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19 <h1 class="asm">Controlling an Arm with the Bot Board (Basic Stamp 2) and the SSC-32</h1>
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24 <div class="asm-step-name">Make the Connection</div>
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28 <p>The SSC-32 includes a short two-conductor cable assembly. The black wire goes to ground and the yellow wire carries the signal. The .1" spaced end connects to the SSC-32 at the pins marked RX and ground — remove any DB9 enable jumpers if present. Yellow goes to RX, black to ground.</p>
29 <p>The .2" spaced end connects to Bot Board I/O pin 15. The black wire goes toward the outside edge of the board; the yellow wire goes toward the IC.</p>
30 <p>These examples are for a BS2, BS2-E, or stamps with similar timing. The <code>6</code> in the <code>serout</code> command specifies non-inverted, 8 data bits, no parity, 38400 baud. All <code>serout</code> commands must be a single continuous line — remove any line breaks if copying from this page.</p>
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33 <img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-arms/controlling-arm-bot-board-basic-stamp-ssc-32/WebHome/bbssc32.jpg">
34 <span>Figure 1 — Bot Board to SSC-32 serial connection.</span>
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42 <div class="asm-step-name">Enabling the Servos</div>
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46 <p>The SSC-32 will not output servo pulses until it receives a valid command. The code below enables channels 10 through 15, sending all servos to mid-position (1500µs). Later you can substitute the 1500 values with a desired starting position to prevent the arm from jerking on startup.</p>
47 <div class="code-block">serout 15,6,["#10 P1500 #11 P1500 #12 P1500 #13 P1500 #14 P1500 #15 P1500",13]
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49 start:
50 goto start 'loop</div>
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55 <!-- Section 3 -->
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58 <div class="asm-step-name">Move the Arm Smoothly</div>
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62 <p>This program moves the arm from its initial position to a new position, then to another, cycling back and forth. Each move takes 2 seconds to complete using the <code>T2000</code> time parameter. Replace the servo values with the actual positions you need.</p>
63 <div class="code-block">serout 15,6,["#10 P1500 #11 P1500 #12 P1500 #13 P1500 #14 P1500 #15 P1500",13]
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65 start:
66 serout 15,6,["#10 P1400 #11 P1400 #12 P1400 #13 P1400 #14 P1400 #15 P1400 T2000",13]
67 pause 2000
68 serout 15,6,["#10 P1600 #11 P1600 #12 P1600 #13 P1600 #14 P1600 #15 P1600 T2000",13]
69 pause 2000
70 goto start 'repeat</div>
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75 <!-- Section 4 -->
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77 <div class="asm-step-header">
78 <div class="asm-step-name">Code Specific to the Arm</div>
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82 <p>Using variables and <code>gosub</code> makes the code easier to read and maintain. This program does the same as the previous one, but each joint is referenced by name. Only the initial <code>serout</code> still uses raw channel numbers.</p>
83 <div class="code-block">base var word 'Base rotate
84 shld var word 'Shoulder pivot
85 elbo var word 'Elbow pivot
86 wrst var word 'Wrist pivot
87 grip var word 'Gripper open/close
88 grpr var word 'Gripper rotate (L6 only)
89 ttm var word 'Time to complete move (ms)
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91 serout 15,6,["#10 P1500 #11 P1500 #12 P1500 #13 P1500 #14 P1500 #15 P1500",13]
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93 start:
94 'first move...
95 base=1400: shld=1400: elbo=1400:
96 wrst=1400: grip=1400: grpr=1400:
97 ttm=2000
98 gosub send_data
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100 'second move...
101 base=1600: shld=1600: elbo=1600:
102 wrst=1600: grip=1600: grpr=1600:
103 ttm=2000
104 gosub send_data
105
106 'add more moves here...
107 goto start
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109 send_data:
110 serout 15,6,["#10P", DEC base, "#11P", DEC shld,
111 "#12P", DEC elbo, "#13P", DEC wrst,
112 "#14P", DEC grip, "#15P", DEC grpr,
113 "T", DEC ttm, 13]
114 pause ttm
115 return</div>
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122 <p><b>In Conclusion</b></p>
123 <p>You can now control Lynxmotion arms easily and elegantly from a Basic Stamp 2 / SSC-32. More content will be added in the future.</p>
124 <p>Happy Roboting,<br><b>Jim Frye</b></p>
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