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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: hebah on March 22, 2010, 12:43:37 AM

Title: Axon & AX-12 confusion
Post by: hebah on March 22, 2010, 12:43:37 AM
people these sits are driving me crazy

once they say we cant control AX-2 motors by C++

http://www.agaverobotics.com/products/servos/robotis/ax12/ax12-faqs.aspx (http://www.agaverobotics.com/products/servos/robotis/ax12/ax12-faqs.aspx)


and again they say it is compatible with C   

http://www.crustcrawler.com/electronics/USB2Dynamixel/index.php?prod=65 (http://www.crustcrawler.com/electronics/USB2Dynamixel/index.php?prod=65)

can any body tell me what o they mean? And can I use my Axon to drive these motors with 1Mbps



 ???



Title: Re: Axon & AX-12 confusion
Post by: Admin on March 22, 2010, 05:25:13 AM
Yeap, you can use the Axon to control these servos:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=7553.0 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=7553.0)
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=6032.0 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=6032.0)

You'd program it in C . . . if you use WebbotLib, it'll be really easy to do.

(WebbotLib instructions come with Axon II, but the original Axon is compatible)
Title: Re: Axon & AX-12 confusion
Post by: Webbot on March 22, 2010, 05:43:49 AM
The next release of WebbotLib will have specific support for AX-12 servos
Title: Re: Axon & AX-12 confusion
Post by: Soeren on March 22, 2010, 12:45:44 PM
Hi,

can any body tell me what o they mean? And can I use my Axon to drive these motors with 1Mbps
They're talking about "Dynamixel AX-12", which has nothing to do with the Axons, but your topic sort of tells me that you know that allready, so I don't understand the purpose of your post?
Title: Re: Axon & AX-12 confusion
Post by: Webbot on March 23, 2010, 12:04:15 AM
Most of the pages you list talk about PC software (hence VB, Java, etc etc) for controlling the servos. Maybe thats why you're confused. But they can definitely be controlled by a micro controller so long as it can communicate at 1000000 baud - which AVRs with a clock speed of 16MHz can do and that includes the Axon family of boards.