PIC Servo
Use your PC serial port to control standard radio-control (R/C) servos for robotics, automation, and animatronics. Pic Servo accepts serial input at 2400 or 9600 bps and outputs eight servo-control signals.
Pic Servo can be controlled by any computer with serial-output capability, and microcontrollers such as the BASIC Stamp, PIC, etc.
Pic Servo is reprogrammable via the 4-pin programming cable to accept user firmware to do special functions. The programming cable connects to a user supplied pic programmer such as the PICStart plus from Microchip.
A companion software package is available: PC Servo. PC Servo is a Windows application that provides the user with 8 slider controls to operate the servos.
Product Features
- Controls 1 to 8 servos per board 8-bit resolution, value from 1 to 255
- Under one degree of servo position precision resolution
- Servo port can be reconfigured for digital output to drive on/off devices
- Source/Sink 25 mA per pin
- Interface to PC through RS232 Serial port (2400 to 19200 baud)
- User definable board ID number (allowing multiple boards to share the same serial line)
- Dimensions: 80 mm x 30 mm, 25 mm high, weight: 30g
- Servo Connectors: 3 pin sip. Futaba J-type connectors
- Power Supply: 7V maximum (depending on servos)
Connectors
| To Servos: JP7 & 8 |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Signal |
Signal |
Signal |
Signal |
Signal |
Signal |
Signal |
Signal |
| +V |
+V |
+V |
+V |
+V |
+V |
+V |
+V |
| GND |
GND |
GND |
GND |
GND |
GND |
GND |
GND |
| Power: JP4 |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
| GND |
+7V |
GND |
|
| Programming: JP5 |
| 1 |
GND |
| 2 |
MCLR * |
| 3 |
PGM Data |
| 4 |
PGM CLK |
|
| Serial (DB9): JP6 |
| 1 |
RA1 |
RA0 |
6 |
| 2 |
TXD |
N/C |
7 |
| 3 |
RXD |
N/C |
8 |
| 4 |
RA4 |
N/C |
9 |
| 5 |
GND |
N/C |
10 |
|
Ordering Options
- TTL/RS-232 interface
- 2400/9600 Baud
