Poopie
Can't be certain yet but these servos are both amazing and something I can't use.
One of the Professors sent me this information:
http://www.servocity.com/html/s3154.html
That site, (while more expensive) provides a lot more detail on the servos I'm using. I also found that while playing around with the ones that I have that unlike analog servos, where the clock speed determines direction and speed. Digital ones look at the duration of the high pulse. That duration corresponds to a location and the servo will automatically go to that "position" meaning if I tap it, it'll spin, it might go past the mark, but that's due to the wind down of the motor. But if I hold the button down, it'll go straight to that position and then stop. plus while I hold down the button it "holds" that position. meaning if I try and manually turn the servo's horn (the part that turns" I can feel the little motor pushing back to keep the servo locked in that position. Of course this solves some problems, and causes others.
The problem is solves is that I was wanting to get some servos that are limited to about 180°-200° That limitation is pretty close to the limits on how far humans can bend the joints in the appendages. The problem is causes is that it appears to only have a single "speed" setting, which is bad considering I want to be able to control how fast the servo turns, otherwise the robot will move like something out of Enchanted Arms. I may need to actually buy analog servos, or at least figure out if I got ones that are useful. And again if it turns out I can't use these on the robot my cousin build's RC helicopters so I can probably sell them to him.
One of the Professors sent me this information:
http://www.servocity.com/html/s3154.html
That site, (while more expensive) provides a lot more detail on the servos I'm using. I also found that while playing around with the ones that I have that unlike analog servos, where the clock speed determines direction and speed. Digital ones look at the duration of the high pulse. That duration corresponds to a location and the servo will automatically go to that "position" meaning if I tap it, it'll spin, it might go past the mark, but that's due to the wind down of the motor. But if I hold the button down, it'll go straight to that position and then stop. plus while I hold down the button it "holds" that position. meaning if I try and manually turn the servo's horn (the part that turns" I can feel the little motor pushing back to keep the servo locked in that position. Of course this solves some problems, and causes others.
The problem is solves is that I was wanting to get some servos that are limited to about 180°-200° That limitation is pretty close to the limits on how far humans can bend the joints in the appendages. The problem is causes is that it appears to only have a single "speed" setting, which is bad considering I want to be able to control how fast the servo turns, otherwise the robot will move like something out of Enchanted Arms. I may need to actually buy analog servos, or at least figure out if I got ones that are useful. And again if it turns out I can't use these on the robot my cousin build's RC helicopters so I can probably sell them to him.