Communication Protocol

Since the Scribbler 2 robots respond to limited collection of specific instructions, all commands in C programs must be translated.

Once translated, communication between the C-based program and the Scribbler 2 robot follows several steps, which are handled behind the scenes by MyroC.

MessageMesssage/
FromToDataComment
ComputerRobot/Fluke  9-byte instructionInitial command
Robot/Fluke  Computer9-byte echoed instructionrobot echos most commands
Robot/FlukeComputer11-byte sensor datarobot returns sensor data for many commands
Robot/FlukeComputerRequested dataIncluded, if requested by instruction.

created 26 January 2021
revised 30 January 2021
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