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Hi @neuroprod, I'm trying to build this project (thanks for posting the video and source). I'm currently at the point of trying to get the servos working and am having trouble understanding the serial data protocol. The simulation has a mSerialOut stream that appears to write the angle of each servo to the serial stream:

https://github.com/neuroprod/InsectRobotSimulation/blob/2f01750b40507ec957fba579fa3325852373004b/src/InsectRobotSimulationApp.cpp#L503C1-L524C4

But the remote appears to write the analog values for the joysticks and the values of various buttons:

https://github.com/neuroprod/InsectRobotSimulation/blob/2f01750b40507ec957fba579fa3325852373004b/Arduino/insectRemote/insectRemote.ino#L52C1-L56C4

Could you please help me understand the data format that the remote is sending and the microcontroller is expecting? What, conceptually, is the joystick sending?

I'm trying to hook up the output of the simulator (mSerialOut) to the serial input on the microcontroller, but I don't know if this will work or not.

Thank you.

I was able to compile this project in Linux (Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS). But it seems that the legs are not at its proper position. I tried changing the leg angles and positions. Few of the leg angles and position works but few doesn't (for example the front legs 1st position value doesn't make any leg position change)

Any ideas how to solve this issue ?

Found your video online and am really interested in your simulation tool. I don't have a lot of experience building CPP programs however. I am primarily a python programmer.

It would be nice to have a Makefile or some more detailed instructions on how to compile and run your tool.

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