Well, it's taken me forever to get our Serializer Services updated for MRDS 2008 R2, and I apologize for that...so much to do.

Anyway, I did get them updated today, and I'm posting a link to them here.  The only exception is that I haven't properly ported the Traxster Drive Service yet, so don't bother trying to run it (there's actually just issues w/ the manifests and partners).

    www.roboticsconnection.com/multimedia/services/SerializerServices_v3.0.0.zip

You'll want to unzip (I used WinZip 14.0) the contents of this zip file to:

    Microsoft Robotics Dev Studio 2008 R2 Express\samples\Platforms\RoboticsConnection

You'll actually have to create the \RoboticsConnection directory.

Start a DSS command prompt window, navigate to this directory, and type:

    dssProjectMigration SerializerServices

and

    dssProjectMigration TraxsterDriveService

Now, open up the RoboticsConnection Visual Studio 2008 solution.  Build the Services.  Please note that the cf.SerializerServices won't build (and I'll probably be removing those soon).   So, if you get build errors, just make sure that project isn't set to build when you build the solution (they should already be set that way).  You can also manually build the SerializerServices project by itself.

Once it's successfully built, start a DssNode.  This will pop up a web browser, and plop you on the MSRS Home.   Go to the Control Panel Page.  In the Search text box, type 'Serializer'.  Behold the list of Serializer services.   You can start any that you wish, but I would start with the Serializer Core Service, and get that working w/ your COM port.

You can set the COM port via the state file stored in the root MSRS folder:

     Microsoft Robotics Dev Studio 2008 R2 Express\

You will have to restart the DSS Node if you make changes to state files.  This is also true of other Serializer config files for the other services.  Also note the various configuration files for all of the supported sensors/motors/etc. under the 'Config' folder within the SerializerServices project.

Also, we have spent a lot of time to provide simple and pretty web pages for every service, so make sure you go to the Service Directory, then click on an instance of a Serializer service running (and the associated services), to see the pretty web page displaying state.

Also, now when you start the VPL, you'll see a list of Serializer Services in the left hand lower pane.  It'll help if you type 'Serializer' in the Services text box to filter on our services.

I have never used the VPL, so I don't have any examples, but I'll try to put some of those together in the next update too.

That should be it!  I'll get the TraxsterDriveService working over the next day or so!

Post any questions or conerns you may have!

Even though the new Serializer 3.0 page doesn't mention MRDS 2008 R2 support, I'm going to add it once I get the TraxsterDriveService completed within the week. 

Best Regards!

Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com

    http://www.roboticsconnection.com/multimedia/services/SerializerServices_VPL_Example.zip

You'll need to unzip this under the MRDS samples\platforms\RoboticsConnection directory.

Once you drag the various services over to the diagram, you're free to set the state for each service on the right hand Properties window (thus, you can configure the COM port, baud rate of the Serializer Service, and set the i2c address of the line following sensor - 80).

Have fun w/ VPL guys!

Jason

Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com

I just updated the Serializer Services for MRDS 2008 R2 yesterday.  A customer found a bug in the GP2D12 and GP2D120 services, where I had used a SerializerIoPin, instead of SerializerAnalogPin for the pin types.  Since these are Analog sensors, and not GPIO sensors, it was obviously causing issues.

So, you can either download the services again (from the link above), or copy the following files in the attached zip file to their appropriate locations in the Serializer Services folder (\Sensors\Gp2d12 and \Sensors\Gp2d120).   It would be easier for you to copy the files in the attached zip file (zipped using WinZip 14.0!).   You will also have to rebuild the Serializer Services before the fix will take effect!

• Gp2d12State.cs
• Gp2d12Types.cs
• Gp2d120State.cs
• Gp2d120Types.cs

http://www.roboticsconnection.com/multimedia/services/SharpIRPinFix.zip

Best Regards!

Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com

Best Regards,

Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com

Can you also fix these two links . Sorry to bother you.

 www.roboticsconnection.com/multimedia/services/SerializerServices_v3.0.0.zipx

http://www.roboticsconnection.com/multimedia/services/SerializerServices_VPL_Example.zipx

Best Regards!

Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com