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how many servos on handyboard?
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Tue, 16 May 2000 12:46:02 GMT
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I'd like to know how many servos the handy board can control. On the FAQ it
says 2, in the documentation it says 4 DC motors. what's the deal? (am I
stupid? I'm new at this)
also, when you plug an expansion board, do you get 6 EXTRA servos? or those
are the only ones you can still use? How about the rest? do all imputs
remain free on the handyboard and everything on the expansion board is
extra? than you.
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: how many servos on handyboard?
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| (...) The deal is this: Servos are different from plain old DC motors. They have gearing and position control circuitry built in. There are four DC motor ports on the basic HB, but no ready-made servo ports. The dual servo routine described on the (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | Re: how many servos on handyboard?
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| The base Handy Board is designed to control 4 DC motors. The DC motor output ports CAN be used to control 4 (four) stepper motors. Remember that a stepper motor needs a square wave pulse continually sent to the motor for operation, and the mark / (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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