Component: Servo Motor (BL0162) (E-blocks 2): Difference between revisions

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Author	Matrix TSL
Version	1.0
Category	E-blocks 2

Servo Motor component

Servo motor component to drive the E-blocks 2 BL0162 Servo Motors board. Provides up to eight individually addressable connections for standard DC servo motors to be connected.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_EBlocks2_Servo_BL0162.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_EBlocks2_Servo_BL0162.fcfx

Detailed description

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Examples

Example showing how to control three servos using AutoMoveToPosion, MoveTopposition & SetPosition component macros.
Controlling Servos Example.fcfx

Example using BL0162 Servo controller for BL0055 Arduino Shield

Samples the Port D8-D13 (portB) switches and moves the servo motors based on the input states.

D8 increments motor 0, D9 decrements motor on channel 0.

D10 increments motor 1, D11 decrements motor on channel 1.

D12 increments motor 3, D13 decrements motor on channel 2.

Connections:

Servo Board Port D0-D2.

Switch Board Port D8 - D13

LCD A0 to A5 (PortC)

BL0162 Servos Example for BL0055

Macro reference

AutoMoveToPosition

	AutoMoveToPosition
Automatically moves towards the new position with a fixed rate of 100 steps per second.
- BYTE	Channel
The channel to set the position for. First channel is zero.
- BYTE	Position
Position to move to.
- VOID	Return

DisableServo

	DisableServo
Disables a servo channel effectivly disabling the motor.
- BYTE	Channel
The channel to set the position for. First channel is zero.
- VOID	Return

EnableServo

	EnableServo
Enables a servo channel effectivly setting the position of the motor to the value in the local position variable.
- BYTE	Channel
The channel to set the position for. First channel is zero.
- VOID	Return

Initialise

	Initialise
Sets up the servo motor interrupts
- VOID	Return

IsAutoMoving

	IsAutoMoving
Is the AutoMoveToPosition movement complete. Returns 1 if the servo is still moving. Returns 0 if the servo movement is complete.
- BYTE	Return

MoveToPosition

	MoveToPosition
Moves a single step towards the new position, the rate of movement is determined by how often the move to macro is called. Returns 1 if the position has been reached.
- BYTE	Channel
The channel to set the position for. First channel is zero.
- BYTE	Position
Target position to move towards.
- BYTE	Return

SetAutoMoveSpeed

	SetAutoMoveSpeed
Sets the speed of the auto move to position macro. Default speed is 1.
- BYTE	Speed
1=Slowest (Default), 2= Double, 3=Triple, 4=Quadruple
- VOID	Return

SetPosition

	SetPosition
Moves directly to the specified position with no interpolation.
- BYTE	Channel
The channel to set the position for. First channel is zero.
- BYTE	Position
Target position to move towards.
- VOID	Return

SetTrim

	SetTrim
Allows the level of trim for each servo channel to be adjusted progmatically.
- BYTE	Channel
The channel to set the position for. First channel is zero.
- BYTE	Trim
0=0us, 1=+25us, 2=+50us, 3=+75us, 4=+100us, 5=-25us, 6=-50us, 7=-75us, 8=-100us
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Channels (1 - 8)
Set the number of servo's that you need to control. Value from 1 to 8.
	Connections
	Channel 0
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Channel 1
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Channel 2
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Channel 3
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Channel 4
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Channel 5
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Channel 6
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Channel 7
Pin on which to output PWM for the servo motor.
	Pulse Width
	Minimum (us)
Shortest pulse width that will be used.
	Maximum (us)
Longest pulse width used for the PWM signals.
	Trim
	Trim 0
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Trim 1
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Trim 2
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Trim 3
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Trim 4
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Trim 5
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Trim 6
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Trim 7
Trim the pulse width for this channel. Use this to trim the positioning of two servos so that similar input values will produce the same degree of movement.
	Simulation
	Show Servo Interface

	Servo Object 0
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).
	Servo Object 1
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).
	Servo Object 2
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).
	Servo Object 3
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).
	Servo Object 4
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).
	Servo Object 5
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).
	Servo Object 6
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).
	Servo Object 7
Drag a servo motor component onto the System Panel, and then select it here, to create an on screen simulation of the way that your flowchart moves the servo's. Servo motors should be based on the 'Servo Motor Base' component, or use a custom component set to responf to 'User.Notify' events (ID = n/a, Data = Position (0-127)).

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 | colspan="2" | Set the number of servo's that you need to control. Value from 1 to 8.&nbsp;
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