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Any suggestions about extend other sockets in the Prop Proto USB Board ?

kevinspacekevinspace Posts: 56
edited 2011-01-13 18:01 in Propeller 1
Hellow everybody ! I have a Prop Proto USB Board and I want to use it to control my 12 servos.

After my observation, there are 4 sockets for 4 servos, but those are insufficiently in my requirement.

So I have to extend other sockets in the borad.

Could someone can offer me some suggestions?

thanks.

Comments

  • Kevin CookKevin Cook Posts: 159
    edited 2011-01-13 16:25
    If power is the concern; you have other 5V options on that board. In fact you have tweleve 5V connections at the top of the board, not counting the servo sockets.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2011-01-13 18:01
    @kevinspace

    Gramps and I have been working together on a robotic arm which uses 8 servos. I initially built additional servo connections into a Propeller protoboard and discovered that our servos were drawing a LOT amperage driving them through the regulators on the board itself. (The regulators were HOT) -- You might be ahead a little to provide your servos some additional power from another 5v source and grab your signals (easy connections) from the Protoboard for control. I'm guessing it will depend on how many servos you are planning to run simultaneously.

    OBC
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