Parallax Standard Servo

[Lorenzo M. Oliver]

Servo motors are made for hobby radio-control tasks, like model airplanes and model racing cars. They’re also very popular in such things as robotics and animatronics.

R/C servos are made to spin in a limited circle, no more than about 180°. You set the precise position of the output shaft of the servo motor by using a timing signal; this signal is provided by a microcontroller. Once the signal is applied, the motor moves to that position, and stays there...

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