[size=2]I am working with some students. They have purchased a [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][highlight=#ffffff]Lynxmotion AL5D 4 Degrees of Freedom Robotic Arm Combo Kit (FlowBotics Studio w/ SSC-32U). [/highlight][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][highlight=#ffffff]Will they be able to use the Flowbotics software to program this arm to use a joystick? I see how the Flowbotics can program movements and replay them. They need to be able to control the robot arm free form with a joystick. If Flowbotics is not the right programming languag/software, can you point me to the correct software to complete this task.[/highlight][/font][/size]
Hi,
FlowBotics Studio (FBS) will allow you to do this. But, you will need to either make your own FBS app from scratch or take the example Lynxmotion AL5 app and modify it to add modules & code to handle your specific joystick.
For example, if you open the AL5 app in editing (press shift+escape), and browse to the “User Programming” module, you will find code to handle the PS2 controller. These sub-modules and code could be replaced with new code to handle the joystick and used to control the arm instead of using a PS2 controller.
Please see the attached image for more details.
Sincerely,
