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Robotic Arm finally came in.
My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. The original software is old DOS based, runs fine on my Windows XP machine. I have documentation detailing the serial commands that it takes. I'm thinking I can write a Windows based program, perhaps using a USB to serial cable, and give this many more features than the original came with. Perhaps even the ability to follow a G-Code tool path, mount a die grinder and carve items out of wood or metal. It seems this could present a wide variety of interesting challenges, I'm hoping to learn how to do the 3D kinematics to position various points of the end effector to world coordinates and angles. I think this would also be applicable to 4+ axis on CNC machining. RogerN |
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On 8/8/2013 5:15 PM, RogerN wrote:
My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. The original software is old DOS based, runs fine on my Windows XP machine. I have documentation detailing the serial commands that it takes. I'm thinking I can write a Windows based program, perhaps using a USB to serial cable, and give this many more features than the original came with. Perhaps even the ability to follow a G-Code tool path, mount a die grinder and carve items out of wood or metal. It seems this could present a wide variety of interesting challenges, I'm hoping to learn how to do the 3D kinematics to position various points of the end effector to world coordinates and angles. I think this would also be applicable to 4+ axis on CNC machining. RogerN Does it supply some kind of feedback via the serial cable or is a one-way communication? Paul |
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"Paul Drahn" wrote in message ...
On 8/8/2013 5:15 PM, RogerN wrote: snip It seems this could present a wide variety of interesting challenges, I'm hoping to learn how to do the 3D kinematics to position various points of the end effector to world coordinates and angles. I think this would also be applicable to 4+ axis on CNC machining. RogerN Does it supply some kind of feedback via the serial cable or is a one-way communication? Paul It sends feedback like how many encoder counts the motors have to go, if they are in position, near position, plus limit switch and input states. It appears so far that you have to keep track of the actual position on the PC program, I haven't found commands where the robot controller tells you the absolute position. I'm trying to get up and running with Visual Basic to see if I can get communications going with it. The old DOS program feels awkward but it works. RogerN |
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I was wrong about the control software and relative moves. It has relative moves relative to a fixed position, but also has moves relative to current position. I wrote a little program that moves one direction for input 1, the other direction for input 2. This could be modified for left/right/up/down based on a camera for tracking. I've also seen some programming help files on using the X-Box Kinnect camera sensor. Oh the politically incorrect possibilities! RogerN |
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m: It has relative moves relative to a fixed position, "Relative" moves relative to a fixed position are called absolute moves. 'Relative' moves are only those which are referenced to the current position. Lloyd |
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote in message
. 3.70... "RogerN" fired this volley in om: It has relative moves relative to a fixed position, "Relative" moves relative to a fixed position are called absolute moves. 'Relative' moves are only those which are referenced to the current position. Lloyd Yes but the positions can be defined relative to a fixed position or the current position. Like in Autocad I can make a line from point 1,1 to point 2,1 or from point 1,1 to point @1,0 and both produce the same line but the 2nd position in the 2nd example is defined relative to the first point. If something is 30 miles West of Chicago, is that only a relative position if I'm currently in Chicago? Or would it be only relative as "30 miles West of here"? I see what you mean but relative to a fixed point versus relative to current position seems to be two different kinds of relative, is there a term for this? RogerN |
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"RogerN" fired this volley in
m: Yes but the positions can be defined relative to a fixed position or the current position. Like in Autocad I can make a line from point 1,1 to point 2,1 or from point 1,1 to point @1,0 and both produce the same line but the 2nd position in the 2nd example is defined relative to the first point You don't get it. This ain't rocket science; it's the whole basis of CNC. If a position is referenced to a fixed position, it's an "absolute position". Period. If it's referenced to an arbitrary position that may (will) change, it's "relative". Period. The 'fixed' position may be an 'origin' established for one job only, but it does not change during the entirety of that job. A relative move can happen from wherever the 'cursor' (tool, pointer, probe, whatever) is at the time the relative move is commanded. I hate to say this, but if you don't understand that, you also don't understand how your Autocad works, only how to "work" it. sigh Lloyd |
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On Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:10:35 -0500, "RogerN"
wrote: I was wrong about the control software and relative moves. It has relative moves relative to a fixed position, but also has moves relative to current position. I wrote a little program that moves one direction for input 1, the other direction for input 2. This could be modified for left/right/up/down based on a camera for tracking. I've also seen some programming help files on using the X-Box Kinnect camera sensor. Oh the politically incorrect possibilities! RogerN So does it use a form of G code? -- ""Almost all liberal behavioral tropes track the impotent rage of small children. Thus, for example, there is also the popular tactic of repeating some stupid, meaningless phrase a billion times" Arms for hostages, arms for hostages, arms for hostages, it's just about sex, just about sex, just about sex, dumb,dumb, money in politics,money in politics, Enron, Enron, Enron. Nothing repeated with mind-numbing frequency in all major news outlets will not be believed by some members of the populace. It is the permanence of evil; you can't stop it." (Ann Coulter) |
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I made some progress using Visual Basic (2010 express, free to private individuals) to control the Scorbot ER-3. I can command it to move each motor by a selectable increment. So far the communications are just one way, I send a command string that is like "1M100" which is motor 1 (the base rotation) M is move, 100 is 100 encoder counts, that makes up about 10 degrees of base rotation. This is working on the 5 motors but the gripper isn't working right yet, I may have told it to open past it's limit, that just takes a command to reset motor 8 (6 and 7 are optional motors, conveyors, turntable, whatever). Now I need to get it receiving info from the controller, so I can read home switches, see if it's in position, or nearly in position to send the next move command, etc.. Now that I can command positions I also need to get working on the kinematics so I can control it in paths. Depending on my calculations and speed of updates I plan to give it small increments to somewhat follow a linear path. Maybe I can break up a move to linear in 1 mm increments and calculate the joint positions for every mm of movement. On the DOS software, I used Free serial port monitor and I can see it gets multiple reads at each motor "steps to go" position, steps to go will read something like 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0, indicating it updates more than once per encoder count. The Visual Basic NET sure adds a lot of new crap on top of the Basic language, it's discouraging getting so many errors but with a little searching the problems are corrected easy enough. For example if a variable is declared in the wrong place, it's not visible elsewhere in the program, so you get a bunch of errors over one variable name, VB will even suggest a fix, select the fix and multiple errors disappear at once. So far the software is just some displays and buttons to test the commands but whatever I get working is free to anyone that wants it. Now it's just a work in progress but hopefully it will someday be a replacement for the original DOS software with more features added, more position and program memory, and the ability to move in linear and circular paths. RogerN |
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m: ates I plan to give it small increments to somewhat follow a linear path. Maybe I can break up a move to linear in 1 mm increments and calculate the joint positions for every mm of movement. On the DOS software, I used Free serial port monitor and I can see it gets multiple reads at each motor "steps to go" position, steps to go will read something like 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0, indicating it updates more than once per encoder count. Another approach is to do the trig on a move and figure out the speed for each axis. Then say something like, "Move X 1000 counts at 1000cps and Y 200 counts at 200cps." Thus, both axes would arrive at their destinations in 1 second... that's a straight line, IF the robot moves in Cartesian coordinates. If it moves in polar coordinates, there is math for that, as well. Lloyd |
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On 8/8/2013 8:15 PM, RogerN wrote:
My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. The original software is old DOS based, runs fine on my Windows XP machine. I have documentation detailing the serial commands that it takes. I'm thinking I can write a Windows based program, perhaps using a USB to serial cable, and give this many more features than the original came with. Perhaps even the ability to follow a G-Code tool path, mount a die grinder and carve items out of wood or metal. It seems this could present a wide variety of interesting challenges, I'm hoping to learn how to do the 3D kinematics to position various points of the end effector to world coordinates and angles. I think this would also be applicable to 4+ axis on CNC machining. RogerN I, personally would love to see video of this. Sounds way cool. -- http://tinyurl.com/My-Official-Response Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 x113 01.908.542.0244 Flagship Site: http://www.Drill-HQ.com Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com Production Tapping: http://www.Drill-HQ.com/?page_id=226 VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoDrill FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/AutoDrill TWITTER: http://twitter.com/AutoDrill V8013-R |
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"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message ...
On 8/8/2013 8:15 PM, RogerN wrote: My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. The original software is old DOS based, runs fine on my Windows XP machine. I have documentation detailing the serial commands that it takes. I'm thinking I can write a Windows based program, perhaps using a USB to serial cable, and give this many more features than the original came with. Perhaps even the ability to follow a G-Code tool path, mount a die grinder and carve items out of wood or metal. It seems this could present a wide variety of interesting challenges, I'm hoping to learn how to do the 3D kinematics to position various points of the end effector to world coordinates and angles. I think this would also be applicable to 4+ axis on CNC machining. RogerN I, personally would love to see video of this. Sounds way cool. -- http://tinyurl.com/My-Official-Response Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 x113 01.908.542.0244 I have a phone video of mine just pointing the airsoft gun at me regular style then at 19 degrees gangsta style. There are video's on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sej9rZZo97Y I got a Scorbot ER3 with controller, all working, for $200 "Buy it Now" plus $30 shipping. It's not high performance but good for educational or home hobby use. The old DOS software is capable of storing 100 positions. The documentation explains the commands so that you can write your own control program. I'm hoping to get something written in Visual Basic or Visual C(++ or #) to have a more modern controller. RogerN |
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On 8/8/2013 8:15 PM, RogerN wrote:
Do I remember correctly that you mentioned "MAX-NC" at one time? I've been looking for info on their original kit. |
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"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
... On 8/8/2013 8:15 PM, RogerN wrote: Do I remember correctly that you mentioned "MAX-NC" at one time? I've been looking for info on their original kit. What info are you looking for? I haven't messed with MaxNC for years but it was my first buy of CNC control software. They were supposed to send me the step and direction version but I got the other version where the step motor logic is done in the PC and transistor bases connect to parallel port outputs. It worked but I wanted step and direction so I could use better drives, even some servo drives can take step and direction inputs. After buying bi-polar chopper stepper drives, I tried a few demo downloads of different CNC software. I had a program that cut out a Planters Mr. Peanut that I test ran the different software with. Most of the software would make a mistake in acceleration and get things out of position, destroying the part (test ran on a block of scrap Delrin). I ended up using Micro Kinetics board and software, it seemed to run correctly. Unless there is some other reason to want MaxNC, I recommend LinuxCNC. It can work with the parallel port, like MaxNC and Mach3, can work with servos, steppers, or combination. I haven't messed much with the Classic Ladder PLC software that comes with it, but might be a good machine control solution, it's supposed to work with ModBus, so surplus I/O cards may be usable. RogerN |
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On 8/10/2013 7:42 AM, RogerN wrote:
"Tom Gardner" wrote in message ... On 8/8/2013 8:15 PM, RogerN wrote: Do I remember correctly that you mentioned "MAX-NC" at one time? I've been looking for info on their original kit. What info are you looking for? I haven't messed with MaxNC for years but it was my first buy of CNC control software. They were supposed to send me the step and direction version but I got the other version where the step motor logic is done in the PC and transistor bases connect to parallel port outputs. It worked but I wanted step and direction so I could use better drives, even some servo drives can take step and direction inputs. After buying bi-polar chopper stepper drives, I tried a few demo downloads of different CNC software. I had a program that cut out a Planters Mr. Peanut that I test ran the different software with. Most of the software would make a mistake in acceleration and get things out of position, destroying the part (test ran on a block of scrap Delrin). I ended up using Micro Kinetics board and software, it seemed to run correctly. Unless there is some other reason to want MaxNC, I recommend LinuxCNC. It can work with the parallel port, like MaxNC and Mach3, can work with servos, steppers, or combination. I haven't messed much with the Classic Ladder PLC software that comes with it, but might be a good machine control solution, it's supposed to work with ModBus, so surplus I/O cards may be usable. RogerN A cousin bought the original kit consisting of 3 small steppers, a circuit board with a parallel port connector and a 24v transformer. He left it here in a storage room years ago and I came across it recently. I have no docs and the 3-1/2" floppy is corrupt. So, I want to play with it or sell it. In either case I need the docs and software and I can't find **** on the web about this model. I tried to run the kit with Mach-3 but have no idea how to set up the software. I assume the kit isn't worth much at all, is it? |
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"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
... On 8/10/2013 7:42 AM, RogerN wrote: snip A cousin bought the original kit consisting of 3 small steppers, a circuit board with a parallel port connector and a 24v transformer. He left it here in a storage room years ago and I came across it recently. I have no docs and the 3-1/2" floppy is corrupt. So, I want to play with it or sell it. In either case I need the docs and software and I can't find **** on the web about this model. I tried to run the kit with Mach-3 but have no idea how to set up the software. I assume the kit isn't worth much at all, is it? I found some manuals and pinouts he http://www.maxnc.net/category_s/1840.htm I'll look in my old software and see if I can find the software I have/had. RogerN |
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On 8/10/2013 4:58 PM, RogerN wrote:
"Tom Gardner" wrote in message ... On 8/10/2013 7:42 AM, RogerN wrote: snip A cousin bought the original kit consisting of 3 small steppers, a circuit board with a parallel port connector and a 24v transformer. He left it here in a storage room years ago and I came across it recently. I have no docs and the 3-1/2" floppy is corrupt. So, I want to play with it or sell it. In either case I need the docs and software and I can't find **** on the web about this model. I tried to run the kit with Mach-3 but have no idea how to set up the software. I assume the kit isn't worth much at all, is it? I found some manuals and pinouts he http://www.maxnc.net/category_s/1840.htm I'll look in my old software and see if I can find the software I have/had. RogerN Thanks, I've seen all that. This model is much older, the original! |
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On 8/10/2013 5:07 PM, Karl Townsend wrote:
http://www.maxnc.net/category_s/1838.htm My model is much older and was an experimenter kit. They gave plans to turn a X/Y vice into a milling stage IIRC. |
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On Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:22:34 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:
On 8/8/2013 8:15 PM, RogerN wrote: Do I remember correctly that you mentioned "MAX-NC" at one time? I've been looking for info on their original kit. TAWM, You're not going to jump into CNC are you? The Max-nc is a nice toy, just like Roger's robot. Karl |
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On 8/10/2013 7:45 AM, Karl Townsend wrote:
On Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:22:34 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote: On 8/8/2013 8:15 PM, RogerN wrote: Do I remember correctly that you mentioned "MAX-NC" at one time? I've been looking for info on their original kit. TAWM, You're not going to jump into CNC are you? The Max-nc is a nice toy, just like Roger's robot. Karl See what I wrote to Roger above. |
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RogerN wrote: My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |
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On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:01:53 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: RogerN wrote: My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. Sounds good. How about one more addition? Audio output, as it racks the shotgun "Go ahead. Make my day." -- They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority. -- Gerald Massey, Egyptologist |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:01:53 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: snip How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. Sounds good. How about one more addition? Audio output, as it racks the shotgun "Go ahead. Make my day." -- They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority. -- Gerald Massey, Egyptologist I was thinking of getting some wav files from ED209 on RoboCop. "You have 10 seconds to comply!"... RogerN |
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Larry Jaques wrote: On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:01:53 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: RogerN wrote: My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. Sounds good. How about one more addition? Audio output, as it racks the shotgun "Go ahead. Make my day." How about a the sound of a Phaser, and some lightning bolts, too? -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |
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On Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:56:53 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:01:53 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: RogerN wrote: My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. Sounds good. How about one more addition? Audio output, as it racks the shotgun "Go ahead. Make my day." How about a the sound of a Phaser, and some lightning bolts, too? Love to. May I borrow your Phaser, or some of Zeus' lightning bolts, please? Thanks in advance. --LJ, still saving up for a vaporizing laser for his rooftop to protect the property from dogs, Jesus Freaks, and other perps. -- They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority. -- Gerald Massey, Egyptologist |
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Larry Jaques wrote: On Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:56:53 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:01:53 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: RogerN wrote: My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. Sounds good. How about one more addition? Audio output, as it racks the shotgun "Go ahead. Make my day." How about a the sound of a Phaser, and some lightning bolts, too? Love to. May I borrow your Phaser, or some of Zeus' lightning bolts, please? Thanks in advance. Sorry, the United Federation of Planets confiscated mine for not meeting my quota of fried welfare cheats last month. Those fat slugs were hard enough to stun, and you can't get a concealed carry for a phaser rifle anymore. Make yer own damned lightning with a 30' x 12' Tesla coil, and a couple pole pigs. Pure platinum spark gap is not included in the standard kit. Do not use a metalized weather balloon inflated with hydrogen for the top terminal. Ask for your parents permission before connecting it to the 7200 volt line. Seller of kit is in no way responsible for your higher electric bills. ;-) -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... RogerN wrote: snip So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. The existing software doesn't seem able to do tracking, you can define relative positions but they are relative to an absolute position, so they become an absolute position as soon as they are defined, unless maybe if you redefine the position they reference, maybe, I haven't tried that out yet. I was hoping to use subroutines or relative motion, like palletizing, where I can define an array and perform a pick or place subroutine at an array of X,Y positions. So I'm starting to attempt to learn Visual Basic and write my own. So far I prefer QBasic or even GWBasic to VB. I never they could replace something like "OpenCom" with 50 lines of code that doesn't run. But once I get the com port working it should be able to do relative moves. I'm thinking the vision system could be programmed for output for fast or slow movement for fast aim and fine positioning. I'd like to get a replica gun that looks real but won't get me, or the robot, arrested for aiming a gun at someone. RogerN |
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On 8/11/2013 1:44 PM, RogerN wrote:
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... RogerN wrote: snip So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. The existing software doesn't seem able to do tracking, you can define relative positions but they are relative to an absolute position, so they become an absolute position as soon as they are defined, unless maybe if you redefine the position they reference, maybe, I haven't tried that out yet. I was hoping to use subroutines or relative motion, like palletizing, where I can define an array and perform a pick or place subroutine at an array of X,Y positions. So I'm starting to attempt to learn Visual Basic and write my own. So far I prefer QBasic or even GWBasic to VB. I never they could replace something like "OpenCom" with 50 lines of code that doesn't run. But once I get the com port working it should be able to do relative moves. I'm thinking the vision system could be programmed for output for fast or slow movement for fast aim and fine positioning. I'd like to get a replica gun that looks real but won't get me, or the robot, arrested for aiming a gun at someone. RogerN We use these in class. Or you can take an old gun. plug the bbl and paint it blue. You won't find toy guns that look right anymore. http://www.blueguns.com/default.asp? |
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"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
... On 8/11/2013 1:44 PM, RogerN wrote: snip So I'm starting to attempt to learn Visual Basic and write my own. So far I prefer QBasic or even GWBasic to VB. I never they could replace something like "OpenCom" with 50 lines of code that doesn't run. But once I get the com port working it should be able to do relative moves. I'm thinking the vision system could be programmed for output for fast or slow movement for fast aim and fine positioning. I'd like to get a replica gun that looks real but won't get me, or the robot, arrested for aiming a gun at someone. RogerN We use these in class. Or you can take an old gun. plug the bbl and paint it blue. You won't find toy guns that look right anymore. http://www.blueguns.com/default.asp? I had something like these in mind: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c....aspx?a=441009 RogerN |
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On 8/11/2013 3:11 PM, RogerN wrote:
"Tom Gardner" wrote in message ... On 8/11/2013 1:44 PM, RogerN wrote: snip So I'm starting to attempt to learn Visual Basic and write my own. So far I prefer QBasic or even GWBasic to VB. I never they could replace something like "OpenCom" with 50 lines of code that doesn't run. But once I get the com port working it should be able to do relative moves. I'm thinking the vision system could be programmed for output for fast or slow movement for fast aim and fine positioning. I'd like to get a replica gun that looks real but won't get me, or the robot, arrested for aiming a gun at someone. RogerN We use these in class. Or you can take an old gun. plug the bbl and paint it blue. You won't find toy guns that look right anymore. http://www.blueguns.com/default.asp? I had something like these in mind: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c....aspx?a=441009 RogerN My bud Roger always wanted a real one. He finally bought one 30 some years ago and was so disappointing. He says it's a POS. |
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RogerN wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... RogerN wrote: snip So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. The existing software doesn't seem able to do tracking, you can define relative positions but they are relative to an absolute position, so they become an absolute position as soon as they are defined, unless maybe if you redefine the position they reference, maybe, I haven't tried that out yet. I was hoping to use subroutines or relative motion, like palletizing, where I can define an array and perform a pick or place subroutine at an array of X,Y positions. So I'm starting to attempt to learn Visual Basic and write my own. So far I prefer QBasic or even GWBasic to VB. I never they could replace something like "OpenCom" with 50 lines of code that doesn't run. But once I get the com port working it should be able to do relative moves. I'm thinking the vision system could be programmed for output for fast or slow movement for fast aim and fine positioning. I'd like to get a replica gun that looks real but won't get me, or the robot, arrested for aiming a gun at someone. We designed and built an IR based robotic tracker at Microdyne for the ESA to let them follow their launch vehicles with an IR camera. We let it sit on our loading dock for a week to test the custom software by letting it lock onto tucks over a quarter mile away, and down our road. Then it would home and wait for the next vehicle. It never missed a single vehicle, and they were well centered in the video monitor. The IR position sensor & color IR camera were made by our Cincinnati Electronics division. I haven't kept track, but I wonder how many times they have used it for an actual launch? Have you ever tried 'Free Basic'? -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Have you ever tried 'Free Basic'? Hmmm, thanks. Have you used it? jsw |
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Jim Wilkins wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Have you ever tried 'Free Basic'? Hmmm, thanks. Have you used it? I had just installed it when my last computer died, so I'm not real familiar with it. What little I saw looked good. There is also 'Free DOS' to be able to run early software on newer motherboards. Both were highly recommended to me. I will try it again, when I finish the work on the computer that is to replace this old standby system. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |
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On Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:23:21 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message om... Have you ever tried 'Free Basic'? Hmmm, thanks. Have you used it? Nah. I don't do drugs. -- They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority. -- Gerald Massey, Egyptologist |
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On 8/11/2013 12:01 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
RogerN wrote: My Robotic Arm was supposed to be delivered Monday per USPS. It finally came in today. I plugged the robot into the controller and the controller into the 120 VAC, it worked for the motor test. Then I plugged the control into my laptop, ran the software, it homed, passed speed calibration test, and I proceeded to jog to positions and write a program. I'm delighted that it worked without having to be repaired! So right now it has an airsoft pistol, 1911 style, in the gripper, I programmed it to point the gun and turn on an output, then it points the gun down and sits in a rest position, ready to go again. How about adding an IR sensor, or video camera to let it track movement? That would freak out an intruder. Especially if you replaced the pistol with some real fire power. I always wanted to set-up a remote paintball gun on the US/Mexico border and charge per shot over the internet. |
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Tom Gardner wrote: I always wanted to set-up a remote paintball gun on the US/Mexico border and charge per shot over the internet. Where were you planning to get paintballs the size of softballs, and full of biohazardous paint? ;-) -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |
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On Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:07:30 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: Tom Gardner wrote: I always wanted to set-up a remote paintball gun on the US/Mexico border and charge per shot over the internet. Where were you planning to get paintballs the size of softballs, and full of biohazardous paint? ;-) Paint? Sarin has a low persistance and is nice and sticky....VBG -- ""Almost all liberal behavioral tropes track the impotent rage of small children. Thus, for example, there is also the popular tactic of repeating some stupid, meaningless phrase a billion times" Arms for hostages, arms for hostages, arms for hostages, it's just about sex, just about sex, just about sex, dumb,dumb, money in politics,money in politics, Enron, Enron, Enron. Nothing repeated with mind-numbing frequency in all major news outlets will not be believed by some members of the populace. It is the permanence of evil; you can't stop it." (Ann Coulter) |
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On Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:07:30 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: Tom Gardner wrote: I always wanted to set-up a remote paintball gun on the US/Mexico border and charge per shot over the internet. Where were you planning to get paintballs the size of softballs, and full of biohazardous paint? ;-) I want to use BMG-50 "paintballs" from my own special Vulcan. Or 30mm "paintballs" from my very own GAU-8. http://tinyurl.com/l2q7rvm One large, fast paintball here. (Yes, AAMOF, I _do_ prefer old, tried & true hardware.) And since the Arabs prefer to use the northern border, let's arm the Canuckistani border, too, making sure to keep our little pea shooters and peas on our side of the line. It's more gentlemanlike. -- They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority. -- Gerald Massey, Egyptologist |
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Larry Jaques wrote: On Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:07:30 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: Tom Gardner wrote: I always wanted to set-up a remote paintball gun on the US/Mexico border and charge per shot over the internet. Where were you planning to get paintballs the size of softballs, and full of biohazardous paint? ;-) I want to use BMG-50 "paintballs" from my own special Vulcan. The ones filled with DU shavings for added firepower? Or 30mm "paintballs" from my very own GAU-8. http://tinyurl.com/l2q7rvm One large, fast paintball here. (Yes, AAMOF, I _do_ prefer old, tried & true hardware.) Can you launch them at supersonic speeds? And since the Arabs prefer to use the northern border, let's arm the Canuckistani border, too, making sure to keep our little pea shooters and peas on our side of the line. It's more gentlemanlike. Damn! Do you always have to mention pee? Er, pea? Damned diuretics. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |
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