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Code for my OWI 535 Robotic arm

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Code for my OWI 535 Robotic arm

This is the robotic arm I am using in this project: https://www.imagesco.com/robotics/owi-535.html

For the robotic arm edge USB interface:

  1. connect the robotic arm through the Edge USB controller
  2. sudo apt-get install libusb-dev
  3. sudo pip install pyusb

more info: https://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-and-Wiimote-controlled-Robot-Arm/

For the game controller

  1. connect the game controller to the USB port of the raspberry pi
  2. sudo pip install evdev

more info: https://python-evdev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage.html

For the IMU

  1. connect the IMU to your raspberry pi
  2. sudo apt-get install i2c-tools
  3. sudo raspi-config

and enable the i2c kernel at startup option

  1. ls /dev/i2c*
  2. sudo i2cdetect -y 1
  3. sudo pip install mpu6050-raspberrypi

more info: https://www.instructables.com/id/MPU6050-Arduino-6-Axis-Accelerometer-Gyro-GY-521-B/

For the opengl simulation: https://github.com/mattzzw/Arduino-mpu6050