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Supreme Being
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Last Login: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:18 PM
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| No, it is not. The whole idea behind the Serializer is that it implements an easy to use interface to query/control all of the most popular robotic sensors and components on the market. This removes the responsibility of our customers from having to write the low level interfacing code. We provide an easy to use .NET library, Serializer Services for Microsoft Robotics Studio (MSRS), and a C++ (by James Y. Wilson) to communicate w/ the Serializer, and thus the sensors and components connected to it. There are a few configuration parameters that you change via the interface, but you do not develop, and upload the firmware which runs on the board. This is a good thing, because it allows you to focus on developing intelligent software that runs at a much higher level, such as a .NET application, MSRS Service, or C++ application. As new useful robotic sensors and components arrive on the market, we consider adding that functionality to the firmware. If it makes sense, and is useful, then we add that functionality to the firmware and make it available to customers. Our customers can then upgrade their current firmware on the Serializer. We also update the .NET library, Serializer Services, and C++ lib, so the new functionality is available for those libraries.
Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com
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Forum Newbie
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Last Login: Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:12 AM
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| Are you willing to allow us to obtain the firmware sourcecode to play with? Many of us have experience with open source products such as the Arduino, Axon, and others that we can customize to suit our requirements without bugging you guys about it. I feel it would open the gates to more possibilities and possibly form a wider audience for the serializer. There is a great deal of talent to be offered throughout the hobby robotics community. For example, I'd like to tweak the pwm output that the PID utilizes so I can use continous rotation servos with the built-in PID. Or have the option of using the included PID with GPIO, that would solve my problems at least  just my $.02 worth, Meistro
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