Which software to choose?

Lynxmotion Electronics & Software
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Hi,

Very interested in ordering the ALD5. Want to make sure it can accomplish intended purpose first.

Would like to do pre-made and real time sequences controlled from a computer either with arduino or C#. Having them talk through an API or something to a specific arm-controller is OK too, have read a lot of the posts on this but still a bit confused on which software option would be best for this.

Thanks in advance,
Christian

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Simply choose the BotBoarduino version of the AL5D:
lynxmotion.com/p-868-al5d-ro … duino.aspx
For real-time control, you would need to create and upload code to the BotBoarduino (using Arduino) and create a second program to send the commands via serial.

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OK thank you. With that version, would I be able to run pre-made sequences as well (from either Arduino or an interface from C#)?

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Yup. Arduino is very versatile.

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Cool. Is there any important functionality I would lose by going with Botboarduino instead of the ones with serial, or RIOS?

And by default this botboarduino can only be controlled by a PS2 controller or is there software that can come up with sequences on PC too?

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There are quite a few free / paid programs which need the SSC-32 which you will not be able to use (RIOS is one example).

We are currently working on sample code to control the arm using the PS2, though others have have made the code they developed available here for free. The BotBoarduino is programmed using Arduino, and so long as you can control one servo, you will be able to control several. You can also create sequences as well.

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Thanks CBenson.