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Article #1838Re: Servo signal structure
From: John Moonan
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:30
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:30
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The standard used by almost all the current generation of servos is a TTL level signal that is zero normally with a positive going pulse that varies in width from 1.0 to 2.0 msec. The pulse rep rate is 60 Hz and servo neutral is 1.5 msec. You can see this signal easily if you hook a scope up to a servo output port on a receiver. The servo leads are normally +5V (red), gnd (black) and signal (white or some other color). There were some brands of radios that used the inverse of this, i.e., normally +5V with a negative going pulse. Don't know of any modern radios that still use this though. Its easy to synthesis the signal. Easiest solution is a pair of one- shots (74121) where the first runs preset at 60 pps and triggers the second whose pulse width is contolled by a pot. 555s will also work but usually take more circuitry. -- THANX, John Moonan SYSOP, 495th R/C Squadron Groton, MA
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