Arduino and wCK modules.
Arduino and wCK modules.
by gr33nhorn
Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:58 pm
hi
is it possible to send packet command from arduino tx and rx pin to control wCK modules?does arduino require the recommended voltage translation circuit board?will the arduino IDE a good and easier choice of making simple walking movements?
is it possible to send packet command from arduino tx and rx pin to control wCK modules?does arduino require the recommended voltage translation circuit board?will the arduino IDE a good and easier choice of making simple walking movements?
by limor
Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:33 pm
is it possible to send packet command from arduino tx and rx pin to control wCK modules?
Yes. same microprocessor (atmega168 at 16mhz) and same voltage.
does arduino require the recommended voltage translation circuit board?
It depends on the Arduino. There are at least 10 conforming to the specs on the market. So check out the voltage regulator thats on your arduino in google and look up the range in the regulator's specs.
will the arduino IDE a good and easier choice of making simple walking movements
first you need to implement the Robobuilder packet protocol but check the threads on this forum. you should find some source code or otherwise if you do implement the protocol, please share the code
Yes. same microprocessor (atmega168 at 16mhz) and same voltage.
does arduino require the recommended voltage translation circuit board?
It depends on the Arduino. There are at least 10 conforming to the specs on the market. So check out the voltage regulator thats on your arduino in google and look up the range in the regulator's specs.
will the arduino IDE a good and easier choice of making simple walking movements
first you need to implement the Robobuilder packet protocol but check the threads on this forum. you should find some source code or otherwise if you do implement the protocol, please share the code
by limor
Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:34 pm
AX12 is powered by 11V.
Arduino is supposed to be powered by 5V.
However, Arduino voltage regulator may be able to tolerate up to 14V.
Otherwise you can buy a small voltage regulator that will cost you next to nothing and solder it between the 11V and the input voltage of the aurduino.
once you have the voltage figured out, search Arduino in the Bioloid forum here. There have been plenty of threads talking about how to connect an Atmega board to the Bioloid bus. Any Atmega microcontroller running at 16mhz can communicated directly with the Bioloid bus. It is enough to short the RX and TX lines to the bus and run the UART at 1mhz, switching the RX/TX on/off as the synchronous communications occur.
In the case of the wCK you have even less to worry about because you just connect the RX and TX of the Arduino to the servo bus, set the UART to the right baud rate and talk with the servos.
Arduino is supposed to be powered by 5V.
However, Arduino voltage regulator may be able to tolerate up to 14V.
Otherwise you can buy a small voltage regulator that will cost you next to nothing and solder it between the 11V and the input voltage of the aurduino.
once you have the voltage figured out, search Arduino in the Bioloid forum here. There have been plenty of threads talking about how to connect an Atmega board to the Bioloid bus. Any Atmega microcontroller running at 16mhz can communicated directly with the Bioloid bus. It is enough to short the RX and TX lines to the bus and run the UART at 1mhz, switching the RX/TX on/off as the synchronous communications occur.
In the case of the wCK you have even less to worry about because you just connect the RX and TX of the Arduino to the servo bus, set the UART to the right baud rate and talk with the servos.
by i-Bot
Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:07 pm
The problem I see is if you want to use the arduino in standard configuration, then the single USART on the ATMega168 connects to the PC.
You really do need a USART to talk to the wck bus, the soft UART is not suitable at higher data speeds, and it is not buffered, so timing can be a problem.
This is why ATMega128 is normally used for controllers because it has two USARTS.
You really do need a USART to talk to the wck bus, the soft UART is not suitable at higher data speeds, and it is not buffered, so timing can be a problem.
This is why ATMega128 is normally used for controllers because it has two USARTS.
by gr33nhorn
Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:32 pm
thanks for your reply
The usb uart is for me to upload my program and will be removed after uploading is done.The rx and tx pins will be connected to the wck modules once the usb uart cable to the pc is being removed.i guess both shouldnt be connect to the same uart at the same time,am i right to say that?i will be using hard ware uart since pin 0 and 1 is hardware uart.so i guess i can set the baud rate at 921600bps.please correct me if im wrong as i'm still a newbie.hope someone can join in this project.
The usb uart is for me to upload my program and will be removed after uploading is done.The rx and tx pins will be connected to the wck modules once the usb uart cable to the pc is being removed.i guess both shouldnt be connect to the same uart at the same time,am i right to say that?i will be using hard ware uart since pin 0 and 1 is hardware uart.so i guess i can set the baud rate at 921600bps.please correct me if im wrong as i'm still a newbie.hope someone can join in this project.