Product Information

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ThankyouforpurchasingtheLynxmotionAL5DPLTWRoboticArmKit.Thiskitcontainsthenew
SSC32Uservocontrollerboardwhichisabitdifferentthantheoldboardyoumighthaveusedbefore.
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HighlightsoftheNewVersion
● NomoreUSBtoserialadapter:thenewboardconnectsdirectlyviaUSB.
● NospecialUSBdriversneeded:usesstandarddriversincludedwithWindows(FTDI).
● Nomore9Vbattery:improvedpowercircuitmeansthearmispoweredfromwalladapteralone.
● Moreinputs:ABCDworkthesame,andEFGHareforfutureuse.
● Bluetoothupgradeoption:addaBluetoothBeeforwirelesscontrol.
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USBCommunication
PleaseusetheUSBcableincluded:someotherUSBcablesarenotreliable,andcommunicationdoesn't
workproperly.Whenyouconnecttheboardtoyourcomputerthefirsttime,Windowswillautomatically
installthedriversandtheboardwillappearasaCOMportonyourcomputer.
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PowerSupply
Aseparate9Vbatteryisnolongerneeded.Justconnectthe6VwalladaptertotheVS1screwterminals
likenormal;noneedtochangeanyjumpers.
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FlowArmPLTWSoftware
WhenusingwiththeFlowArmPLTWsoftware,pleaseusetheBluetooth
buttonbeforechoosingtheCOMport.Thisbuttonsetsthebaudrateto
9600,insteadof115,200fortheoldSSC32.
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Note:AfutureversionofFlowArmPLTWwillhave
adedicatedbuttonfortheSSC32Uboard.
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InputPinActionswithFlowArmPLTW
Eachinputpinnowhasitsown+andpin,markedas5andGrespectively.InputsABCDworkthesame
wayinFlowArmPLTW,andinputsEFGHareintendedforfutureuse.
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BluetoothUpgrade
TheboardhasasocketforaBluetoothoption.Ifinterested,gotowww.robotshop.comandpurchasethe
RBDfr95Bluetoothmodule.IfyourcomputerdoesnothaveBluetooth,youwillalsoneedaUSBto
BluetoothmodulesuchasRBAll20.
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TechnicalSupport
Ifyouneedtechnicalsupportwiththenewboard,pleasepostyourquestionstothisdedicatedlocationin
ourforum:www.robotshop.com/forum/ssc32uf142