Use of ssc-32 outputs and inputs

Lynxmotion Electronics & Software
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Hi,

In the case of my internship I have to make the discussion between a robot arm and a milling machine. I wanted to use an output of the ssc-32 to send a signal to the milling machine when the robotic arm have finished his sequences and the milling machine have to do the same to the robotic arm. I have the Flowbotics Studio software and I wanted to modified the sequencer to do the discussion. So I need some helps from you, I’m a little bit lost. I hope you will understand my issues.

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Hey,

We are not sure we fully understand your issue. Let us rephrase your question and see if please clarify any part we misunderstood:

  1. You have an SSC-32 (old SSC-32 with a DE-9 port or newer SSC-32U with a USB port and XBee socket?) interacting with a robotic arm and a milling machine.
  2. You are using FlowBotics Studio and one of the apps with the sequencer.
  3. You need to send a signal to the milling machine when the robotic arm is done.
  4. The SSC-32 will have to receive a signal from the milling machine when it is done.
  5. You want to modify the sequencer to do all of the above.

Let us know if we missed anything. Also, please reply with some details about what you have attempted up to now.

Sincerely,

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I have a ssc-32U and your summary is exact. I tried to use the “User Programming” module on Flowbotics Studio it seems that it could be great for the inputs but not for the outputs.
Thank you for your quick answer.

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It would certainly be possible to add new “frame types” in the sequencer.

What you would be missing would be a frame type that waits for a specific input and another that produces an output (digital) from one of the channels of the SSC-32U.

While this is not trivial to implement, it certainly is doable.

You can find the main sequencer code a few levels deep. See the image below for details:

2017-08-24 - FBS - Sequencer app & code.png
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Of course, such modifications will require lots of experimentation on your part. Use the existing code as reference.

Sincerely,

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Thank you very much for your answer. I will try it even if it look difficult.