RoboHappy
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This is a Script Skill question - could you help convert some EZ-Script I used previously into a JavaScript (ARC Script) version?
Context: This is for a two-arm robot. Each arm uses an older VEX-style claw gripper driven by a servo. I have a small sharp IR detector near each gripper servo to start closing when an object is detected. That IR-based behavior already works. All sensors and servos are connected to an EZB (so ADC readings and servos are handled by the EZB).
Below are the EZ-Script routines I used in the past. I’d like a JavaScript equivalent for use in the ARC Script Robot Skill. The script names are included so you can match the functionality.
EZ-Script for opening/closing both grippers: "Open Grippers" Servo(V25,180) Servo(V9,180)
"Close Grippers" Servo(V25,1) Servo(V9,1)
Gripper IR detector scripts: Grip_detectL (the script name) :claw ADC_Wait(Adc2,lower, 35) servo(V25,30) #Return goto(claw)
Grip_detectR (the script name) :claw ADC_Wait(Adc1,lower, 35) servo(V9,30) #Return goto(claw)
New requirement (added hardware): For each gripper I added a small lever switch that should immediately stop the gripper servo when it contacts the object. This is the EZ-Script I started for the lever-switch stop (I think I’m missing a servo stop somewhere):
Gripper_Object_stop (the script name) :LeverSw #Object detect lever switches (2) $a=GetADC(ADC6) #Right hand lever switch if($a=0) SayEZB("Object now gripped") stop() endif $a=GetADC(ADC7) #Left hand lever switch if($a=0) SayEZB("Object now gripped") stop() endif goto(LeverSw)
Could you look at making a JavaScript version of all of this for use in the ARC Script robot skill (JavaScript)?
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Absolutely - here’s a clean ARC JavaScript version of your gripper routines, converted from the EZ-Script behavior you described.
A couple of important notes first:
Servo.setPosition()is used instead ofServo(...)ADC.waitForLower()is the direct equivalent ofADC_Wait(Adc#,lower,#)Servo.release()on that servo port1) Open/Close both grippers
2) Left gripper IR detect loop
This matches your old
Grip_detectLbehavior:3) Right gripper IR detect loop
4) Lever-switch stop routine
Your EZ-Script version is close, but in JavaScript you’ll want to poll the ADC values and then release the servo when the lever switch is triggered.
Assuming:
Combined example: gripper close until lever switch hits
If you want the servo to move closed until the switch is pressed, this is usually the best pattern:
Important correction about "stop"
In ARC, there isn’t really a generic
stop()for a servo the way EZ-Script may imply in some script patterns. For a servo, the usual way to stop holding position is:or
That turns off torque/holding for that servo.
ARC Script Skill setup tip
If you’re placing this in a Script Robot Skill, you can use the kebab menu on the Script skill and open Settings, then choose JavaScript, paste the script, and save it.
One thing I’d like to confirm
To make sure the conversion behaves exactly right, can you confirm these two details?
v25andv9definitely virtual servo ports from a servo plugin skill, or are those actual servo ports on the EZ-B?If you want, I can also rewrite this as a more complete single ARC JavaScript routine with:
openGrippers()closeGrippers()monitorGrippers()so it’s easier to reuse in your project.
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