Compact, modular smart actuators which were designed to be an evolution of the standard RC servo for use in multi degree-of-freedom robots, animatronics, custom RC projects and more.
Hardware Info
Source CodeHow to add the Lynxmotion Smart Servos robot skill
- Load the most recent release of ARC (Get ARC).
- Press the Project tab from the top menu bar in ARC.
- Press Add Robot Skill from the button ribbon bar in ARC.
- Choose the Servo category tab.
- Press the Lynxmotion Smart Servos icon to add the robot skill to your project.
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Follow the Getting Started Guide to build a robot and use the Lynxmotion Smart Servos robot skill.
How to use the Lynxmotion Smart Servos robot skill
The Lynxmotion Smart Servos (LSS) are compact, modular actuators which were designed to be an evolution of the standard servo for use in multi degree-of-freedom robots, animatronics, custom robot projects and more.
The servos form the core modules of the next generation Lynxmotion servo Erector Set (S.E.S.) and a wide variety of modular brackets, mechanics and electronics have been designed around them. "Smart" means there is sensor feedback for Position, built-in safety features.
The LSS (LynxMotion Smart Servos) include a servo cable that supports TX and RX which connects directly to an Arduino or EZ-B v4 with Hardware UARTs. This means you can read servo positions in the Auto Position control or through script. The simplicity of the cable and servos makes it very easy to connect and begin using right away.
EZ-Script Commands There are a number of EZ-Script commands added with this control. The commands are as follows...
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GetLSSTemp(ServoPort) Returns the temp of the specified servoGetLSSLoadDir(ServoPort) Returns the direction of load on the specified servo
GetLSSLoad(ServoPort) Returns the load of the specified servo
GetLSSPing(ServoPort) Returns a ping response if the servo exists. Otherwise, returns false
I was going to ask support for these but you beat me to it! Thanks!
I just saw an article on these and was wondering what it would take to get them working in EZ-B.
Alan
We’re talking with lynxmotion about doing a live hack video to demonstrate these servos. Do you have suggestions of what you’d like to see in the hack?
Any chance of seeing this come to fruition (hack)?
I asked Alan what’s up with this - stay tuned
Sounds good. They have alot of interesting add ons for their servo like a torque tripler with gearing.
...any news on this?
Not yet! RobotShop has been developing and deploying a new website so they've been incredibly busy with that. I've been requesting calls for months and they keep getting pushed back. They told me that once they get the bugs sorted out they will have resources available to work with us on this. Stay tuned!
Is there anything in particular you want to see in the hack?