Simplest method using the RoboClaw USB interface

Support Motor controllers/drivers and motors
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Hi

So earlier I had some very naive questions about the JRK. Eventually that all worked but now I need help with the RoboClaw. I see the SimpleSerial example and it looks perfect for my purpose but I understand it is meant for an arduino. Is there a way to adapt this code for the USB control?

//Roboclaw simple serial example.  Set mode to 6.  Option to 4(38400 bps)
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

//See limitations of Arduino SoftwareSerial

SoftwareSerial mySerial(10,11);

void setup() {
 mySerial.begin(38400);
}

void loop() {
  mySerial.write(1);
  mySerial.write(-127);
  delay(2000);
  mySerial.write(64);
  delay(1000);
  mySerial.write(127);
  mySerial.write(-1);
  delay(2000);
  mySerial.write(-64);
  delay(1000);
  mySerial.write(1);
  mySerial.write(-1);
  delay(2000);
  mySerial.write(0);
  delay(1000);
  mySerial.write(127);
  mySerial.write(-127);
  delay(2000);
  mySerial.write(0);
  delay(1000);
}

This code should do everything I need but I simply need to run these commands while connected to the USB port. If this isn’t possible then I am simply wondering how to run a motor when the RoboClaw is connected via USB. I do not think there is an SDK for this product so there is no file I can run with parameters like the JRK.

As always any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time.

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Hello.

It sounds like you are looking for the RoboClaw’s C# class library source code, which is linked on the downloads page on the Ion Motion Control website. If you start looking through the library and have questions, I recommend posting them on Ion Motion’s support forum.

- Amanda

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I tried to post there but it did not go through. I know it’s a very dumb question but the C# lib doesn’t have any comments and I’m not familiar with the language. I just need the simplest way to run a motor with the RoboClaw. The files like USB.cs don’t have main methods so I have to create one for it to compile but I’m not sure if that’s right. Would I have to write a main method that runs the motor? There’s also no ReadMe in the lib so I’m not sure where else I can find this info. Sorry for my ignorance.

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It looks like you were able to post on Ion Motion Control’s forum here and someone there has responded to you.

By the way, I did a quick search on Ion Motion Control’s forum and found this thread, where a very similar question was asked. You might find the attached sample program there helpful in getting you started with using the RoboClaw C# library.

- Amanda