But...I seriously doubt that most Arduino user know what octal is.
Them's fighting words! From a moderator! That makes you my new bestest friend, Pub!
OK, I sit corrected. But I coulda sworn my hero Duane (at one point) claimed he could rule the world (or at least a pile of servos) with just one Prop pin.
OK, I sit corrected. But I coulda sworn my hero Duane (at one point) claimed he could rule the world (or at least a pile of servos) with just one Prop pin.
. . . I coulda sworn my hero Duane (at one point) claimed he could rule the world (or at least a pile of servos) with just one Prop pin.
I don't recall making the statement. I think ruling the world will require multiple pins.
And, as Publison stated, I used one Prop I/O pin per servo in my 32 servo demo.
Beau posted information about using additional chips to drive up to 144 servos with a single Propeller. Even with my compulsive servo hoarding over the last few years, I don't think I have 144 servos yet.
Hey, hey, just because I used more than one pin to control the servos is no reason to give up the worshipping. Besides, once my plans for world domination are carried out you can tell people you were doing it before it was cool (and manditory).
I wouldn't say all is lost.... using the 4017 to drive servo's is not a new idea.... here is something I posted in 2007 to decode the VEX servo pulse train, using a 4017
I guess it was one COG I was recalling, not one pin.
BTW, It's not obvious in the Arduino video if the fast-moving servos are moving in controlled (incremented) fashion with speed control, or if they are simply being slammed from position A to position B at whatever speed they can muster.
I found that I could cheat like that in my 4-flag-8-servo project. It was convenient to power everything from a single Li-Ion cell, which in itself slowed down the servos and made it look like I was doing some intentional servo speed control. Informed minds should know better.
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Parallax did use the 4017 method on the Propeller Control Board (#28205). Schematic in the spin file attached.
The 4017 only has 8 output pins.
Oops The 724017 has 10 outputs. The parallax board only uses 8.
But...I seriously doubt that most Arduino user know what octal is.
Them's fighting words! From a moderator! That makes you my new bestest friend, Pub!
OK, I sit corrected. But I coulda sworn my hero Duane (at one point) claimed he could rule the world (or at least a pile of servos) with just one Prop pin.
Was my hero worship misplaced?
Must have missed that statement. Duane?
In my defense, I don't think octal has been used on many platforms for years. (I'll probably get get flamed for that
Last time I used it was on my Altair 8800..
Which also makes you my new bestest friend, since I inherited my Dad's IMSAI 8080, minus the front panel.
I don't recall making the statement. I think ruling the world will require multiple pins.
And, as Publison stated, I used one Prop I/O pin per servo in my 32 servo demo.
Beau posted information about using additional chips to drive up to 144 servos with a single Propeller. Even with my compulsive servo hoarding over the last few years, I don't think I have 144 servos yet.
Hey, hey, just because I used more than one pin to control the servos is no reason to give up the worshipping. Besides, once my plans for world domination are carried out you can tell people you were doing it before it was cool (and manditory).
Shall we play a game?
Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec
Now DAT's even funnier than "Hey Hamlet, 2B OR NOT 2B = $FF"
I wouldn't say all is lost.... using the 4017 to drive servo's is not a new idea.... here is something I posted in 2007 to decode the VEX servo pulse train, using a 4017
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/94784-Using-PULSIN-to-decode-VEX-rcvr-pulse-train?p=684341&viewfull=1#post684341
BTW) I was simulating the VEX pulse train with a Propeller, so technically we were using only 1 pin to drive 8 servo channels in 2007
I guess it was one COG I was recalling, not one pin.
BTW, It's not obvious in the Arduino video if the fast-moving servos are moving in controlled (incremented) fashion with speed control, or if they are simply being slammed from position A to position B at whatever speed they can muster.
I found that I could cheat like that in my 4-flag-8-servo project. It was convenient to power everything from a single Li-Ion cell, which in itself slowed down the servos and made it look like I was doing some intentional servo speed control. Informed minds should know better.