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Re: Motor Control
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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:
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> Scott Edwards sells a pic that can control 8 servos. He regulary advertises
> in Nuts and Volts Magazine.
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> http://www.seetron.com/ssc.htm
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> -Phil
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> Philippe Jadin wrote:
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> > > 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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