Serial Communication with PowerPod or Arduino Serial port

[Quantum99k]

I'm new to Robotics however, their isn't really a clear instruction set for controlling this hexapod through the serial monitor or PowerPod. I don't even think i existed when this program was thought of. And yes I also read the manual. I downloaded the Powerpod set the baud rate to 38400 using the ps2 controller emulator (not sure if there is a parity or if its 8 bit) to no avail.

When the previous issue is resolved; I'm also trying to control this hexapod through another Arduino Serial port so I can pipe commands through node-red (pub-sub).

I also have an old build with the Pololu Maestro and arduino.

Any help or direction will be appreciated.
Thanks