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 ==== What is the USB2AX? ==== ==== What is the USB2AX? ====
-The USB2AX is a small interface to control [[http://www.robotis.com/​xe/​dynamixel_en|Dynamixel servomotors]] like the AX-12 from a computer. It plugs into a USB port and has a 3-pin Dynamixel connector to be connected to the servos.+The USB2AX is a small interface to control [[http://en.robotis.com|Dynamixel servomotors]] like the AX-12 from a computer. It plugs into a USB port and has a 3-pin Dynamixel connector to be connected to the servos.
  
 If you're in a hurry, jump to [[product:​usb2ax:​Quickstart]] ! If you're in a hurry, jump to [[product:​usb2ax:​Quickstart]] !
  
 +**Documentation en Français** sur le [[http://​wiki.cybedroid.com/​index.php?​title=USB2AX|Wiki de Cybedroïd]] (merci!)
  
----- 
-**☛ To fix problems experienced with RoboPlus v1.1.x, please [[firmware_update|update the firmware]] ☚ ** 
  
 +----
 +**☛ To fix problems experienced with Dynamixel 2.0 packets returning errors or Dynamixel Wizard freezing, please [[firmware_update|update the firmware]] ☚ **
 +//Last updated 27 July 2017.//
  
 +If you still have problems, send an email to: <​contact@xevelabs.com>​
 ---- ----
  
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 == What servos can it talk to? == == What servos can it talk to? ==
-The USB2AX can talk with the [[http://www.robotis.com/​xe/​dynamixel_en|Dynamixel servos]] which use a half-duplex TTL interface (3-pins connector).\\+The USB2AX can talk with the [[http://en.robotis.com|Dynamixel servos]] which use a half-duplex TTL interface (3-pins connector).\\
 More specifically:​ More specifically:​
   * All of the AX servos (AX-12/​AX-12+/​**AX-12A**,​ AX-12W, AX-18F/​**AX-18A**).   * All of the AX servos (AX-12/​AX-12+/​**AX-12A**,​ AX-12W, AX-18F/​**AX-18A**).
   * The "​T"​ versions of the MX servos (**MX-28T**,​ **MX-64T**, **MX-106T**).   * The "​T"​ versions of the MX servos (**MX-28T**,​ **MX-64T**, **MX-106T**).
 +  * The "​T"​ versions of the XM servos (**XM430-W350-T**,​ **XM430-W210-T**) - //but with an adapter, as the connector are not directly compatible//​
 +  * XL-320 - //but with an adapter, as the connector are not directly compatible//​
  
 ==== Features ==== ==== Features ====
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   * **The USB2AX reserves the ID 0xFD, so it cannot be used by a servo on the bus.**   * **The USB2AX reserves the ID 0xFD, so it cannot be used by a servo on the bus.**
   * It does not make coffee, but could be used to create a robot that does!   * It does not make coffee, but could be used to create a robot that does!
 +  * For NI Labview users experiencing problems (including BSOD), see [[product:​usb2ax:​faq#​qi_m_using_labview_and_sometimes_have_problems_like_computer_crashes_and_bsod_what_s_going_on|the FAQ]].
        
 ==== Quickstart ==== ==== Quickstart ====
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   * [[product:​usb2ax:​firmware_update|How To update the firmware?]]   * [[product:​usb2ax:​firmware_update|How To update the firmware?]]
   * [[product:​usb2ax:​low_latency_guide|A tentative guide on achieving low latency with the USB2AX]]   * [[product:​usb2ax:​low_latency_guide|A tentative guide on achieving low latency with the USB2AX]]
 +  * [[product:​usb2ax:​dynamixel_protocol_notes|Dynamixel protocol additional information]]
 +  * [[product:​usb2ax:​system_troubleshooting|Troubleshooting your Dynamixel setup]]
        
 Advanced topics to use the full potential of the hardware for your specific application! Advanced topics to use the full potential of the hardware for your specific application!
-  * [[product:​usb2ax:​firmware_update#​customize the firmware|Customize the firmware]]+  * [[product:​usb2ax:​firmware_update#​customizing_the_firmware|Customize the firmware]]
   * [[product:​usb2ax:​gpio|GPIO and SPI]]   * [[product:​usb2ax:​gpio|GPIO and SPI]]
   * [[product:​usb2ax:​firmware_update#​ICSP|Unbricking and programming using ICSP]]   * [[product:​usb2ax:​firmware_update#​ICSP|Unbricking and programming using ICSP]]
        
 ==== Miscellaneous ==== ==== Miscellaneous ====
 +
 +[[product:​usb2ax:​usb2ax_todo|TODO list for the USB2AX...]]
 +
 == History == == History ==
 {{product:​usb2ax:​usb2ax_family_named.jpg}} {{product:​usb2ax:​usb2ax_family_named.jpg}}
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 [[http://​forums.trossenrobotics.com/​showthread.php?​5675-USB2AX-v3.1|v3.1a]].\\ [[http://​forums.trossenrobotics.com/​showthread.php?​5675-USB2AX-v3.1|v3.1a]].\\
 v2 never saw the light of day, it was very similar to v1 and scraped when I realized it was going to be much bigger than v1. Instead, I went on with v3 that used smaller components (0402 passives instead of 0603, QFN instead of QFP for the ATmega). v2 never saw the light of day, it was very similar to v1 and scraped when I realized it was going to be much bigger than v1. Instead, I went on with v3 that used smaller components (0402 passives instead of 0603, QFN instead of QFP for the ATmega).
-And finally the commercial v3.1a, which differs from the original v3.1a only by its corners: they were rounded, they are now square for manufacturing reasons.+And finally the commercial v3.1a, which differs from the original v3.1a only by its corners: they were rounded, they are now square for manufacturing reasons.\\ 
 +\\ 
 +v3.2a that went on sale on Mai 2014 is a slightly more rationalized version of the 3.1a, witch uses more of the Seeedstudio Open Part Library components in place of more expensive and difficult to source ones (crystal and LEDs mostly). 
  
 == Examples of projects using USB2AX == == Examples of projects using USB2AX ==
 [[http://​forums.trossenrobotics.com/​robots.php?​project_id=8|Xachikoma by Xevel]], the four-legged reason for creating the USB2AX. 4 legs, 5DOF each, plus powered wheels instead of feet.\\ [[http://​forums.trossenrobotics.com/​robots.php?​project_id=8|Xachikoma by Xevel]], the four-legged reason for creating the USB2AX. 4 legs, 5DOF each, plus powered wheels instead of feet.\\
 +[[http://​www.cybedroid.com/​|Aria by Cybedroïd]],​ a life-size humanoid robot.\\
 [[http://​forums.trossenrobotics.com/​showthread.php?​6040-PhantomX-controlled-by-a-Raspberry-Pi&​p=56474#​post56474|Charlotte by KevinO]], an hexapod controlled with a Raspberry Pi through an USB2AX.\\ [[http://​forums.trossenrobotics.com/​showthread.php?​6040-PhantomX-controlled-by-a-Raspberry-Pi&​p=56474#​post56474|Charlotte by KevinO]], an hexapod controlled with a Raspberry Pi through an USB2AX.\\
 [[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=Yhv43H5Omfc|HexaWheels by Siempre Aprendiendo]],​ an hexapod with wheels and a Raspberry Pi.\\ [[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=Yhv43H5Omfc|HexaWheels by Siempre Aprendiendo]],​ an hexapod with wheels and a Raspberry Pi.\\
-[[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=lLe8_BYZ3II|Glider by Nick Donaldson]] of [[http://​gotrobots.com]],​ a big hexapod using MX-64T and a USB2AX, with free wheels to move like the [[http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/robot/walking/​rollerwalker/​rollerwalker_e.html|Roller-Walker]]!\\+[[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=lLe8_BYZ3II|Glider by Nick Donaldson]] of [[http://​gotrobots.com]],​ a big hexapod using MX-64T and a USB2AX, with free wheels to move like the [[http://rraj.rsj-web.org/en_atcl/2067|Roller-Walker]]!\\
 [[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=jfAEUkANyaA|Golem by KevinO]], a big hexapod using an Intel NUC.\\ [[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=jfAEUkANyaA|Golem by KevinO]], a big hexapod using an Intel NUC.\\
 [[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=rkzsbXzyQrk|3D printed leg prototype by HXP2]], using MX-28T and an ODROID-U3.\\ [[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=rkzsbXzyQrk|3D printed leg prototype by HXP2]], using MX-28T and an ODROID-U3.\\
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 Contributors:​\\ Contributors:​\\
 [[http://​www.xevel.fr|Nicolas Saugnier (Xevel)]] - Idea, original schematics, firmware, and - starting from v3.0 - everything else .\\ [[http://​www.xevel.fr|Nicolas Saugnier (Xevel)]] - Idea, original schematics, firmware, and - starting from v3.0 - everything else .\\
-[[http://​jleguen.info/​|Julien Le Guen (JLG)]] - Eagle schematics and routing of first versions.\\+Julien Le Guen (JLG) - Eagle schematics and routing of first versions.\\
 Richard Ibbotson (iBot) - optimization of the code for lower latency, improvements to the schematics, implementation of advanced functionalities. Richard Ibbotson (iBot) - optimization of the code for lower latency, improvements to the schematics, implementation of advanced functionalities.
 +
  
 Thanks:\\ Thanks:\\
 Dean Camera for making the greatest USB library for AVR, [[http://​www.fourwalledcubicle.com/​LUFA.php|LUFA]].\\ Dean Camera for making the greatest USB library for AVR, [[http://​www.fourwalledcubicle.com/​LUFA.php|LUFA]].\\
 Weston T. Schmidt for making the cross-platform app [[http://​sourceforge.net/​projects/​dfu-programmer/​|DFU-Programmer]]!\\ Weston T. Schmidt for making the cross-platform app [[http://​sourceforge.net/​projects/​dfu-programmer/​|DFU-Programmer]]!\\
 +[[http://​wiki.cybedroid.com|Cybedroïd]] pour la documentation en Français / for documentation in French.\\
 [[http://​www.trossenrobotics.com/​|Trossen Robotics]], [[http://​robosavvy.com|Robosavvy]],​ [[http://​www.seeedstudio.com|SeeedStudio]] and [[http://​adafruit.com/​|Adafruit]] for the help (direct or indirect) to bring the USB2AX to market.\\ [[http://​www.trossenrobotics.com/​|Trossen Robotics]], [[http://​robosavvy.com|Robosavvy]],​ [[http://​www.seeedstudio.com|SeeedStudio]] and [[http://​adafruit.com/​|Adafruit]] for the help (direct or indirect) to bring the USB2AX to market.\\
 +
  
 Inspirations:​\\ Inspirations:​\\
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 ==== Download / files ==== ==== Download / files ====
  
-  * Driver for Windows: [[https://raw.github.com/Xevel/usb2ax/master/​firmware/​lufa_usb2ax/​USB2AX.inf|USB2AX.inf]] ​ (no need for a driver on Linux and MacOS)+  * Driver for Windows ​(signed Nov2017): [[http://xevelabs.com/​usb2ax/​usb2ax_driver_signed_20171120.zip|USB2AX.inf]] ​ (no need for a driver on Linux and MacOS)
   * [[product:​usb2ax:​specs|Schematics and Bill Of Materials]]   * [[product:​usb2ax:​specs|Schematics and Bill Of Materials]]
   * Firmware sources, Eagle files for the PCB: [[https://​github.com/​Xevel/​usb2ax|(new) GitHub repository]]   * Firmware sources, Eagle files for the PCB: [[https://​github.com/​Xevel/​usb2ax|(new) GitHub repository]]
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   * [[http://​www.xevel.fr/​other/​usb2ax_v3.1.stl|STL 3D model]] of the USB2AX v3.1a board   * [[http://​www.xevel.fr/​other/​usb2ax_v3.1.stl|STL 3D model]] of the USB2AX v3.1a board
   * File for a 3D printed case FIXME   * File for a 3D printed case FIXME
 +
 +==== Where to buy? ====
 +
 +The USB2AX is available via multiple distributors,​ see the [[:Start]] page.
 +
 +For any comment or question: <​contact@xevelabs.com>​
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