The OpenServo
The OpenServo
by RobotJay
Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:38 pm
Hi guys!
I just posted this message in the Home Built section, and realized that I probably should have posted here instead. So I've just copied and pasted what I said there into this section.
I've been lurking here for about a year now, and I finally decided to step into the community see what you guys think: Because of information I found on this site, I was able to come across the OpenServo project. Its a project intended to create cheap digital servos by replacing the PCB found in standard analog servos. The project has HUGE potential because of the robustness of the circuitry. The circuits use I2C/TWI instead of your typical PWM control, which allows the servos to be daisy-chained. This could SERIOUSLY cut down on the number of wires used in your bot as well as the number of outputs required from your controller. Go to their website and take a look:
http://www.openservo.com
Can you imagine? A digital, daisy-chainable servo, with power consumption feedback? For under $30? That's amazing IMHO. Let me know what you guys think, or if you've already heard of the project.
I just posted this message in the Home Built section, and realized that I probably should have posted here instead. So I've just copied and pasted what I said there into this section.
I've been lurking here for about a year now, and I finally decided to step into the community see what you guys think: Because of information I found on this site, I was able to come across the OpenServo project. Its a project intended to create cheap digital servos by replacing the PCB found in standard analog servos. The project has HUGE potential because of the robustness of the circuitry. The circuits use I2C/TWI instead of your typical PWM control, which allows the servos to be daisy-chained. This could SERIOUSLY cut down on the number of wires used in your bot as well as the number of outputs required from your controller. Go to their website and take a look:
http://www.openservo.com
Can you imagine? A digital, daisy-chainable servo, with power consumption feedback? For under $30? That's amazing IMHO. Let me know what you guys think, or if you've already heard of the project.
by limor
Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:57 am
Hello RoboJay and welcome.
OpenServo specs are definitely the way robotic servos should go.
Too bad it is a a bit complicated for the avarage hobbyist to do all this DIY SMD soldering.
Maybe one day of the smaller servo makers will make a bold move and manufacture Openservo based servos..
You can find some of the Openservo features available with Robotis servos and also with the recently declassified HMI protocol for the Hitec servos.
OpenServo specs are definitely the way robotic servos should go.
Too bad it is a a bit complicated for the avarage hobbyist to do all this DIY SMD soldering.
Maybe one day of the smaller servo makers will make a bold move and manufacture Openservo based servos..
You can find some of the Openservo features available with Robotis servos and also with the recently declassified HMI protocol for the Hitec servos.
