Resolved by DJ Sures!
Hello, I've never posted in any forum before, so I hope I'm doing this properly. I've designed, 3D printed and assembled a robotic Gremlin using the EZB v4 DIY kit that I would like to control with a joystick (and eventually an A.I. autonomous companion) I've followed the courses for this product, but I'm a complete newbie to DIY robotics and find it difficult to find what I'm looking for. It seems to go from general servo set up straight to roboscratch. I'm having trouble figuring out how to set up the controls for my robot. Which Movement Panel controls would be best? should I be using multi servo set up? If so, how? I understand the master and slaves concept, but don't really understand how to set them up so I can use the joystick controls. I will be uploading a brief video showing the servos being used by individual servo control (to see the movements available) If anyone could point me in the right direction, it would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you, Atarka
I concure, that 3D printing gadget is an impressive feat! Lots of parts and design, wow. Good job
Nomad’s sound board is gonna be great. You can use the File -> Merge option to load his soundboard into your project.
For movement, I recommend the Continuous Rotation Movement Panel, since that’s what it uses for wheels: https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Help.aspx?id=12
Still use the Auto Position Control that I mentioned earlier for the servo animations.
Lastly, the joystick will automatically be configured to control the movement panel. Which means you can drive him around immediately.
Once you create action animations with the auto position, simply assign the actions to joystick buttons. This is done using the Cheat Sheet for the controlCommand(). Or use the Movement tab in blockly. Same thing
First off, Thanks for all the positive feed back! To answer the comments/questions in order... He was originally designed to have a rotating waist and have functioning legs, but I was afraid the rotating waist would throw him off balance, as he is top heavy. I used a slide rail to attach the bottom to the torso in case I ever decided to try the functioning legs. I tried to blend the wheels into the feet so they wouldn't stand out, that's why I didn't use the wheels that came with the DIY kit. (they were just a little too big) I used Krylon spray paint (hunter green/canary yellow, it's primer and paint) for the over all finish and used Testors model paints for the stripes and finishing details. I sliced the model so that the parts can be printed on a desktop 3D printer with a build area of 180mm. Most of the parts have a print time of about 5 hours @ 20% infill and 35mm/s (you can shorten time by reducing the infill and increasing print speed) the files are free, so I hope to see other gremlins one day. special thanks to nomad 6R for the soundboard, I can't get it to work, but the thought is appreciated. I downloaded and merged it like DJ instructed, but the files won't play (mp3s not found) it does give me a new connection number in the listings, though. I tried the Auto Position controls knowing (thanks to the lessons/tutorials) that it's what I require to create animation frames that can be assigned to the buttons/keyboard. When I initialized the stand command, Gadget had a seizure. (Like I mentioned before, I REALLY am not a computer person, things never seem to work the way they are supposed to) that's why I posted my original query. Once I fix (or replace) the defective continuous rotation servo, I will definitely be using the Movement Panel to use the joystick to move him around. Thank you all for the suggestions and help, Atarka
Save your ARC on your pc and save in the cloud .can you place a screenchot from your ARC.
Hello Nomad 6R, I uploaded 2 files(I think), before and after I merged files, and here are some screen shots. Thanks for the help
ok i see 3 ARCs.first one is the mobile interface second one is an new selfmade ARC where is a lot missinf also the thirth is an new ARC, with a lot missing.so my first question would be,did you use this button, see pic ?
No, I didn't. Was I supposed to? I clicked it now and it opens a browser window, but says "site can't be reached" The first pic is my mobile before I got the soundboard. (uploaded as GADGETS mobile test original) The second pic is the soundboard I downloaded, showing the mp3 files in the listings, but I don't get any sound from them. The third pic is after I click FILE, click MERGE, add to my mobile test project and add to soundboard from the options available. As you can see, after I merge the files, most of my controls disappear and I gain a new connection link. I uploaded the merged project as gremlin soundboard test result. I appreciate the time you've taken to help, Thank you, Atarka
I just tried the merge again and realized that I can choose more than one option to merge with. Now I don't lose everything after the merge. (I did say I wasn't a computer person) the soundboard is there with my other soundboard, but still no sound. my original board puts out sound, though. I uploaded this file as "merged with soundboard"
normal yes,if you click on that ,you will see the webpage where you can cilibrate, your servo's.
second you always have to save on your pc and in the cloud. soundboard v4 = the ezbv4-this sound you will hear out the ezbv4 soundboard= sound you hear from pc i made a complete ARC for the gremlin.you will need to adjust some, also first thing is calibrate all servo's on the webpage,means you have to, unscrew all horns before hit the button ( set all ports to 90 degree ) els you can brake the robot.
calibration servo