Propeller -->Ax-12 servo circuit help
tmshaw
Posts: 14
Hello! Someone suggested I post this on the forums in case anyone else had the same questions.
I would like to control some AX-12 servos using a Parallax Propeller based microcontroller.
I have the Dynabus/Ax-12 servo Object from the library, but now I am stuck on how to breadboard the circuit to make it work.
I still suck at reading circuit diagrams. I only made it through the BasicStamp 2 :"What is a microcontroller?" book because it had drawings of what the circuits should look like on a breadboard.
So I was wondering if anyone had a digi-pic of an ax-12 controlling circuit on a breadboard that they could share. Or maybe just a drawing. Or just helpful explanation of the logic of the circuit itself with parts labelled for dummies.
In case you want to know what I am using:
Propeller System Module: www.gadgetgangster.com/find-a-project/56.html?projectnum=162
It has pins 16-23 free for general I/O and provides power source and ground. It's a pretty groovy piece of hardware for the price - LCD, Propeller Micro, 3-axis accelerometer, sd card bay, headphone jack, etc. for 99$.
I would like to control some AX-12 servos using a Parallax Propeller based microcontroller.
I have the Dynabus/Ax-12 servo Object from the library, but now I am stuck on how to breadboard the circuit to make it work.
I still suck at reading circuit diagrams. I only made it through the BasicStamp 2 :"What is a microcontroller?" book because it had drawings of what the circuits should look like on a breadboard.
So I was wondering if anyone had a digi-pic of an ax-12 controlling circuit on a breadboard that they could share. Or maybe just a drawing. Or just helpful explanation of the logic of the circuit itself with parts labelled for dummies.
In case you want to know what I am using:
Propeller System Module: www.gadgetgangster.com/find-a-project/56.html?projectnum=162
It has pins 16-23 free for general I/O and provides power source and ground. It's a pretty groovy piece of hardware for the price - LCD, Propeller Micro, 3-axis accelerometer, sd card bay, headphone jack, etc. for 99$.
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CrustCrawler AX12 Page
There are links to libraries (propeller and otherwise) and instructional documents.
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