Inmoov Community
Hi all,
I have tired of MRL, the incessant changes, and the near total lack of support and documentation. I have an InMoov all built and rearing to go, but nothing that can successfully and reliably drive it! The best InMoovs I've seen so far all seem to use EZ-Robot.
I want to connect with the community for support and assistance getting everything in place. My InMoov has 27 servos running on 25 channels (Top/Mid Stomach are each a master/slave) , a PID, two Cameras for eyes, two speakers driven by a little audio board, a 16 Neopixel Ring on an Arduino Nano, and a Kinect (which so far has only been a decoration). I've uploaded a bunch of mods to Thingiverse.
Shall I just post to this forum as the need arises? For starters I think I need two EZBv4 or one EZBv4 and one SSC-32?
Thanks!
Stephen
I am also building my INMOOV. Tried MRL for nearly 2 months and finally gave up. Bought an EZB and it was not easy but easier than MRL. Slowly getting the hang of it, then BOOM, EZB died on me. Bought a new EZB and gonna try it again. So far, I have completed both arms, and is now printing the torso.
Lets hope my new EZB doesn't blow again.
Might want to add a 20 amp fuse to the EZ-B power source as well since you don't know what caused the failure.
Alan
Hows that?I am currently using 6xAA battery for EZB power source and 4xAA battery for Servo. Loop the ground? Already looped. Doesn't the EZB already have a fuse?
I hope its not because of the ground looping that caused the card to be damaged.
On the ground, all of your devices (servos, sensors and EZ-B) need to share a common ground. Having a ground for the servos that is not the same for the EZ-B will cause devices not to communicate with the EZ-B.
What to do next? I'm a coder. @bhouston I think I dowloaded a big xml file from you - not sure what that is or where it goes... I've printed the EZ-Script Function Set
What are the big steps to bring my InMoov back to life? servo Movements, Speech Recognition, Scripted Gestures, Camera Stuff once it comes, Neopixel Ring (have a nano loaded with code I found on these boards -- how to command it?)
Thanks in advance!
S~
Looks like you are making great progress!
There are 3 UARTs on the EZ-B V4. 2 of them are through digital pins and the other is through the UART port. Technically, any digital pin can send serial commands, but if you are not using the UART port for anything, just connect to it. It will keep the digital pins free for other things
Just in case you haven't found it yet, here is a tutorial on the neo-pixel connecting to the EZ-B through an arduino.
I think that you already found it though.
We have been working on building out a strong reseller network to provide products and support closer to customers locations. If your local reseller doesn't carry what you're looking for, you can always ask them to bring it in and notify us as well. We will try and get them to carry the products so they are available closer to home.
And who knows... we might even have products available through Amazon Prime one of these days
Amazon Prime is everybody's local supplier! We can get it shipped for free and you can stop subsidizing Chinese shipping and make more money.
Thanks!
S~
You can Find a retailer near you by clicking that link, or select the Find a retailer near you button from the shop page. There are a handful around the USA!
@Perry_S I can definitely vouch for Prime. I think I've placed 72 orders in the past 6 months :D!
There are several choices on checkout, but the difference in cost is not too significant until you start getting into the larger packages.
Another point that Alan didn't mention but that DJ did earlier, is that they selected DHL due to their global reach. They serve every country, and handle the VAT and/or duty collection. A small company trying to have that kind of distribution network using different carriers for each country becomes very difficult logistically. When EZR grows they may be able to do that (probably by outsourcing a lot of the delivery to Amazon, although that doesn't solve the every country issue).
For US small packets, China Post transferred to USPS is pretty reliable and offers tracking, although it can take weeks to get a delivery, but not every country will accept China Post package exchange.
We have talked before about doing group orders, but never managed to coordinate it.
Alan