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Irobot Roomba Is Now Supported!

That's right, the iRobot Roomba is now supported by the EZ-B. No more wires! Bluetooth connectivity to your Roomba with the EZ-B. All you need is a PS2 connector (from an old mouse or purchase one new from an electronic supply store).

The EZ-SDK and ARC both support the Roomba commands. There is even a Tone module which allows you to write music on your Roomba:)

Get yourself a PS2 Mouse and cut the end off but leave a 12 inches of wire. Strip the wires back and use a multimeter to probe and find the ones that I connected in the picture. You only need to connect 2 wires, Signal and GND. Attach a servo plug to the end and connect it to the EZ-B.

In this picture, Signal is WHITE and Gnd is BLACK.

Also notice that this is the inside of the plug. That gives you a better idea of what pins you are connecting.

PS, the PS2 connector will have a little TAB in the center, break it off with a pair of plyers because it won't fit in the roomba.

*Note Before Connecting To EZ-B:: Check the signal wire (white wire) with a volt meter and ensure you have between zero and five volts from the Roomba. If you see higher voltage, you're connected to the wrong port. If you apply too much voltage to the the EZ-B from the Roomba, you will damage the D0 port and will require a chip replacement. Feel free to Contact Us for a replacement chip:)

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#1  

so .... anyone sucessfully do this? Isnt working for me.

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Synthiam
#2  

I use a roomba as a testing platform daily. Give me some details of how you did it and we'll sort it out:)

#3  

Well ... sending any command from the roomba movement will power on the roomba. but nothing else happens. no commands do anything other than power on the roomba.

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Synthiam
#4  

What version of firmware are you running? Also, what port do you have it connected too?

#5  

Version 15 (Brilliant Firm Update tool, DJ) COM8, the lower of the two that the blutooth connected too.

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Synthiam
#6  

No sorry, not the COM. I meant the digital port on the EZ-B. What port number is it? D0? D1, etc... And did you configure that in the CONFIG menu? Silly questions, i know.

#7  

D8 I did. though it defualted to 8.

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Synthiam
#8  

Can you try it on D0?