Society of Robots - Robot Forum
Software => Software => Topic started by: Admin on July 27, 2007, 06:29:04 PM
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Anyone use the iRobot Create with AVR Studio?
For the life of me I can't get it to connect . . .
The instruction manual (http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=294) is totally useless . . . and AVR Studio is not mentioned in their forum either . . .
(btw, I managed to get a free iRobot Create on the premise that I can put SLAM on it)
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I came across this in a desperate google search to see if anyone else is having basic connectivity problems with the create as well. Sorry if I'm ressurecting a dead thread but I was wondering if you ever resolved this.
I tried following the manual and using their http://realterm.sourceforge.net (http://realterm.sourceforge.net) program, and I attach the create to my pc via a serial port but I get absolutely nothing (no incoming data and any commands I send seem to go into the abyss.)
I seem to manage to get somekind of response by sending the 128 opcode sometimes (the roomba beeps) but thats about it, all the other opcodes are absolutely ignored.
I phoned the irobot tech support and they seemed more than useless, telling me its probably because I am using Windows 7 and I should be using Windows XP as thats what the Create was designed for... though I fail to see how that would change anything, as a serial port is still just a serial port....
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Wow thats an old thread . . . and shame on me for not posting the solution!
I really don't remember at all what the problem was, but I do remember it taking days to figure out. I think it was AVR Dude causing me issues . . .
Anyway, here is my writeup on how I program it:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_iRobot_Create_mod.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_iRobot_Create_mod.shtml)
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I think you guys are talking about two different issues here.
Admin, you were trying to program the create (Command module?) using AVR studio.
gmatty is just trying to talk to a create over it's serial port. Sending Opcodes using a terminal program.
gmatty, try using a create control program like this one (http://sites.google.com/site/irobotcreate2/create.exesourcecode) to control the create and see if it works. It may be something odd with the terminal program you are using.