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Re: Mini SSC - Scott Edwards
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Fri, 4 Apr 1997 18:59:44 GMT
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Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@^AvoidSpam^freegate.net>
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Benjamin C. Lee wrote:
> We can get the Handy Board to directly control the servo but not with
> the SSC.
Stop the presses! You should have gotten documentation with the SSC
but since you are apparently missing it (and its small anyway) the
relevant information is that the Mini-SSC uses a serial interface
to control its servos. You must send down serial data, either through
the Handyboard's serial port, or by writing your own 'bit-banging'
serial routine.
To write a software UART you will need to write some assembly code
which goes something like (mnemonics from memory so they are probably
inaccurate, use the pink book as always)
LDAA (character) ; get a character into A
LDAB #9 ; 8 bits (8 data, one stop)
BCLR <ioport>,#$yy ; Clear the output bit (start bit)
LOOP: PSHB ; Save B on the stack
LDAB $#Constant ; Load a delay constant
LOOP2: DECB ; Count down by 1
BNE LOOP2 ; Until zero
PULB ; Get B back off the stack
BTST A,#$80 ; is bit seven set?
BNE SETIT ; Yes then set the bit
BCLR <ioport>,#$YY ; else clear it
BRA DONE
SETIT BSET <ioport>,#$YY ; Bit setting
SLAA ; Rotate character left
ORAA #1 ; Turn on the LSB (used later)
DONE DECB ; Count down the number of bits
BNE ; Do it again if not done.
BSET <ioport>,#&YY ; Set the stop bit high
RTS
Pick the constant for a 9600 baud which means a time delay of
1/9600 seconds or 104.16 uS
Then send out 255, <servo number>, <position> (three 8 bit bytes)
to the board.
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| Hi, I am working in a group to make a six legged robot. We are using the Mini SSC from Scott Edwards to control the servo motors. We've connected the digital output #9 from the Handy Board to the S(in)#2 pin of the SSC. We also connected the signal (...) (27 years ago, 4-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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