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power off ttl ports?

Started by funphantom, September 17, 2009, 05:32:17 PM

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funphantom

Hello I'm using servos with my prop-1.
In between routines when the servo has no instructions going to them, they seem to get rather chattery for some reason.  Is there any way to power off certain ttl ports untill the next time the routine is triggered?

JonnyMac

Nope, power on the R pins of the TTL headers is always there.  A better idea (wink) is to learn to use servos properly, and refresh them every 20 milliseconds so they don't flutter around.  It's not easy, but can be done.  If you scan the Prop-1 forum you'll see I've written several programs with servos that keep them refreshed.
Jon McPhalen
EFX-TEK Hollywood Office