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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: fire_bird on May 12, 2009, 06:21:35 PM

Title: direct computer to robot conection help
Post by: fire_bird on May 12, 2009, 06:21:35 PM

i am a little new to robots and i need a circuit boardthat i can connect my computer to directly to my robot and controll it directly from my computer.  the only way i have heard that i can do this is through a serial port.  if someone could plz help me out with the different types of ways and mabye have a circuit board schematics.  Help is extremely apriciated. thank you

Title: Re: direct computer to robot conection help
Post by: dellagd on May 12, 2009, 06:46:19 PM

isn't UART used for this?
look here http://www.societyofrobots.com/microcontroller_uart.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/microcontroller_uart.shtml)

Title: Re: direct computer to robot conection help
Post by: SmAsH on May 13, 2009, 12:32:23 AM

if you set up uart you can either go through usb, parallel or serial ports...

Title: Re: direct computer to robot conection help
Post by: galannthegreat on May 13, 2009, 10:38:27 AM

Take a look at Phidgets, they may have some stuff that would be of use to you.

http://www.phidgets.com/ (http://www.phidgets.com/)

Title: Re: direct computer to robot conection help
Post by: GearMotion on May 13, 2009, 11:09:48 AM

You can run the fully free RobotBASIC http://www.robotbasic.org (http://www.robotbasic.org) on your computer and use it to control a USBmicro http://www.usbmicro.com (http://www.usbmicro.com) USB interface. You can even use the client/server (UDP) capabilities of RobotBASIC to control a robot hanging off of a networked PC.

RobotBASIC also has a simulator mode that can really help you teach yourself about robotics. The simulated robot has simulated sensors. RobotBASIC can now (with the newest release) compile to an exe. The newest version supports the USBmicro USB interface devices.