To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforthOpen lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Robotics / RCX / pbFORTH / 261
260  |  262
Subject: 
Re: Using Servos with the RCX - Yes!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth
Date: 
Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:13:12 GMT
Viewed: 
22 times
  
Ralph Hempel <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote:
Hi all,

I've finally got my RCX servo driver circuit working. It was
actually working months ago but I couldn't get the servo to
stop jittering. Then I swapped in a different servo, and it
worked like a champ!

<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/servos/index.html>

YES! Great job Ralph!

Before you get all excited, the standard firmware only gets
you two positions, but the next release of pbForth will
support much finer resolution.

I also describe modifications to the circuit that let you
drive two servos from 1 RCX output port if you only need
to move something and not hold it - like a pneumatic switch
for instance...

I love this. I could drive up to 6 pneumatic cylinders with a single RCX...
wow!

Standard servos can be bought for about 12 bucks from any
hobby store in the big model mags. Micro servos are about
20 bucks.

Please read the disclaimer carefully before building this
circuit, and if you see any errors, let me know ASAP.

As always, feedback, questions, and ridicule are welcomed...

The circuit is very simple to set up even for a non-electronic guy like
myself. Give me just the time to lay my hands on one of those micro servos
and I'll be back with some feedback.

Mario

Web page: http://www.geocities.com/~marioferrari
LUGNET member page:  http://www.lugnet.com/people/members/?m=22
Proud member of ItLUG: http://www.itlug.org



Message is in Reply To:
  Using Servos with the RCX - Yes!
 
Hi all, I've finally got my RCX servo driver circuit working. It was actually working months ago but I couldn't get the servo to stop jittering. Then I swapped in a different servo, and it worked like a champ! (URL) Before you get all excited, the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)

3 Messages in This Thread:


Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR