Motors - Servos or DC?

[Cycloned]

I don't know whether to choose between servos or DC motors. I want one that you just plug in without any programming. I read that servos don't require programming, but isn't it necessary for them to be controlled by joystick?

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Servos do not need programming to be used by joysticks, although you'll need a controller for them.

[SmAsH]

Servos do not need programming to be used by joysticks, although you'll need a controller for them.

So your telling me if i go get my $50 board, plug in a joystick and a servo it will go?
Everything needs programming, servos and dc motors are similar, servos have their control circuitry on board whereas motors need external circuitry.
Servos don't need a joystick, i have no idea where you got that from...
Read some of the tutorials on the main site, really... It will help.

[z.s.tar.gz]

I said they don't need programming, not that you don't need a program. In fact I think I did say you needed a controller...

Anyways, you could make a simple circuit with dc motors for your joystick if you want, but other than that you're going to need a MCU.

[Cycloned]

I am going to make a super simple thing.....

2 motors and a battery attached to a receiver which can be controlled by the transmitter.

Now will this require any programming?

[Joker94]

so by the sounds of it you can just use a r/c radio set for your purposes.

With this you can use  servos by plugging them into the reciever and controlling them with the transmitter box.

and you can use motors with a simple h-bridge circuit.

i am talking of a simple rc radio system like this. you just have to chose how many channels you want, servos or motors you want to control.

and they range from cheap to expensive.

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.com/images/rc-radio-system.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.com/rc-airplane-radio.html&usg=__HLCwiomF4bEslQtsErp_yLkL9cs=&h=592&w=1500&sz=79&hl=en&start=1&sig2=aCkSYsseCsHAPeYJZDqTVA&um=1&tbnid=zq60zCuz7IG8UM:&tbnh=59&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drc%2Bradio%2Bsystems%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGIE_enAU342AU346%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=EFw8S5OwMIGC7QP43dyvAQ

[Cycloned]

http://robokits.co.in/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=203

I was thinking of using that. Since it is just plug n play, it wouldn't require any programming, right?

[Joker94]

Well it said you just have to hook up a battery and motors.

there for it sounds like it will work for you. But wait for comfermation though(some on to comfirm my theory).

Good Luck

Joker94

[SmAsH]

Yup, no programming for that

[Joker94]

Thats what i thought just didn't want him to get the wrong thing. 

[Cycloned]

Haha thanks so much guys