
Theekshana
Australia
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Hey guys I just wanted to know how can I control 6 servos with a movement panel, I am a noob when it comes to servos. The front 2 are steering and the back 4 are not. This is gonna be a ridable robot! Call me crazy but I am still gonna make it. Please let me know how I can set this up.BTW I wanna use the arrow keys to control the servos.
Thank you for reading!
Skipped the last few posts but to answer the question of a Movement Panel which can be controlled by the arrow keys, you are looking at either the Custom Movement Panel (Under scripting) or the Auto Position Movement Panel (Under servo).
You will need to either script the correct servo positions or make the frames for the movements. Once that is done it's pretty straight forward.
Auto Position Movement Panel is probably the easiest option. Use the Six Example Project as a guide on how to use the Auto Position Movement Panel.
I get the Actions of a custom Movement Panel but I do not get the Frames thing
Frames are what make up the action, think of frames of a cartoon being drawn.
You only need to make the key frames, as in the specific positions required, ARC will fill in the movement between the frames.
DJ has made a video of how to make movements and actions.
haha rich thats the video dj made for me.i knew it come in handy.
Can someone please make me a differently steering ez-b file? that would help tons! Thx
The tools and guidance is there to help you make your own projects, that's the beauty of ARC and EZ-Robot.
I can't speak for everyone but I personally only guide others to create and achieve their goals, I wont do it for you. It's easy enough to do it yourself if you watch the tutorial videos.
Also, a lot more information would be needed. Someone could make you a "differently steering ez-b file" but it probably wouldn't be what you need. We need to know exact details of the project, how you want it to work in great detail, which ports are connected to which servos, motors, sensors etc. and so much more.
Anyone wanna recommend a hbridge for me? someone recommended a sabertooth one.
How many motors are you running? What size motors are you running (i.e. how many amps each)? Do you need positioning feedback?
The L298n based H-Bridges are great cost effective solutions for running two motors up to 5A however lack any position feedback. If running more than 2 motors you can use multiple H-Bridges and this would require scripting a custom movement panel.
The Sabertooth is more expensive however can handle a lot more current. With the addition of the Kangaroo control board you can also add in positioning feedback.
The TB6612FNG is a smaller and cheaper H-Bridge which works well for small motors, this is what I used in Melvin so runs the original Omnibot drivetrain without any problems.