Multiple Hardware Drivers

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A Bottango project can have as many hardware drivers as you want, and Bottango will do the work to keep them coordinated.

There must always be at least one hardware driver in a Bottango project. When a new project is made, a default driver is created as well. However, you can add as many drivers as you want to the project.

Click the Create Driver button on the left side of the screen to create a new driver. This will automatically select the driver as well. Click the driver names in the drivers list on the left side of the screen to change which driver you have selected to configure.

One thing you will need to keep straight, though, is the port for each driver. When you have multiple drivers, it can be difficult at times to keep straight which port is which for your connected hardware. Plugging in and connecting one at a time can often make initial setup each time you bring your robot online easier.

You can also delete a selected driver by pressing delete or clicking the trash can icon. When you delete a driver, all motors that are associated with that driver will change their associated driver to the default driver (i.e. the first driver in the drivers list). If you have motors that cannot be associated with any of the remaining driver types (as an example, DYNAMIXEL actuators) you will be prevented from deleting the driver.