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Subject: 
RE: expansion board - servo control
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 06:55:27 GMT
Original-From: 
Mike Jones <MICHAELJ@WT.NETnospam>
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michaelj@wt.net{ihatespam}
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I also saw a similar problem while experimenting with an Atmel microcontroller
and a Futuba servo. My problem ended up being that I had forgotten to have a
common ground between the controller and the servo. Once I connected the grounds
everything worked like a charm.

Mike


> I've had a similar problem, make sure your servo power is fully charged.  An

> undercharged system will sometimes drive all the way one way.
> 
> Mike Ross
> 
>  ----------
>  From:
> shsc9801@condor.stcloudstate.edu[SMTP:shsc9801@condor.stcloudstate.edu]
>  Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 8:04 AM
>  To: handyboard@media.mit.edu
>  Subject: expansion board - servo control
> 
>  Hello,
> 
>  I emailed this to the handy board list and got one response. I am
> mailing
>  it back hoping that I can get some more responses from those on the
> list
>  and perhaps fred.
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I stopped working with the handyboard for a while but just started • back up
> > again.  I put the expansion board onto my handyboard and began • testing it.
> > After testing the general tests done before with just the • handyboard I
> > started testing the servo ports.
> > 
> > I am having some trouble with controlling the ports though.  When I • enter
> > init_expbd_servos(int action); from the computer via IC, the motor • turns
> > completely clockwise.  It does not matter what my integer is as • long as it
> > is not zero.  I am not sure what the action variable should be in • any case.
> > I also am unable to change the direction of the servo no matter • what action
> > value is given or what value I give servo0, the port that the motor • is
> > plugged into.
> > 
> > Can anyone give me any suggestions as to how to control the servo?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Scott Sherman
> > shsc9801@condor.stcloudstate.edu
> > ACS
> > SCSU
> 
> 
> 
> 



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