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Showroom My new 3dof, 4motors, arduinoMéga + Sabertooth

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by ericRacer, Nov 18, 2013.

  1. ericRacer

    ericRacer You get old because you stop playing ! Gold Contributor

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    Hi, first of all,
    I want to thank everyone who helped me and especially those who created X-sim, Simtool (my favorite) and plugins ..

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    Here is some pictures of the frame :

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    I didn't use a spring for the dead load , i transformed a jack into air cylinder.

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    the result of the air cylinder. It is adjustable with my air compressor close to the sim. And i can move it backward or forward for best balancing the dead load.

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    For the sensor i used the hall effect (allegro A1301) . i follow this thread for building my own ;
    http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3674791/DIY_Sealed_Minature_Hall_Pots_.html#Post3674791

    here is mine :

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    it works very great but ......after built it , i realised that cost me almost the same price this one : 1560935-40.jpg

    around 20 dollars from digikey.

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    Hi, very interesting project! Have you any videos?
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    my first test with X-sim..
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    thanks....and yes
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    second test.....with wood frame
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    third test ...

    In those videos , i was using two arduino uno with x-sim , my sabertooth was settled in analogue mode with low-pass filter from arduino's pwm and the result was not as good as i was looking for.

    Recently (after this video), i replaced both arduinos uno against arduinoMéga 2560 because it has 3 mores serial port, with these comport i am able to use my Sabertooth in serial mode with better result.

    My last video will come soon.... with SimTool and my new code....
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    Would have to totally agree a nice interestingly different build. Sweet.
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    Hello Eric, welcome. Nice build and hopefully we are more helpful than the "other" forum.
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    @ericRacer
    congratulation for the nice job and innovative pivot and also tidy assemble.
    iam also going to upgrade my sim board to Arduino Uno,what firmware do you used for
    your Arduino Eric?
    regards
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    Hi Hooshang,

    thanks, :),

    I replaced Arduino Uno by Méga because it has 3 mores serial comport and it was easier for me to write my code for using Sabertooth in "Simplified Serial packetized " mode (i am not a programmer o_O)

    In those video i was using Uno with X-Sim and Xpid but the performance was not as good as i wanted. :sos

    then , i wrote my code (Xpid , inspiring me a lot ! :thumbs) and tried SimTool that i adopted ! It is wonderfull !

    Now the performance is really as good as i was looking for.

    here is my code and if someone has good idea to improve it >> don' be shy ! :grin
    Eric
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    Code:
    // pinning overview :
    //
    //                  +-\/-+
    //            PC6  1|    |28  PC5 (AI 5)
    //      (D 0) PD0  2|    |27  PC4 (AI 4)
    //      (D 1) PD1  3|    |26  PC3 (AI 3)
    //      (D 2) PD2  4|    |25  PC2 (AI 2)
    // PWM+ (D 3) PD3  5|    |24  PC1 (AI 1)
    //      (D 4) PD4  6|    |23  PC0 (AI 0)
    //            VCC  7|    |22  GND
    //            GND  8|    |21  AREF
    //            PB6  9|    |20  AVCC
    //            PB7 10|    |19  PB5 (D 13)
    // PWM+ (D 5) PD5 11|    |18  PB4 (D 12)
    // PWM+ (D 6) PD6 12|    |17  PB3 (D 11) PWM
    //      (D 7) PD7 13|    |16  PB2 (D 10) PWM
    //      (D 8) PB0 14|    |15  PB1 (D 9) PWM
    //                  +----+
    
    // Copyright (c) 2012 Dimension Engineering LLC
    // See license.txt for license details.        // We'll name the Sabertooth object ST.
    #include <SabertoothSimplified.h>
    SabertoothSimplified ST1(Serial3);    // RX (unused), TX on pin 14 (serial2)to S1 of M1,M2
    SabertoothSimplified ST2(Serial2);    // RX (unused), TX on pin 16 (serial2)to S1 of M3,M4
                                        // Connections to make:
                                        //  Arduino TX->1  ->  Sabertooth S1
                                        //  Arduino GND    ->  Sabertooth 0V
                                        //  Arduino VIN    ->  Sabertooth 5V (OPTIONAL, if you want the Sabertooth to power the Arduino)
                                  //
                                  // If you want to use a pin other than TX->1, see the SoftwareSerial example.
    
    
    
    #if defined(ARDUINO) && ARDUINO >= 100
    #include "Arduino.h"
    #else
    #include "WProgram.h"
    #endif
    
    #define FASTADC  1                    //Hack to speed up the arduino analogue read function
    
    // defines for setting and clearing register bits
    #ifndef cbi
    #define cbi(sfr, bit) (_SFR_BYTE(sfr) &= ~_BV(bit))
    #endif
    #ifndef sbi
    #define sbi(sfr, bit) (_SFR_BYTE(sfr) |= _BV(bit))
    #endif
    
    double KP = 8.0;
    double KI = 6.0;
    double KD;
    double sampletime = .1;      // 1 mSec.
    
    //Define Variables we'll be connecting to
    double currentanalogue1 = A9;
    double currentanalogue2 = A8;
    double currentanalogue3 = A11;
    double currentanalogue4 = A10;
    
    double target1;
    double target2;
    double target3;
    double target4;
    
    int ledPin=13;          // for debugging
    
    int outMax = 127;
    int outMin = -126;
    double lastError_1, lastError_2, lastError_3, lastError_4;
    double error_1, error_2, error_3, error_4;
    double Output_1, Output_2, Output_3, Output_4;
    unsigned long lastTime;
    
    //Specify the links and initial tuning parameters PID
    int buffer            = 0;                    // Mémoire tampon pour les variables de comm.
    int disable;
    int buffercount        =-1;
    int commandbuffer[6];
    
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    
    void setup() {
      Serial.begin(115200);                // Initialise la communication à 38400 bauds
      Serial2.begin(38400); // This is the baud rate you chose with the DIP switches. (dip SW 2, 4 et 5 => OFF)
      Serial3.begin(38400);
    
      pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);            // for debugging only
      disable=0;
    
    #if FASTADC
      // set analogue prescale to 16
      sbi(ADCSRA,ADPS2) ;
      cbi(ADCSRA,ADPS1) ;
      cbi(ADCSRA,ADPS0) ;
    #endif
    }
    
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    
    void FeedbackPotWorker()
    {
      /*  convertion du pot 0-1023 en radian + calibration:
    
        motors(pot) :      Min  :  Max    :    Différence          degré -> radian
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                1    :      123  :  884    :      761    :    761/3.14159(radian) = 242.2340
                2    :      175  :  824    :      649    :    649/3.14159(radian) = 206.5833
                3    :      174  :  842    :      668    :    668/3.14159(radian) = 212.6311
                4    :      338  :  700    :      362    :    362/3.14159(radian) = 115.2283
              
                la différence équivaut à 180°, donc 769/180° donnerait = 4.27 et égaliserait 1° mais ici le COS() doit être en radian donc
                769/3.14159(radian) = 244.78
      */
    
      float currentanalog1 = (analogRead(A9)-123)/242.2340;      
      float currentanalog2 = (analogRead(A8)-175)/206.5833;
      float currentanalog3 = (analogRead(A11)-174)/212.6311;
      float currentanalog4 = (analogRead(A10)-338)/115.2283;
    
      currentanalogue1 = (127*cos(currentanalog1))+127;        // conversion linéaire et transformation de 0 - 255 (127=milieu)
      currentanalogue2 = (127*cos(currentanalog2))+127;
      currentanalogue3 = (127*cos(currentanalog3))+127;
      currentanalogue4 = (127*cos(currentanalog4))+127;
      // pour 0-255 : (127*cos((float)A0/81.17))+127 -> degré en radian
      // pour 0-1023 : (512*cos((float)A0/325.9437))+512 -> degré en radian
      disable=0;
    }
    
    void ParseCommand()
    {
      if ( commandbuffer[0]=='R')                // "R" for data Receiving
      {
        target1=commandbuffer[1];              // target must be between 0-255 (only 1 byte)
        target2=commandbuffer[2];
        target3=commandbuffer[3];
        target4=commandbuffer[4];
      }
    
      if ( commandbuffer[0]=='P')                // P for PID => kp , ki , kd ans sampleTime
      {
        KP=commandbuffer[1];              // target must be between 0-255 (only 1 byte)
        KI=commandbuffer[2];
        KD=commandbuffer[3];
        sampletime=commandbuffer[4];
      }
    }
    
    bool CheckChecksum()                  // Check for "E" as the packet end byte
    {
        byte checksum = commandbuffer[5];
        if(checksum =='E'){return true;}
        return false;
    }
    
    void SerialWorker()
    {
      while(Serial.available())
      {
        if(buffercount==-1)
        {
          buffer = Serial.read();
          if(buffer != 'X'){
            buffercount=-1;
          }
          else{
            buffercount=0;
          }
        }
        else
        {
          buffer = Serial.read();
          commandbuffer[buffercount]=buffer;
          buffercount++;
          if(buffercount > 6)
          {
            if (CheckChecksum()==true){ParseCommand();}
            buffercount=-1;
          }
        }
      }
      disable=1;
    }
    
    void CalculatePID()
    {
      unsigned long now = millis();
      int timeChange = (now - lastTime);
      if(timeChange>=sampletime)
      {
        error_1 = target1 - currentanalogue1;
        Output_1 = (KP * error_1) - (KI * lastError_1);
        if(Output_1 > outMax) Output_1 = outMax;
        else if(Output_1 < outMin) Output_1 = outMin;
      
      
        error_2 = target2 - currentanalogue2;
        Output_2 = (KP * error_2) - (KI * lastError_2);
        if(Output_2 > outMax) Output_2 = outMax;
        else if(Output_2 < outMin) Output_2 = outMin;
    
      
        error_3 = target3 - currentanalogue3;
        Output_3 = (KP * error_3) - (KI * lastError_3);
        if(Output_3 > outMax) Output_3 = outMax;
        else if(Output_3 < outMin) Output_3 = outMin;
      
      
        error_4 = target4 - currentanalogue4;
        Output_4 = (KP * error_4) - (KI * lastError_4);
        if(Output_4 > outMax) Output_4 = outMax;
        else if(Output_4 < outMin) Output_4 = outMin;
    
        /*Remember some variables for next time*/
        lastError_1 = error_1;
        lastError_2 = error_2;
        lastError_3 = error_3;
        lastError_4 = error_4;
        lastTime = now;
      }
      disable=0;
      }
    
    void Stop_Motors()
    {
        ST1.motor(1, 0);                      // Tx is on Serial_2 pin 14  to S1 of sabertooth M1 & M2
        ST1.motor(2, 0);
        ST2.motor(1, 0);                      // Tx is on Serial_2 pin 16  to S1 of sabertooth M3 & M4
        ST2.motor(2, 0);
    disable=1;
    }
    
    void SetCommand()
    {
              
      ST1.motor(1, Output_1);                              // motor 1 , output pin connected on S1
      ST1.motor(2, Output_2);
      ST2.motor(1, Output_3);            // motor 3
      ST2.motor(2, Output_4);              // motor 4
    }
    
    void loop()  {
      while (1==1)      //Important hack: Use this own real time loop code without arduino framework delays
      {
        FeedbackPotWorker();
        SerialWorker();
        CalculatePID();
        if(disable==0)
        {
          SetCommand();
        }
            else
        {
        Stop_Motors();
        }
      }  
    }
    
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    Hi when i try to compile i get these error:
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    sketch_dec18a:24: error: 'SabertoothSimplified' does not name a type
    sketch_dec18a.ino: In function 'void Stop_Motors()':
    sketch_dec18a:230: error: 'ST1' was not declared in this scope
    sketch_dec18a:232: error: 'ST2' was not declared in this scope
    sketch_dec18a.ino: In function 'void SetCommand()':
    sketch_dec18a:240: error: 'ST1' was not declared in this scope
    sketch_dec18a:242: error: 'ST2' was not declared in this scope
    ?
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    To me thats saying the sabertooth libary is not installed into the Ard IDE. This is needed to compile the code.
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    here is the library :
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    and you don't really need Arduino Mega, I tried with Duemilanove with the "SoftwareSerial" who is a library and that works very well too. :grin

    sorry for the wrong info but i am newbie and learning ! :confused:
    thanks
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    Motion not bad considering its Ard run and 3DOF , going off track looks very scary, well done.
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