AX-12A Resources

Kit compatibility is indicated by the green check mark. Be sure to visit the Robotis Support Web Site for the latest drivers, manuals and software for the AX-12 and related products

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Dynamixel AX-12+ Commands and Serial Bus Dynamixel AX-12+ The AX-12 manual is a wealth of information for everything Dynamixel AX-12. If you're not sure how to communicate with an AX-12 network, then you should read this manual. This manual contains information on AX-12 connections, Dynamixel control registers, command instructions and syntax, and tons of examples. (1.4 MB) USB2Dynamixel CM-5
Bioloid/CM5 User Guide Bioloid/CM5 User Guide This is the standard Bioloid users manual. This is a good manual to get you up to speed on using the CM-5. This manual also goes into great detail on the Behavioral Programmer, Motion Editor, and Robot Terminal applications.(12.6 MB) CM-5
Comprehensive/CM5 Kit Quick Start Comprehensive/CM5 Kit Quick Start This is the standard Bioloid quick start guide which contains useful CM-5 tips and code samples.(65.3 MB) CM-5
Connecting the BASIC Stamp To a AX-12 Dynamixel Bus Connecting the BASIC Stamp To a AX-12 Dynamixel Bus This guide details how to connect a Parallax Basic STAMP or any (microcontroller for that matter) to the AX-12 serial bus.
rev1.2 by John Raffensperger
 
Connecting the AX-12 to the USB2Dynamixel Connecting the AX-12 to the USB2Dynamixel This is another excellent guide by John Raffensperger. John goes into details on how to connect a Dynamixel AX-12 to the USB2Dynamixel. John provides some very good advise and how-to topics. Also John is a very active and knowledgeable member of CrustCrawler's community forum. USB2Dynamixel  
Understanding the AX-12 Understanding the AX-12 by Michael Simpson of Kronos Robotics- Article and Source code from the March 2007 issue of Servo Magazine (DIOS Pro microcontroller)    
Build the BioCrab Build the BioCrab by Michael Simpson - source code (DIOS Pro microcontroller)    
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Step 1 AX 12+ gear maintenance Step1 YouTube video      
Step 2 AX 12+ gear maintenance Step2 YouTube video      
Step 3 AX 12+ gear maintenance Step3 YouTube video    
Step 4 AX 12+ gear maintenance Step4 YouTube video