An Overview Of The Arduino Servo Control
While controlling a single servo motor with a microcontroller might seem like a trivial task to some people, to others it is a milestone in their journey of learning about what electronics are and how to use them to do their bidding. This article ran through the basics of what a hobby servo motor is, where they can be found and most importantly how we can use them to control movement. The Arduino platform lent itsself nicely and got us going quickly with minimal programming anguish.
What To Do Now
The next logical step would be to put this new found knowledge into action. Make a servo motor open a door or close your blinds. Maybe make a home made pet-feeder. There's many different routes you can take once you know how to control a servo motor accurately. Alternatively, you can look into how to control multiple servo motors at the same time! That way you could be doing many things at once.
Conclusion
The purpose of this article was to make an Arduino UNO control a servo motor accurately and from the video in the data section, I believe we have met that goal. The servo motor reached the specific angles of movement that we pre-programmed and it repeated it over and over. With this new found knowledge of simple servo motor control, no we can go out into the world and control things far more autonomously!
If you have any further questions, I implore you...don't be shy, take a look at the forums or ask a question there. I check them out regularly and love getting comments & questions.
While controlling a single servo motor with a microcontroller might seem like a trivial task to some people, to others it is a milestone in their journey of learning about what electronics are and how to use them to do their bidding. This article ran through the basics of what a hobby servo motor is, where they can be found and most importantly how we can use them to control movement. The Arduino platform lent itsself nicely and got us going quickly with minimal programming anguish.
What To Do Now
The next logical step would be to put this new found knowledge into action. Make a servo motor open a door or close your blinds. Maybe make a home made pet-feeder. There's many different routes you can take once you know how to control a servo motor accurately. Alternatively, you can look into how to control multiple servo motors at the same time! That way you could be doing many things at once.
Conclusion
The purpose of this article was to make an Arduino UNO control a servo motor accurately and from the video in the data section, I believe we have met that goal. The servo motor reached the specific angles of movement that we pre-programmed and it repeated it over and over. With this new found knowledge of simple servo motor control, no we can go out into the world and control things far more autonomously!
If you have any further questions, I implore you...don't be shy, take a look at the forums or ask a question there. I check them out regularly and love getting comments & questions.