commands received for SSC-32. So my question is, since the pin 14,15 has been used by this set up, where do you connect your controller on the BBII board ?

How about the master.pmp program that has been given initially to control the robot with PS2 controller ? What is the purpose of selecting all the options ? Is it to accommodate this master.pmp with different robot ? Sorry the more I ask the more I think I should ask this in programming section.

All the while I thought we write our program in IDE, then transfer to the BBII as well from the IDE…

For Pete’s sake, just move the yellow and blue wires from 14,15 to like 10,11. Change it in the code as well. :unamused: That will open up the port for the PS2 controller.

Yes, you select the options to configure the code to your specific robot and your specific control method.

Yes, you can write a program in the IDE, or you can load the program Powerpod creates. Either way the IDE is what puts the program into the Atom.

Do you mean that there’s 2 options ?
1)Is to move the yellow and blue wires, including the black to pin 10,11, and fit the PS2 controller in the pins 12 to 15(the same in tutorial)

OR

2)Connect the controllers to probably pins 8 to 11, then change the code as well in the master program to open the port.

Can do either way ?

No I did not say you could move the PS2 controller. In fact you can not.