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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: JAy1st on April 17, 2008, 12:17:23 AM
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Hi there, I'm new to this amazing forum.
I would like to know the benefits of using a serial servo controller compared to driving them directly with the micro controller...
Is it making the µC less busy ? (I guess so)
And is there any draw back, like no position feed back or anything ?
Tnx....
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all its doing is saving I/O lines on teh uC
instead of the uC doing all the controlling it does the controlling through serial commands
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I guess I have to try to find out ?
Anyway tnx for the reply (I knew that all ready :D)
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A disadvantage would be that it uses up a uart port on your mcu that you could otherwise use for something else. It does however save up a lot of processing power for something else.
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That's what I was waiting for !
I was thinking of using the shiftout system to keep my uart, but dont' know if it'll work, test and trial needed.
Atmega168, already playing with.....