Just a small question of principle relating to the control of several servos.
My project (Radio control application) is to read 9 pulses (8 + 1), separated by 22msec, on an input of the Picaxe and position "firmly" 8 servos according to the values read.
The ninth pulse (of a predefined and invariable length) causes a return to the beginning of the program to restart the sequence of the 8 successive positioning.
The question is simply to know if it is possible, with a Picaxe (and which one) to position 8 servos in this way and, above all, to keep the position "with force"; that is, if it is mechanically solicited, it will resist to stay in its position.
Or is it necessary to use and drive these servos with a driver circuit like PCA9685 (for example)?
Indeed, I imagine (maybe wrongly) that if the servo or servopos controls use a timer, it would be necessary to have a proper and independent one for each servo and I don't know if there is such a picaxe containing then these 8 timers.
Thank you, and I wish you a happy new year full of great Picaxe projects.
My project (Radio control application) is to read 9 pulses (8 + 1), separated by 22msec, on an input of the Picaxe and position "firmly" 8 servos according to the values read.
The ninth pulse (of a predefined and invariable length) causes a return to the beginning of the program to restart the sequence of the 8 successive positioning.
The question is simply to know if it is possible, with a Picaxe (and which one) to position 8 servos in this way and, above all, to keep the position "with force"; that is, if it is mechanically solicited, it will resist to stay in its position.
Or is it necessary to use and drive these servos with a driver circuit like PCA9685 (for example)?
Indeed, I imagine (maybe wrongly) that if the servo or servopos controls use a timer, it would be necessary to have a proper and independent one for each servo and I don't know if there is such a picaxe containing then these 8 timers.
Thank you, and I wish you a happy new year full of great Picaxe projects.