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How to connect PSC to computer's serial port?

NuiNui Posts: 3
edited 2006-01-31 17:09 in General Discussion
Hi

I would like to control Hexcrawler directly from my PC. How to connect the Parallax Servo Controller directly to the serial port without using BOE? I couldn't find any cable for this purpose. Thanks.

Nui

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-01-31 01:04
    If you use our USB PSC you can plug it directly into the computer and use the PSCI software to develop walking gaits for the Hex Crawler.

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  • NuiNui Posts: 3
    edited 2006-01-31 16:44
    Do you mean that there is no way to communicate with PSC via serial port directly? I preferred to use serial port. Thanks.
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-01-31 17:05
    You can, but you'll have to write a piece of software to send the [noparse][[/noparse]properly formatted] commands to the PSC -- you can't do it through a terminal. If you have a standard (non-USB) PSC, there is a schematic somewhere in the forums for a serial interface.

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-01-31 17:09
    Here is the schematic Jon referred to.



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