SOME info on the ICREATE verses ROOMBA 4200 ,mostly the boardds are about the same on they aded some extra pins to the icreate.

BUT paying more for it too,liitle over $200 i bought 3 for robots not using EZB for them.

Now on roomba 4200 series you can make kinda close to the icreate,when side motor ,brush motor and vacuum motor is remove you have i high side and 2 low side sw itches to turn on the sensor or motors or web camera or kinect like on the TURTLEBOT design,only a few ports are missing.

Also there is the dirt sensor ouput can be used.

Good item for robots is the price about $40 or so on ebay,can handle up to 35 to 45 lbs if with motor design mod i made handles about 80 lbs so it the best choice for robots

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Good Morning EZ-Robot EZ-Script Debuggers !

 Thank You All for your Generous Assistance ! SendSerial WORKS GREAT when I follow the SYNTAX !

 I was neglecting to place COMMAS after the SerialData Bytes.

 EZ-Robot can make it Fool Proof, but they can't make it DAMM FOOL PROOF !

 I used this as a source for the SendSerial Drive Commands in the Custom Movement Panel.

Roomba(init)

#STOP #SendSerial(D0,57600,137,0,0,0,0)

#FORWARD #SendSerial(D0,57600,137,0,200,128,0)

#RIGHT #SendSerial(D0,57600,137,0,200,255,255)

#REVERSE #SendSerial(D0,57600,137,255,56,128,0)

#LEFT #SendSerial(D0,57600,137,0,200,0,1)

#SPEED #SendSerial(D0,57600, ? )

 Now it's time to learn to use the Varible Name: $SlideValue to slow it down ?

[email protected], 602-246-1246(H) RoombaDuplicateControlPanel31-Jan-2013.EZB

Thats great Doug glad you got it working,mostly every scripts are easy even for non-programmers

@Robotmaker: I'm having a roomba problem too lol. I just bought a roomba 4230 blue, 9-29-2005, ver 1707 software. I read through the service pdf for the revisions, turns out I need 1308 to use the sci. damn, missed it by a month. I was curious if the offer was still up to borrow your osmo for the e128, for a fee of course:D [email protected]

yes i can do that no problem,need serial # to see if blue OSMO OR BLACK (SMOKE) OSMO IS NEEDED

Sure thing, its JEN042300509260300551, has a barcode as well.

ok thats the BLUE OSMO hacker,will send a email to get your address been about 7 months since i used it and still ok,need to find what box i put it in,

WHEN I GOT it ,i did all 30 of my roomba's at one time

Monday, 4 February 2013

Good Evening OSMO People ! Thank You Robot-Doc !

 This past weekend Edgar Vickery aka. Robot-Doc mailed me BOTH the Teal and Black OSMO's, after hearing my problems accessing the iRobot Roomba Open Interfaces.

 I have two Roomba 400-Series Discovery Models that look IDENTICAL, but one has the ASCII Sticker Serial Number, and the other has the Bar Code Serial Number.

 After filling in Appendix-B, Page-49, of the iRobot Roomba 400-Series Service Manual.pdf, with BOTH of my Serial Numbers, it determined that I need the Teal OSMO for both of them.

 I verified Serial Communication to both of them using Create.1.0.1.2.exe, and saved the Data Capture to a Notepad File for each Roomba.

 Then, using #2 RoombaCommTest.bat, I verified Motion, Motors Brush & Vacuum, MUSIC, and Sensor Data ! I have been wanting to accomplish that since 1-Jan-2013, the day I purchase three Roomba's at Craig's List Sales.

 MOST IMPORTANT, They ALL Work GREAT with DJ's ARC Roomba Example ! ! !

 I also purchased from Ed, 3-Arm Side-Brushes and TO_220 Battery Charger Transistors, for all three of my Roomba's, just in case of the worst.

 I would like to PURCHASE A Set of OSMO's, All Models & Colors, for the kids at the local High School Robotics Club.

Thank You All & Best Wishes, "Still Looking For Someone To Colaborate On EZ-Script Basic Examples",

[email protected], 602-246-1246(H)

1(SCI)SerialCommandInterface(SCI)iRobotRoombaSpecification.zip

2(ROI)RoombaOpenInterface(ROI)iRobotRoombaSpecification.zip

3Create(OI)OPENINTERFACEiRobotSpecification.zip

iRobotRoomba400-SeriesServiceManual.zip

Roomba500-SeriesServiceManual.zip