add details for firmware update issues

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Cole Harrison 2025-01-10 20:49:25 -06:00
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- Scan for devices. All 12 motors should appear. - Scan for devices. All 12 motors should appear.
- Select the motors one by one and move the arm. Check that the graphical indicator near the top right shows the movement. - Select the motors one by one and move the arm. Check that the graphical indicator near the top right shows the movement.
** There is a common issue with the Dynamixel XL430-W250 motors where the motors become undiscoverable after their upgrading their firmware from Mac and Windows Dynamixel Wizard2 applications. When this occurs, it is required to do a firmware recovery (Select `DYNAMIXEL Firmware Recovery` and follow the prompts). There are two known workarounds to conduct this firmware reset:
1) Install the Dynamixel Wizard on a linux machine and complete the firmware reset
2) Use the Dynamixel U2D2 in order to perform the reset. This U2D2 can be purchased [here](https://www.robotis.us/u2d2/).
**Read and Write with DynamixelMotorsBus** **Read and Write with DynamixelMotorsBus**
To get familiar with how `DynamixelMotorsBus` communicates with the motors, you can start by reading data from them. Copy past this code in the same interactive python session: To get familiar with how `DynamixelMotorsBus` communicates with the motors, you can start by reading data from them. Copy past this code in the same interactive python session: