iRobot Create2 / Roomba Platform via RobotMoose

CS 480: Robotics & 3D Printing Lecture, Dr. Lawlor

UAF has been building robot communication infrastructure called RobotMoose:

The backend program that talks to an Arduino is on github (or MacOS binary here). Edit config.txt to give your robot a name like uaf/yourbot
The web front end is used to Drive the robot, see the Sensors and write Code. If your backend is running,

The iRobot Create 2 or Roomba 500-600 series uses a DIN-7 cable for serial communication. We've soldered jumpers to the relevant pins:

DIN Yellow: Roomba ground -> black jumper, Arduino GND

DIN Pink(ish): Roomba RX -> red jumper, Arduino TX

DIN Black (thick, no lettering): Roomba TX -> blue jumper, Arduino RX

DIN Green : Roomba Baud Rate Change -> yellow jumper, Arduino pin 2

You just add a "create2" device on the web front end, hit Configure, and you should be able to drive the Roomba.