Irobot Create Serial Cable

Pin 3 is create 2 tx.

Irobot create serial cable.

From beginner developers to advanced robotics students create 2 allows for a variety of programming methods and is totally compatible with your computer or microcontroller. When you re done making this cable board you can download free software to control the roomba how to make a roomba serial interface by tod e. Led indicators for tx rx data traffic indication this serial cable is designed for use with create2 or all roomba models with mini din serial control interface including 400 series since october 2007 plus 500 series onward including 500 600 700 and 800 series. Kurt mike kuniavsky.

If you are using the tensility cable and the ftdi pcb the connections should look like this. You will need to use a level shifting cable such as the irobot create usb cable. Pins 1 and 2 vpwr are connected to the roomba battery through a 200 ma ptc resettable fuse. Once you install the drivers the cable will show up as a serial port with the name dev tty usbserial or dev tty usbmodem.

Comes packaged with the irobot command module for use with irobot create. A week ago i got my osmo hacker roomba firmware updater from irobot. It s this name that will replace the dev cu keyserial1 that is in my example. Robot create 2 is an affordable preassembled mobile robot platform that provides an out of the box opportunity to program behaviors sounds movements and add additional electronics.

Removing the faceplate exposes the serial port. Use this serial to usb cable to send commands to the create 2 programmable robot from your desktop or other computing device. Used to communicate between your computer and command module. Finally connect the rx of the create 2 to the tx from the 5v serial to usb converter.

Optionally connect the brc pin from the create 2 to the rts pin on the converter. It worked like a charm giving me a serial port to fully control the roomba. Button pins 1 and 2 are create 2 battery voltage. Preprogrammed behaviors can be controlled via open interface commands.

Since the rxd and txd pins use 0 5v logic voltage and the pc serial ports use different voltages rs 232 levels it is necessary to shift voltage levels. Robot returns to home base to dock and recharge. Serial cable sends commands from a computer or other microcontroller to the robot. 1 5m 60 inches industrial grade usb to serial ttl cable.

Drill template on faceplate shows safe drilling areas.