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Re: HandyBoard 10-16 Servo support
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Wed, 13 May 1998 14:16:15 GMT
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Skye Legon <SLEGON@WATFAST.nomorespamUWATERLOO.CA>
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> Being a hardware novice, my question/problem is this: the 73HC154 demultiplexor
> provides "active-low" outputs in that all non-selected output lines are high
> rather than low as the servo's require. To use this chip then I will have to
> add 16 inverters which seems a waste.
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> Is there a different demultiplexor that I can use to get "active-high" outputs
> to avoid the requirement of all the inverters?
I had exactly the same problem. There is a CMOS chip by Motorola called
the MC14028B that is a BCD-to-decimal or Binary-to-octal decoder. All
that really matters though is that it will take a 4-bit input and
decode up to *10* outputs that are *active high*. I know it is not
16 as desired, but if you can live with just ten, it should suit you
fine.
Good luck, Skye.
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| I am trying to develop simple Hardware/Software to support up to 16 servos from the HandyBoard. A theoretical constraint of my plans is that only about 10 of the 16 connected servos will be able to actively hold position at one time. I plan to do (...) (27 years ago, 5-May-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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