Is it better to interface a motor controller directly with a Jetson TX2 or use an Arduino? [closed]
Hello, I am starting my first robotics project when I ran into this issue. I have a Jetson TX2 running ROS Kinetic on Ubuntu 16.04 and a Roboteq SDC2130. I have not been able to find a good answer on whether it is better to connect the motor controller directly to the Jetson using the serial pins or connect it to an Arduino first and then the Jetson. It seems that many people use an Arduino; however, it seems unnecessary given that I could directly connect the motor controller to the Jetson. My question is:
What advantage (if any) does using an Arduino as a "middle man" provide over directly connecting it to the main computer?
Thanks in advance!
I'm really sorry, but your question is not a ROS question (you use ROS, but the question is about electronics, and how to interface the different parts of your robot). As we have 41000+ questions already here on ROS Answers, we must try to stay as on-topic as possible, therefor I'm closing your ..
.. question.
I would advise you to post this on a site like
robotics.stackexchange.com
and get advise about the electronics hw architecture there.If/when that leads to ROS questions, feel free to post here.
Alternatively: make this question more about software, and we can re-open it.
Did you find an answer to your question?