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About our Robot
The Lynxmotion 5 Axis Robotic Arm Kit delivers fast, accurate and
repeatable movement. The robot features; base rotation, shoulder,
elbow and wrist motion, with a functionial gripper to make five
independant axis of movement. No soldering is required for the electronics.
All of the components are included to assemble a functional robot.
A host PC or microcontroller is required to issue simple positioning
commands for movement. The Lynxmotion 5 Axis Robotic Arm Kit is
a very affordable introductory system. Some of the uses include;
hobby robotics, tech school senior project, science fair project,
light industrial proof of concept, technical education, artificial
intelligence programming and experimentation, etc.
The Electronics
The pre-assembled SSC makes easy work of controlling up to eight
servos. The SSC receives positioning commands from a PC, BASIC Stamp,
or other microcontroller, and provides the control pulses to the
servos. This frees the host computer to monitor sensors, plan the
next move, etc.
The Mechanics
All of the hardware and machined structural components are included
to build the robot. Six high quality Hitec servo motors are also
included.
The Software
A floppy disk for IBM-PC is included with DOS and Windows programs.
The DOS software is written in Quick BASIC ver 4.5. It allows you
to move the arm via the keyboard, save positions to a script file,
single step and play the scripts back, save and load the scripts
to disk. The source code is included in ASCII so you can modify
it. The limited version of the RoboMotion for Windows program allows
you to teach the robot from the keyboard or joystick. The arms gripper
is positioned in an X, Y, Z grid in inches, and the moves are stored
in a spreadsheet format for easy editing.
Ordering Information
To make an operational arm, you will need the 5AA-KT and the DB9-01
serial data cable for the PC. To eliminate cutting and splicing
some of the servo cables, we recommend the SEA-01 and the SYA-01
cables. The servos require 4.8 to 7.2 vdc at 1.5 amps. For trouble-free
operation we recommend using batteries. A wall pack can be used,
however, some require additional filtering on the output. The Next
Step Microcontroller with BASIC Stamp 2 or BS2-E can be used to
control the arm. This approach allows the arm to function without
a host PC, and the additional I/ O can be used in more complex experiments.
Be aware that this will require user prototyping and programming.
For an interesting display of the capabilities of the arm we offer
the Towers of Hanoi puzzle. These lightweight interlocking pieces
work well with the arm to make a goal oriented project.
For additional information on our robot, you can visit Linxmotion's
web site @ http://www.lynxmotion.com/
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