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Option 1: get all the parts yourself Most of the parts listed here can be obtained at your local electronics store. DisplayDuino and ServoBoard are so...
The logic controller on the ServoBoard is powered separately from the servos so that different kinds of servos can be attached to the same board. Gre...
Attach the gears, the ServoBoard, and the 60mm spacers to the top. (fig 1) Attach the DisplayDuino to the bottom plate. (fig 2) The two boards will ...
Wire the power supply into the ServoBoard (fig 1, A). Wire the RS485 connection between the ServoBoard and DisplayDuino. (fig 1, B) A to A, B to B, C...
TIP: Remember that half (3) of the tibias are reversed because they're on the other side. TIP: Make sure you put the servos in the right way up. ...
Attach the gears to both ends of half the femurs. (fig 1) Attach the clamps to both ends of half the femurs. (fig 2)
TIP: Remember that half are reversed because they're on the other side. Put three together, then the other three that mirror the first set.
Servos have a limited range of 180 degrees. The control software assumes that the robot starts in a certain position with all the servos at the middl...
Now what we've got it all wired up, we can tell the robot to move to middle position. To do that we need to load the software onto the DisplayDuino b...
Now that the servos are in middle position, attach the legs. Take special care to align them as closely as possible to the diagram. Do not turn the s...
Calibrating your hexapod is important. Your hexapod is "blind" because it has no sensors. It assumes that everything matches the computer model. It...
Double check that all the wires are connected. Double check that there are no exposed wires that might cause a short circuit. Double check that the ...
Plug in the USB. Plug in the power. (Do you remember what order to plug them in? See Step 7) Run visual-hexapod. Quit visual-hexapod by hitting ESC,...
Quit visual-hexapod by hitting ESC, then N. TIP: Don't do this while your robot is walking or he may leave the room without you. Also the next tim...
Disconnect the power supplies. Reattach the Bluesmirf. Attach the batteries. The BlueSmirf will appear on a different COM port than the USB. NOTE:...
Thank you for taking the time to read through this explanation - and for building a hexapod! If you are like me then you will find the greatest pleas...
TIP: Remember that half are reversed because they're on the other side. Put three together, then the other three that mirror the first set.
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