Wiki source code of LSS FlowArm - Setup
Version 13.1 by Eric Nantel on 2022/06/20 13:40
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8.1 | 4 | (% style="width:700px" %) |
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6 | |(% style="width:350px" %)Connect the USB cable between your Arm and PC|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" %){{lightbox image="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v2-robots/ses-v2-arms/lss-4dof-arm/4dof-arm-quickstart/4dof-electronics/WebHome/SESV2-LSS-ARTICULATED-ARM-ELECTRONICS-Step-03-B.PNG?="/}} | ||
7 | |Connect the power adapter XT60 to your Arm | ||
8 | |Power on the robot with the power supply ON/OFF switch| | ||
9 | |Start the LSS FlowArm software| | ||
10 | |Select the type of LSS Arm you are using (3 DoF / 4 DoF / 5 DoF)| | ||
11 | |It will automatically try to find the connected Arm but, if not, you can manually choose theĀ appropriate COM port from the drop-down list & the baud rate (default is 115200)| | ||
12 | |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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3.2 | 14 | = Connecting via USB = |
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16 | 1. Connect the USB cable to the LSS Adapter board on your robot | ||
17 | 1. Plug the USB connector into the PC | ||
18 | 1. Connect your LSS to the LSS-Adapter with the Lynxmotion cable | ||
19 | 1. Connect the power to the LSS Adapter via the yellow XT60 plug | ||
20 | 1. Power on the robot (On/Off switch) | ||
21 | 1. Start the LSS FlowArm software | ||
22 | 1. Select the type of LSS Arm you are using (3 DoF / 4 DoF / 5 DoF) | ||
23 | 1. It will automatically try to find the connected Arm but, if not, you can manually choose theĀ appropriate COM port from the drop-down list & the baud rate (default is 115200) | ||
24 | 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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7.1 | 26 | = Calibration = |
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3.2 | 27 | |
28 | 1. Go in "TEACH" mode with the button on the top bar. | ||
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7.1 | 29 | 1. Manually place the arm in the correct position for your model and with the gripper closed. (see images bellow) |
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3.2 | 30 | 1. Store the values or Offsets by clicking "STORE OFFSETS" |
31 | 1. At that point the arm should "stay" in that position once released | ||
32 | 1. Exit the "TEACH" mode by clicking it again | ||
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7.1 | 33 | |
34 | = Calibration Positions = | ||
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36 | |(% 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 ** | ||
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