Re: [Playerstage-users] Hokuyo Laser Help

[Reed H. <Reed.Hedges@Adept.com>]

Send this question to su...@mo... and include the serial number of your robot. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hunter Allen [mailto:hun...@gm...]
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 2:35 PM
> To: pla...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Playerstage-users] Hokuyo Laser Help
> 
> 
> I'm not quite sure what board we have... It's a pioneer-3dx if that
> helps...
> Is there a way to tell?
> -Hunter A.
> 
> 
> Reed Hedges-5 wrote:
> >
> >
> > What kind of computer do you have?
> >
> > If you have the EBX-12 "Cobra" computer, the board has USB interfaces
> but
> > you need a cable to provide a standard USB connector.  We can make
> one for
> > you (ask su...@mo...) or you can make one (See computer
> > manual), or perhaps also purchase one from Versalogic depending on
> what
> > else is on that header on the computer board.
> >
> > (If the robot has or had a SICK LMS-200 it happens to have a standard
> USB
> > port on the back.)
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Rich Mattes [mailto:jp...@gm...]
> >> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 4:52 PM
> >> To: pla...@li...
> >> Subject: Re: [Playerstage-users] Hokuyo Laser Help
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Hunter Allen [mailto:hun...@gm...]
> >> > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 1:24 PM
> >> > To: pla...@li...
> >> > Subject: [Playerstage-users] Hokuyo Laser Help
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hello everyone,
> >> > I am attempting to hook up a hokuyo rapid laser rangefinder to a
> >> > pioneer 3dx
> >> > robot. This should be a simple process; however, it has proven to
> be
> >> > very
> >> > painful. The Laser has a usb out. I would use it, but the pioneer
> >> robot
> >> > lacks any usb ports. It has only RS-232 connectors. Has anyone
> made
> >> > such a
> >> > cable before or have another solution to this problem?
> >> > -Hunter A.
> >>
> >>
> >> Not really a Player question, but...
> >>
> >> There's not really a way to force USB to go over a serial port.
> Most
> >> people
> >> convert the other way, since serial ports are quickly falling out of
> >> style
> >> and are MUCH slower than USB ports.
> >>
> >> Some of the Hokuyo lasers (like the URG-04LX) actually do have an
> RS-
> >> 232
> >> port inside of the multi-pin connector used for power.  Once you
> wire
> >> up tx,
> >> rx, and ground, the hokuyo_aist driver should work if you specify
> the
> >> correct serial port.
> >>
> >> If you don't have one of these models, the one thing you could try
> is a
> >> USB
> >> to Ethernet device server.  These are stand-alone devices that carry
> >> USB
> >> signals over Ethernet, and usually require a driver on the receiving
> >> side
> >> that converts the data back and feeds it through a virtual USB port
> of
> >> some
> >> sort.  They're kind of pricey and you'll have to make sure it has
> >> adequate
> >> Linux support (which is probably going to be the biggest showstopper
> in
> >> your
> >> search.)
> >>
> >> Finally, it's my understanding that Pioneer robots have a PC/104 or
> >> similar
> >> motherboard inside.  If there are any PCI or PCMCIA slots available
> you
> >> could purchase a PCI/PCMCIA to USB adapter and route a USB cable out
> to
> >> the
> >> hokuyo.  I think you can get PCMCIA risers for PC/104 systems, as I
> >> remember
> >> blowing one up a few years ago.  This is probably the most invasive
> >> solution.
> >>
> >> Rich
> >>
> >>
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