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Pololu Micro Serial Servo Controller
- 02-15-2006
February 15, 2006, 6:57 pm
Hi,
I've got two servos making a camera pan and tilt controlled by the
pololu micro serial servo controller in minissc mode
and i have written a program with up, down, left, right buttons to move
the servos
but sometimes they screw up and go to a different position and it may
not be the one i am controlling it can be the one that isnt been sent
commands to move atall
im not sure whats wrong wondered if anyone knew what could be the
problem?
Cheers
I've got two servos making a camera pan and tilt controlled by the
pololu micro serial servo controller in minissc mode
and i have written a program with up, down, left, right buttons to move
the servos
but sometimes they screw up and go to a different position and it may
not be the one i am controlling it can be the one that isnt been sent
commands to move atall
im not sure whats wrong wondered if anyone knew what could be the
problem?
Cheers
Re: Pololu Micro Serial Servo Controller
to what the commands are being sent to that is moving to a posistion
and also the servos hum at some positions but its not moving more than
its max load
Re: Pololu Micro Serial Servo Controller
If one servo goes into the position of another servo, you most likely
ran out of sync sending your serial port commands. Make sure that you
don't send more commands than your controller can handle (50 per second
is more than enough) and, if that protocol allows, send a reset or re
sync signal every 10 or so commands (255 or 0xff in some protocols).
If your servo humms in the end positions, it likely runs into the
mechanical buffers at the end of the motion range. Do *not* keep the
servo in that position because it might burn up sooner than later.
My bipeds use a bunch of 12kgcm servos, that, when stopped, consume 3
and more amps. I have 10 seconds to smell the problem or the electronics
will melt away.
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