@Whisper6911 google "modify servo" and you'll find hundreds of links on this subject. For brevity, I like to keep my vids short and to the point and I'm sure you'll figure it out.
what do you mean by "modified servo" how do i get the servo rotate continuosly? when the potentiometer is at maximum value and rotate in the other direction when P is minimum? thanks!
all i want to know mostly is where do i put the "a" - input pin 5, do i need the 1000 uf capacitor and where do i put pin 4.... please help me by next wednesday cuz i need it 4 my school project
i tried out your circuit and the first time its went full right then full left and kept on repeating that pattern... the only thing i left out was the 1000 uF capacitor and i had a 2.2k variable resistor
The 1000 uF capacitor helps with power spikes. If you use a separate power supply for the servo then you don't need it. If you use a single power supply then you need to use it.
You MUST use the diode for the proper waveform.
Enable Servo turns the 555 timer chip on and off. Take it to ground to tun the circuit off.
"A" is a signal input. It can be a sensor input, a potentiometer, a sine wave etc.
I didnt use "A" but it worked... what i did was i used the potentiometer between pin 7 and 8 and it worked nicely... could you please help me... i saw a video where this guy use 2 photosensors... 1 turned it left 1 turned it right but i cant seem to get it to work using pic 7 and 8 please can you help... and can you give me an example how to use "A" like connect a photosensor to it and to ground etc
appreciate you for making such a nice tuterial Video.
My college teammates & I trying to make a Robofish ,Regretfully we faced with a softwear problem during runing the RC Servos with PIC microcontrolers, would you help us with C programing?
Thank you for the feed back and help. How do i set the input to 2.5volts? How do i setup a resistor/capacitor network from the signal source(?) to the input(pin5)exactly?
at the moment i got it to where the servo moves acording to the light thank to you but how can i move on it own and then go in the direction of the light when it sees it?Im trying to master part1 before Igo to part2 Can you show a complete schematic of your finished 555robot?Thanks foryour help and i hope im not bothering u
It's no bother, your questions are good feedback for future vids.
What I'm going to do in the next week is make a new vid that will address these problems. I'll post it as a video response and let you know when it's up. In the mean time, if you could in the next few days post any other questions that you have so that I can make the new video as thorough as possible.
i tried to put to photoresisters (cds)on pin 5 (control)which you call input but nothing happens. whith the the 10K resistor already connected to pin 5 i just connect two cds in series to pin 5 and the other side to +power and nothing happens so i tried connecting the end to ground or -power but nothing happens. So i ask i you could provide a schematic of the photoresister connected to pin 5. Asof know ihave sucesfuly connected the cds to 7&8in series and it works fine i just cantdoiton pin5help
Take one photoresistor and connect it from +power to the input of the 555 timer resistor (10K from pin 5). Take another photoresistor and connect it from the input resistor of the 555 timer and ground. What you're making is a voltage devider with the photoresistors.
You can replace the photoresistors with a 10K potentiometer to move the servo horn around.
Let me know if you have any other questions or if you don't understand the exlanation.
there are several ways to modify a servo, what kind of modification are you referring too?
since you didn't mention it in the video, is only mechanical?
like do i just remove the stopper from the gear and leave the electronics intact?
Whisper6911 6 months ago
@Whisper6911 google "modify servo" and you'll find hundreds of links on this subject. For brevity, I like to keep my vids short and to the point and I'm sure you'll figure it out.
roboanalogtom 6 months ago
what do you mean by "modified servo" how do i get the servo rotate continuosly? when the potentiometer is at maximum value and rotate in the other direction when P is minimum? thanks!
tstorm881989 2 years ago
very nice!Thank you!
Theokondak 2 years ago
all i want to know mostly is where do i put the "a" - input pin 5, do i need the 1000 uf capacitor and where do i put pin 4.... please help me by next wednesday cuz i need it 4 my school project
01MrRunneR 2 years ago
i tried out your circuit and the first time its went full right then full left and kept on repeating that pattern... the only thing i left out was the 1000 uF capacitor and i had a 2.2k variable resistor
01MrRunneR 2 years ago
do you need the 1000 uf capacitor and diode... do u connect the "A" input to the 5v
power supply? and what is enable servo for ?
01MrRunneR 2 years ago
The 1000 uF capacitor helps with power spikes. If you use a separate power supply for the servo then you don't need it. If you use a single power supply then you need to use it.
You MUST use the diode for the proper waveform.
Enable Servo turns the 555 timer chip on and off. Take it to ground to tun the circuit off.
"A" is a signal input. It can be a sensor input, a potentiometer, a sine wave etc.
roboanalogtom 2 years ago
I didnt use "A" but it worked... what i did was i used the potentiometer between pin 7 and 8 and it worked nicely... could you please help me... i saw a video where this guy use 2 photosensors... 1 turned it left 1 turned it right but i cant seem to get it to work using pic 7 and 8 please can you help... and can you give me an example how to use "A" like connect a photosensor to it and to ground etc
01MrRunneR 2 years ago
appreciate you for making such a nice tuterial Video.
My college teammates & I trying to make a Robofish ,Regretfully we faced with a softwear problem during runing the RC Servos with PIC microcontrolers, would you help us with C programing?
mrhamedi 2 years ago
I will do my best.
Thanks
nuetronandelectrons 3 years ago
Thank you for the feed back and help. How do i set the input to 2.5volts? How do i setup a resistor/capacitor network from the signal source(?) to the input(pin5)exactly?
at the moment i got it to where the servo moves acording to the light thank to you but how can i move on it own and then go in the direction of the light when it sees it?Im trying to master part1 before Igo to part2 Can you show a complete schematic of your finished 555robot?Thanks foryour help and i hope im not bothering u
nuetronandelectrons 3 years ago
It's no bother, your questions are good feedback for future vids.
What I'm going to do in the next week is make a new vid that will address these problems. I'll post it as a video response and let you know when it's up. In the mean time, if you could in the next few days post any other questions that you have so that I can make the new video as thorough as possible.
roboanalogtom 3 years ago
i tried to put to photoresisters (cds)on pin 5 (control)which you call input but nothing happens. whith the the 10K resistor already connected to pin 5 i just connect two cds in series to pin 5 and the other side to +power and nothing happens so i tried connecting the end to ground or -power but nothing happens. So i ask i you could provide a schematic of the photoresister connected to pin 5. Asof know ihave sucesfuly connected the cds to 7&8in series and it works fine i just cantdoiton pin5help
nuetronandelectrons 3 years ago
Take one photoresistor and connect it from +power to the input of the 555 timer resistor (10K from pin 5). Take another photoresistor and connect it from the input resistor of the 555 timer and ground. What you're making is a voltage devider with the photoresistors.
You can replace the photoresistors with a 10K potentiometer to move the servo horn around.
Let me know if you have any other questions or if you don't understand the exlanation.
roboanalogtom 3 years ago
D'oh! "devider" should be "divider"
roboanalogtom 3 years ago