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In serial communication data is transmitted as a sequence in time. Main advantage: Fewer wires needed. Main disadvantage: Higher bandwidth required for the same throughput.

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serial communication not working with radio module

I have nrf24L01 radio transceiver. One i've connected to raspberry pi and another to my pc throught spi to usb converter. When i send the data from terminal like ...
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Waking Up Roomba Over Serial

Sorry if this is a noobie question, it's my first time posting on this forum... I've been trying to mod an old Roomba 400 series (model #4220) by adding a raspberry pi to it. (I know real original ...
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iRobot Create 2 opcodes, data bytes and Realterm

I recently purchased an iRobot Create 2. To connect to it, I am using RealTerm Although I can send opcode commands that do not require a Data Byte (128, 173, 133, etc), I cannot figure out the format ...
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Serial command receiving failure with Arduino and Adafruit shield from C# desktop application

For a long time I use Arduino Uno controller and Adafruit Servo Shield with 6.3V 1000 uF capacitor, powered with 6V 8Amp adapter to control 8 digital servo motors ...
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Not able to communicate with Roomba with serial port

I have an IRobot Roomba model number 565 and I am trying to control it with a Wemos D1 mini with Roomba's OI. I connected the TX and RX pins from my FTDI adapter to the Roombas RX and TX and I can ...
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Manipulability Measures of Serial Robots?

I need to create a dataset of dexterous workspaces for a significantly large number of serial robots with varying DoFs. My question is if there is an efficient way of measuring a robot's ...
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Why does singularity condition for a serial manipulator never involve the first joint variable

In planar 2R the singularity condition involves the second joint variable. In spatial 3R, singularities involve second and third link lengths and angles. Why does the first joint parameter never ...
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Can't get iRobot Create to respond

We have an iRobot Create connected to a Win 10 PC with the cable supplied with the unit. We have followed the instructions here: http://www.robotappstore.com/Knowledge-Base/How-to-Use-a-RealTerm-...
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iRobot 600 series OI wake from sleep via BRC

I have attached an Adafruit Circuit Playground Express to my Roomba OI, and after manually waking it up I am able to successfully send opcode commands based on the Roomba OI Manual. I can even start, ...
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iRobot Create 2 Wake over Serial on Rpi

So this thread is similiar to this one: IRobot Create 2: Powering Up after Sleep All except I am trying to do this on an RPi. I have followed these intstruction: https://www.irobotweb.com/-/media/...
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Does Create 2 have a built in optical interface (IR remote) using the Open Interface Spec

I was starting to work on the Arduino interface (and Raspberry Pi) using the USB serial cable for the Create 2 , as a baseline to build other outer loop controls. My wife asked me why I would do that,...
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Get data without command anything from Roomba Create 2

I use Arduino Uno R3 connected to the Roomba Create 2 as in this picture All the output commands for Arduino work fine but I have a problem from reading data from Create 2 sensors: I get invalid/...
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Getting error on serial monitor when using serial controlled motor

I am using this motor in a robotic arm. I wanted to move it to a position and the position was provided via an input but I am getting errors on Serial Monitor. Initially when I tried this , name of ...
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Controlling a dc servo with serial communication

I am going to buy this motor :- https://robokits.co.in/motors/encoder-dc-servo/faulhaber-coreless-17w-encoder-motor-120rpm-pid-dc-servo-drive?zenid=im3bp6grppt2f2ofdo2r6pq5c2 The datasheet of its ...
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MSP (Multiwii Serial Protocol) receiving data with pyMultiWii issue

I want to get telemetry data from my flight controller (Matek F405-CTR) and send control commands to it via MSP protocol. I've already configured UART3 port on Matek in Inav configurator (look at pic)...
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RS-232/422, UART, usb sensor access code same? [closed]

Is the method to access all the sensors with RS-232/422, uart and usb sensors can be done in same way? Or by converting rs-232 to usb, uart to usb can they be programmed in same as usb from linux? ...
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How to access UART or serial sensors?

I want to connect ir range finder (dlem 20) with the system running Linux kernel. It looks like they don't provide any kind of SDK or drivers for their products. So ...
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Create 2 losing serial communication after toggling full to passive while charging

We are having an issue where after toggling the create 2 from passive to active, then waiting a few seconds and toggling back to passive while on the charger, all serial communication fails a certain ...
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Can I use another GPIO pin on the Pi 3 as a RX UART?

I accidently plugged 5v in to the RX UART pin 15 on my Pi, now I'm unable to receive communication on this pin from my connected device. I was wondering if it's possible to use a different GPIO pin as ...
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Build a drone with a raspberry pi 2 as receiver for the CC3D-LibrePilot

I tried to get the yaw, roll, pitch and throttel integers from the pi to the CC3D with python and c++ as PWM signal over the GPIOs but the output didn't seem to be right or it was delayed. Could ...
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Programming Roomba other than Create 2 using RaspberryPi [duplicate]

Do other Roombas have an Open Interface like the Create2? Can I send commands to my 780 like the Create 2? I am trying to control my Roomba 780 I made a 8pin FDTI connector to USB and my roomba beep ...
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Communication between Intel Edison and Open Mv7

I'm trying to do a simple communication between an Intel Edison and Open Mv 7 Camera through UART (Tx/Rx). I assumed this would be a simple task but both sides receive "�". Both are using python, the ...
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iRobot Create 2 -language set error type 2

I have an iRobot Create 2 and I am connected to it with the 7-pin connector to a desktop machine via USB. Serial communication is working fine under that configuration. I can tell it to restart with ...
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Irobot Create 2 Open Interface Communication

I am able to connect the create 2 robot to my laptop with a serial cable. I am using putty_beta terminal to run. I am not able to key in commands in the terminal. but I am able to receive information ...
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how to read and write data with pyserial at same time

How can i make pyserial read and write at same time or at same program? Right now i only know how to either write or to read but not both simultaneiously. So how can i do it? I tried this simple code: ...
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DX100 controller communication protocol

I have a motoman robot for use in a pick and place application. It has a DX100 controller which has an ethernet interface which could be used to control a slave device using the Modbus TCP protocol. ...
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How to remotely send command to a robot connected to a separate machine through serial port?

I work with a XL20 robotic tube sorter(lets say it's called X) which is connected to lets say computer(Y - IP: 10.216.1.222 - Running win7) through serial(com port 8 at 9600 baud and odd parity). If I ...
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Does iRobot 681 have a serial interface?

I've read that recent Roomba 6XX from iRobot got a serial connector, but I removed the cover on my Roomba 681, and I haven't found any. From what I've found, 681 hasn't the same cover than other 6XX ...
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Reading multiple signed digits from serial port

I'm using simulink support package for arduino to read serial data from port2 in Arduino due. My plan is to read signed integers (-415 for example) representing motor speed and feed it to the pid ...
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“Updated” Help in iRobot create serial communication in Arduino

I am programming an iRobot Create to follow serial commands using Arduino Uno. I have written the library, and found the serial commands to move the robot forward in the iRobot manual, but I couldn't ...
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Cleanflight : 4 first channels not working and “Failed to open serial port”

I just finished assembling my new 250 quad which is equipped with an SP F3 Flight controller. I think that I kinda bricked my FC in the first 10 minutes of configuring it: I first plugged it in, ...
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Do I need the 5V to 3.3V level shifter?

I would like to follow the instructions here, to allow myself to control the Create2 with a Raspberry Pi 3. However, this source, says that I need a level shifter to protect my Pi's circuitry from ...
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Irobot Create 2 drawing power from Pi [closed]

I am controlling an IRobot Create 2 with a raspberry pi, which I am powering with one of these: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1566 (I know, I know, I should have just gotten power from the ...
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What software to use to send (OI) commands to Create 2. Using windows laptop and supplied Create 2 cable? [duplicate]

I read most of the iRobot Create 2 Open Interface (OI). It says send these serial commands to the Create 2 to get it to do the described action, but no suggestion of what software to use to send these ...
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create2 commands with an app called SERIAL

there is an app called SERIAL, available in the app store. I've downloaded it on my mac and am experimenting with it, any ideas on how to send create2 OI commands using "Serial"? so far it seems a ...
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Connecting a CC3D board with Raspberry Pi to get telemetry data

I want to get telemetry data in my Raspberry Pi that will be connected to a CC3D board either via USB cable or Serial communication. How can I get the data? I plan to have wifi communication between ...
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How do I get the Create 2 to communicate with a laptop via the serial to USB cable?

My computer will not recognize the Serial to USB cable. I have tried it on a Mac and an HP. Is there a driver that I need to install? If it is supposed to install automatically, it is not.
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increase current draw from serial port of icreate 2

This is from the icreate 2's document: "Pins 1 and 2 (Vpwr) are connected to the Roomba battery through a 200 mA PTC resettable fuse. The continuous draw from these two pins together should not exceed ...
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iRobot Create 2 serial battery power

I don's seem to be able to get any battery power from Create 2. I spliced the original cable it came with, and tried to use the power from red/purple(+) and yellow/orange(-) to power a Raspberry Pi2, ...
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iRobot Create Serial Cable for Turtlebot I

I need an iRobot Create Serial Cable (one end 7-pin Mini-DIN Connector and the other end is USB) for Turtlebot I. How can I connect my bot to my PC?
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Using 2x UARTs on STM32F072RB

I am trying to use 2x UARTs with ChibiOS on the STM32F072RB Nucleo Board. I initialized UART2 but I am still getting output on UART1 pins, which is totally weird. ...
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Is it possible to have A/V feed and serial communication on an RF transceiver at the same time on an Arduino?

Is it possible to transmit live audio/video feed and at the same time, receive commands through UART using only 1 RF transceiver connected to the Arduino board? I want to control the Arduino through ...
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Best practice to write a ROS service for a serial-communication class with many options

I have been asked to write code to implement serial communications with a camera in order to control its pedestal (movable base) as well as set a few dozen other camera options. The catch is that I ...
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Communicating between a beaglebone black and an arduino using ttyO4

I'm trying to get an arduino to talk with a beaglebone black. I have followed this tutorial for getting ttyO4 open on the BBB and used the following command on to set the serial line correctly: ...
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To control an omni wheel robot wirelessly using bluetooth and arduino

I am trying to control an omni wheel robot which has 4 motors using 2 joysticks, plus there are some actuation switches which I want to control too. I am using arduino mega and a pair of bluetooth ...
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Connecting an Arduino uno with a beaglebone black over USB

I have an arduino uno and a BeagleBone black and would like them to talk with eachother. Both the beagleBone and the arduino have their own 5V power supplies so no need for power to be transferred ...
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Controlling Dynamixel servo wirelessly using Arduino Mega

I am planning to control multiple Dynamixel servos (MX28T or MX-64T) wirelessly using Arduino Mega. Since this servo uses serial communication, I need an additional serial port to interface with Xbee ...
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Is it possible to record only incoming data with realterm?

I am trying to test a sensor circuit I'm working on. Essentially, I am using RealTerm to send commands to the microcontroller and it is returning the value read by the sensor. When logging to a file ...
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MCBL Controller through RS232

I'm trying to use the MCBL Controller by Faulhaber to control my motor. I'm trying to program some sort of driver on linux using the serial connection and libserial. But it does not seem to be working ...
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Any image transfer protocol for wireless serial transfer?

I want to send image over wireless serial communication. I am planning to capture images using either raspberry pi or stm32 mcu using DCMI and then transfer image using wireless serial communication ...

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