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Re: Motor Control
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sun, 19 Sep 1999 18:23:14 GMT
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Philippe - -

Scott Edwards' Mini SSC-IIs get my highest recommendation if you need
to control several servos.  If you only need to control one or two
servos the SSC-II is probably over-kill.  A BASIC Stamp is the easiest
way to go, and a PIC is the least expensive.

Have fun,
- Nick -

Phil Watt wrote:
> 
> Scott Edwards sells a pic that can control 8 servos.  He regulary advertises
> in Nuts and Volts Magazine.
> 
> http://www.seetron.com/ssc.htm
> 
> -Phil
> 
> Philippe Jadin wrote:
> 
> > > 3) Are their any driver chips that will allow me
> > > to input a digital value and get the correct corresponding Pulse Width
> > > Modulated output to drive a hobby servo like Futaba, etc.?
> > 
> > There is probably no ready-to use chip to control a servo with a digital
> > value. But you have two solutions :
> > 
> > 1. Try to program a pulse width modulated signal output. You need a fast
> > "brain"...
> > 2. With an digital to analog converter and a 555 chip, you could
> > probably convert an 8 bit signal to the right pwm... Didn't test it
> > though.
> > 
> > For the first solution, I've already made a simple servo tester, which
> > use a standard printer port, and a windows proggy (sources included).
> > You can control up to eight servo's with one parallel port...
> > 
> > Look at : http://users.swing.be/philippe.jadin/servoen.htm
> > 
> > Good luck !
> > 
> > Philippe
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >                              Philippe Jadin
> >                      mailto:philippe.jadin@skynet.be
> >                              Belgium, Europe
> > Simple yet usefull  Robot stuff goto
> > http://users.swing.be/philippe.jadin
> >        For low-cost web design goto http://users.skynet.be/clairetnet



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  Re: Motor Control
 
Scott Edwards sells a pic that can control 8 servos. He regulary advertises in Nuts and Volts Magazine. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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