Thursday, May 24, 2012

Research #6

8 Channel Servo Controller


C08A offers reliable yet user friendly RC Servo motor controller to hobbyist and students. This SC08A can control 8 channels of servo simultaneusly
The advantages of this SC08A over SC16A are user is able to deactivate any servo channel at any time and user can even set the initial position of any channel at the next start up. Each servo signal pin is able to generate servo pulses from 0.5 ms to 2.5 ms, which is greater than the range of most servos, further allows for servos to operate 180 degrees. SC08A comes with small size and different protocol compare to SC16A.Through serial communication, SC08A can be daisy chain in 2 boards to offer independent control over 16 RC servo motors simultaneously. The host of SC08A can either be a PC desktop/Laptop with USB to serial(UART) converter, or microcontroller with UART interface. UART interface present a flexible, fast and easy to use feature.

It is designed with capabilities and features of:

  • 8 channels: Servo driven independently
  • Extendable to 16 Channels: Two controller linked together to drive 16 servos
  • Optional Position Reporting: User may request position of an individual servo
  • Servo Activation for each channel: User may deactivate or activate any channel of servo
  • Independent Starting Position Command for each channel: User may set the initial position of any channel at the next start-up
  • Optional Servo Ramping: Choose one of 100 ramp rate for each servo
  • Resolution: 8000 steps = 0.25us
  • UART: 9600 baud rate
  • Servo pulse range: 0.5ms to 2.5ms
  • Dimension : 49mm x 46mm

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