Data Sheet

ROBOT . HEAD to TOE

Product User’s Manual – Shield-Servo

6. INSTALLATION SOFTWARE

There are 2 options of sample software being provided for Shield-Servo. The simplest way is to

use sample program for Arduino, while another option is the use sample GUI program to control

Servo motors through Shield-Servos.

6.1 Sample Program for Computer

To ease user in using Shield-Servo, Cytron Technologies has developed a Shield-Servo GUI

using VB.net for user to control Shield-Servo from computer through a COM Port. If your

computer doesn’t have a COM Port, you may use Cytron’s UC00A/UC00C (USB to UART

Converter) for the interfacing between Shield-Servo and your computer’s USB port or using pair

of SKXBee for wireless solution. The following steps will guide user to run Shield-Servo GUI and

use it.

1. Extract the zipped file named “Shield-Servo GUI.zip”. This file can be downloaded

from

Cytron website (www.cytron.com.my).

2. Double click on “setup.exe” to run the Shield-Servo GUI. The window shown as

below may prompt out, click Install.

3. If the program is unable to be executed, the latest .NET Framework may be needed to

be installed. It is downloadable from Microsoft official website.