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4 <td valign="top" align="left"><b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Lynxmotion
5 RIOS SSC-32: Features<br>
6 Rev. 1.</font></b>
7 <p><b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Updated <!--webbot bot="Timestamp"
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10 <p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Lynxmotion<br>
11 <font color="#FFFFFF">_</font><font color="#FF0000">R</font></font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2">obot
12 Arm<br>
13 <font color="#FFFFFF">_</font><font color="#FF0000"><b>I</b></font>nteractive<br>
14 <font color="#FFFFFF">_</font><b><font color="#FF0000">O</font></b>perating<br>
15 <font color="#FFFFFF">_</font><font color="#FF0000"><b>S</b></font>ystem</font></p>
16 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana">RIOS written by:<br>
17 <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Laurent Gay</a></font></p>
18 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Video of a project running in Play mode. <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/riosssc1.avi" target="_blank">AVI
19 Video</a>, 3.28MB.<br>
20 Video of a project running in Play mode with inputs. <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/riosssc2.avi" target="_blank">AVI
21 Video</a>, 3.73MB.</font></p></td>
22 <td align="center" valign="top" width="320"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios00.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios00s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="303" height="240"></a><br>
23 <b>Main screen.</b></font></td>
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25 <tr>
26 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
27 </tr>
28 <tr>
29 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>All
30 Servos = 1.5mS.</b><br>
31 Use the "All=1.5mS" button to set all servos to 1.5mS in order
32 to make sure your arm is configured for the RIOS software.</font></td>
33 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios01.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios01s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="169" height="240"></a><br>
34 Figure 1.</font></td>
35 </tr>
36 <tr>
37 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
38 </tr>
39 <tr>
40 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>SSC-32
41 Config.<br>
42 </b>Test inputs, outputs, and configure the SSC-32 for your arm. The
43 SSC-32 is fully customizable to your arm, no matter how yours is set up.
44 There are also config settings for servos on channels 7 and 8, which are
45 not used for the arm.</font></td>
46 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios02.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios02s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="206"></a><br>
47 Figure 2.</font></td>
48 </tr>
49 <tr>
50 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
51 </tr>
52 <tr>
53 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Lynx
54 Arm Config.</b><br>
55 If you've made modifications to your arm, you can input custom values. If
56 you're using the L5 or L6 arm, you can use the preset buttons to fill in
57 size values.</font></td>
58 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios03s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="311" height="240"></a><br>
59 Figure 3.</font></td>
60 </tr>
61 <tr>
62 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
63 </tr>
64 <tr>
65 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>SSC-32
66 Firmware Updater.</b><br>
67 RIOS automatically displays the SSC-32 firmware. You can easily update
68 your firmware from the main screen.</font></td>
69 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios11.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="215" height="217"></a><br>
70 Figure 4.</font></td>
71 </tr>
72 <tr>
73 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
74 </tr>
75 <tr>
76 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Torque
77 Config for Gravity Compensate.</b><br>
78 Adjust the weight of objects the arm will be picking up so that the
79 program can adjust servo positions as needed.</font>
80 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Geartrain Play</b><br>
81 Use this feature to compensate for the play in the geartrains when
82 shifting balance.</font></p>
83 </td>
84 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios04.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios04s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="279" height="240"></a><br>
85 Figure 5.</font></td>
86 </tr>
87 <tr>
88 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
89 </tr>
90 <tr>
91 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Project
92 Manager.</b><br>
93 You can export your projects in <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios06.gif" target="_blank">csv
94 format</a> for use as backups or to share with other RIOS users. If you
95 want standalone functionality, you can also export to <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios07.gif" target="_blank">BASIC
96 format</a> for Basic Atom/Basic Stamp 2. Now it's easy to position the
97 arm, and even easier to generate BASIC code!</font>
98 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/jpg/rios/rios14.gif" target="_blank">Import</a>,
99 rename, or delete projects, as well as edit project comments. Easily keep
100 track of your projects and send them to other RIOS users as .csv files,
101 which can be imported by RIOS, and read by Microsoft Excel and notepad.</font></p>
102 </td>
103 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios05.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios05s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="298" height="240"></a><br>
104 Figure 6.</font></td>
105 </tr>
106 <tr>
107 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
108 </tr>
109 <tr>
110 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Moves
111 / Motions.</b><br>
112 Use the buttons in the upper right corner to move the arm. The mouse and /
113 or a joystick can be used. Inverse Kinematics makes it simple to just move
114 the gripper in X,Y,Z space. When moved into the position you'd like it to
115 go to, add that position as a step. A group of Steps makes Sequences. A
116 Project can contain one or more Sequences.</font>
117 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">You can even incorporate music or video
118 into the program. Clicking on the arm display picture changes to another
119 view.</font></p>
120 </td>
121 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios08.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios08s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="234"></a><br>
122 Figure 7.</font></td>
123 </tr>
124 <tr>
125 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
126 </tr>
127 <tr>
128 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Joystick.</b><br>
129 Use a Playstation 2 controller to program the arm.</font></td>
130 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/jpg/rios/rios15.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios15s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="311" height="240"></a><br>
131 Figure 8.</font></td>
132 </tr>
133 <tr>
134 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
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136 <tr>
137 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Play.</b><br>
138 Make the robot move according to your program. Select the program and
139 press Play. The image in the middle shows exactly what the arm is doing in
140 real time -- it even includes ghosting of the next move! Clicking on the
141 arm display picture changes to another view.</font>
142 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">External inputs can be used by the
143 program to control which Sequence is run. The inputs have Do-While,
144 For-Next, and If-Then-Else support. You can even program it to close the
145 gripper until a switch closure occurs!</font></p>
146 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Trigger inputs and watch outputs turn on
147 and off. Use the sequence list for programming using <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios14.gif" target="_blank">If-Then-Else</a>,
148 <a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/jpg/rios/rios11.gif" target="_blank">For-Next</a>, and <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios15.gif" target="_blank">Do-While</a>
149 loops.</font></p>
150 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Play the whole project, individual
151 sequences, or a programmed sequence list.</font></p>
152 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Video of a project running in Play mode. <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/riosssc1.avi" target="_blank">AVI
153 Video</a>, 3.28MB.<br>
154 Video of a project running in Play mode with inputs. <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/riosssc2.avi" target="_blank">AVI
155 Video</a>, 3.73MB.</font></p>
156 </td>
157 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios09.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios09s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="318" height="240"></a><br>
158 Figure 9.</font></td>
159 </tr>
160 <tr>
161 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
162 </tr>
163 <tr>
164 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Output
165 Options.</b><br>
166 Set output delays, durations, and speeds. For example, you can set one
167 output to blink continuously while another turns on steady for two seconds
168 then turns off.</font></td>
169 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/jpg/rios/rios07.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios07s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="250" height="240"></a><br>
170 Figure 10.</font></td>
171 </tr>
172 <tr>
173 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
174 </tr>
175 <tr>
176 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Play
177 Log.</b><br>
178 Play log lists everything that is going on. It shows exactly which move
179 the arm is executing, which inputs are being triggered, which programming
180 loops are being dealt with, and it's all in real-time!</font></td>
181 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios13.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/ses-software/rios-ssc-32-arm-control/rio-ssc-32-features/WebHome/rios13s.gif" border="2" hspace="10" width="191" height="240"></a><br>
182 Figure 11.</font></td>
183 </tr>
184 <tr>
185 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></td>
186 </tr>
187 <tr>
188 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>System
189 Requirements.</b></font>
190 <ul>
191 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Windows 95/98/2000/XP Confirmed</font></li>
192 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher
193 processor clock speed</font></li>
194 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher</font></li>
195 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">30MB of available hard disk space.</font></li>
196 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher
197 resolution video adapter and monitor</font></li>
198 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">CD-ROM drive</font></li>
199 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Keyboard and Mouse or compatible
200 pointing device</font></li>
201 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">A free serial port or free USB port
202 (with optional Serial to USB adapter cable)</font></li>
203 <li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Optional: Playstation 2 controller
204 with USB adapter</font></li>
205 </ul>
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