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cyclopediatechtilon
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Servo program for $50 robot??
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December 09, 2008, 12:28:55 AM »
I am working on the 50$ robot. will i need to change the hex file and program if i have got another servo<i got an indian model from the stores here>
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pomprocker
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Sorry miss, I was giving myself an oil-job.
Re: Servo program for $50 robot??
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December 09, 2008, 01:58:17 PM »
just read the datasheet of the servo, make sure it uses standard servo PWM, and you should be ok when you modify it.
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cyclopediatechtilon
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Re: Servo program for $50 robot??
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December 10, 2008, 03:23:40 AM »
pwm means?
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Re: Servo program for $50 robot??
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December 10, 2008, 04:30:28 AM »
That would be "Pulse Width Modulation".
http://www.societyofrobots.com/actuators_servos.shtml
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Re: Servo program for $50 robot??
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December 10, 2008, 05:31:15 AM »
K. the pulse cycle of my servo is 20
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2ms, positive pulse~2ms
size= 40.6*20*38.9 mm
Weight= 39.2g(1.37oz)
It rotates counter-clockwise
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Sorry miss, I was giving myself an oil-job.
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December 10, 2008, 11:14:15 AM »
yep thats normal
center:
20ms lows
1.5ms highs
one direction:
20ms lows
2.0ms highs
other direction:
20ms lows
1.0 ms highs
this is pulse width modulation
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