Wiki source code of LSS FlowArm - Setup
Version 6.1 by Eric Nantel on 2022/06/20 10:56
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| 1 | = Connecting via USB = |
| 2 | |
| 3 | 1. Connect the USB cable to the LSS Adapter board on your robot |
| 4 | 1. Plug the USB connector into the PC |
| 5 | 1. Connect your LSS to the LSS-Adapter with the Lynxmotion cable |
| 6 | 1. Connect the power to the LSS Adapter via the yellow XT60 plug |
| 7 | 1. Power on the robot (On/Off switch) |
| 8 | 1. Start the LSS FlowArm software |
| 9 | 1. Select the type of LSS Arm you are using (3 DoF / 4 DoF / 5 DoF) |
| 10 | 1. It will automatically try to find the connected Arm but, if not, you can manually choose the appropriate COM port from the drop-down list & the baud rate (default is 115200) |
| 11 | 1. The software sends a query to servo ID1 and once a reply is received, it determines connection has been established and a green light will be displayed aside the COM port. |
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| 13 | == Calibration == |
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| 15 | 1. Go in "TEACH" mode with the button on the top bar. |
| 16 | 1. Manually place the arm in the correct position for your model and with the gripper closed. |
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| 18 | |(% colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)**4 DoF**|(% colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)**3 DoF ** |
| 19 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:lss-flowarm-offset-left.png||alt="lss-flowarm-left.png" width="200"]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:lss-flowarm-offset-top.png||alt="lss-flowarm-top.png" width="200"]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:lss-flowarm-offset-left-3dof.png||alt="lss-flowarm-left-3dof.png" width="200"]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:lss-flowarm-top-3dof.png||alt="lss-flowarm-left-3dof.png" width="200"]] |
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| 21 | 1. Store the values or Offsets by clicking "STORE OFFSETS" |
| 22 | 1. At that point the arm should "stay" in that position once released |
| 23 | 1. Exit the "TEACH" mode by clicking it again |