Sudo the Banned
As you may know, I'm building a humanoid robot. I'm looking for a good gyroscopic sensor that could fit into my robot (the new back allows a bit more space, so if it's bigger it could fit) and is easier to code (I need it to stabilize the robot and tell it to get back up if it falls over). I've been looking at a gyroscopic 3-axis sensor at radioshack: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12310182 Would this be easy to work with? Thanks a bunch!
EDIT: Also, this is the distribution block i'm getting for my 4 micro servos. How would I connect the ground/power to this and the signal to the EZ-B, and the battery to the distribution block? Once again, thanks. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103983&locale=en_US
are you using a bioloid robot?they have gyro's too.
You want a terminal block that has one continuous connection of all the horizontal screws times two so that one screw that your connect ( + ) to will extend that potential to all the other screw terminals on the same horizontal. Then the ( -) connection on the other group of screws.
The control signal is not part of the power terminal block and is connected to a digital port of the EZ-B using the white lead from a servo cable to your servo.
Terminal block electrically should look like this:
-----(+)-----(+)-----(+)----(+)----(+)----(+)---------> Positive battery
-----(-)-----(-)-----(-)------(-)-----(-)-----(-)---------> Negative battery
Here is a LINK to the Bioloid Gyro Sensor Module. Should be compatible to the CM-5 you are using as your controller (you need to check). However, I don't know if the CM-5 or Gyro Sensor Module is compatible with the EZ-B v4.
am not sure but i think the cm-5 has no connection for a gyro.
It doesn't. (explaining why I don't have a gyro blush) And I know about the signal wires, don't worry. I was wondering how I could single out the one connector for the signal. I just strip the wires, attach them to those fork things (i forgot what they are called) and put them under the screws and screw them in, correct? then plug in the signal wire to the EZ-B v4. Atleast I'm glad that the EZ-B can handle 12v, otherwise I would need a 20 port dist. block.
not sure but i think you have to do all wires from all servo's separt to the ezb-v4.to get control over the robot. i was thinking to do whit desame thing but whit the robi robot.love to see it.
tip the cm-510 is the best controller for bioloid.you can refirmwire servo's and controllers. whits cm-5 and cm-530 dont do.you can use a 510 whit the comprehencive too, then you have ports for touch sensors or other.
I am going to use the EZ-B v4, nomad. That's sort of the whole point. And I already know about having to plug in all of the servo wires separately, which is why I'm asking this. Thanks for the help, though.
Yeah I guess that would be it. Snip the end of the + and - and leave the signal wire attached so you can plug it into the EZB then run the + and - to the proper terminals on the block then the block to the battery. You may need to put a regulator or something in between the battery and block or block and servos to be sure you don't burn them up. I'm not an expert and I haven't had to use external power yet so this is just all from what I've read. (I'm looking forward to getting Roli because the motors are externally powered by 2 LiPos.)
I have no gyro advice or experience. Sorry.
But just to be clear, you're trying to connect external power to the servos so they don't draw from the EZB, correct?