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The Teleo Servo Module is designed to provide a means to control up to eight hobby servos at a time from a Teleo Network.

To use the Servo Module, you'll need other Teleo Components. See the Teleo System overview in the Teleo System section of the Teleo User Guide. For information about setting up a Teleo System see the Teleo Hardware Setup section of the same guide.

Teleo Servo Module : The Teleo Servo Module providing control for up to 8 servos.

Teleo Servo Module Manual

Teleo Servo Module
Teleo Servo Device

The Servo module provides the ability to independently control up to eight hobby servos and have them available for control by Max and other programming environments.

Figure 2: Servo Module Concept Diagram

The Teleo Servo board is dominated by a large heatsink. The heat sink is required because of the high current demands of some hobby servos.

Figure 3: Servo Module

The Teleo Servo module is compatible with Futaba and HiTech connectors. The most important thing to remember is to plug the servos into the board the correct way around. Most servos have a yellow or white wire signifying the signal wire. Make sure this wire is closest to the chip.

Hobby servos are very useful devices. They combine a small DC motor, gearing, position feedback and controller all in the same package. All the controller has to do is to supply the servos with pulses, the length of which determine the servo's position.

Servos are electrically similar, but their connectors come in several different varieties. Both the HiTech and Futaba connectors will work with our system. They have a configuration of Signal (yellow or white wire, usually), Power (often a red wire), and Ground (often a black wire). Other kinds of connector with different lead orderings will need to either be modified or an adapter cable purchased.

Figure 4: Servo Connectors

 

The servos are attached to the connector as shown.

Figure 5: Attaching a servo

 

Max

The Max component available for the Servo Module is t.servo. With it you can control the position of the servo within limits you control.

See the t.servo documentation page for more information.

Figure 6: t.servo

 

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS:

• The Teleo Servo module's heatsink is warm
• The Teleo Servo module's heatsink is too hot to touch

 

First Step:
See if your problem is described in the list above. If so, click on the link to see if the suggestion solves your problem.

Second Step:
Check the known problems section of the MakingThings website - in particular the System Troubleshooting and Max Troubleshooting sections.


Third Step:
Post the problem to the MakingThings discussion list. This list is checked regularly by the MakingThings staff. In addition, if another Teleo user has experienced, and solved, this problem, you will have the benefit of their experience.

Fourth Step:
Email support@makingthings.com. We endeavor to reply to all problems within one day.

Quick Note: how to use Max and Teleo effectively:

• always exit Max before unplugging the USB cable
• always exit Max before removing power from the Intro Module(these two steps avoid the USB driver from hanging)
• if any object requires a specific address, then all objects should. i.e. the optional address can be left off only when there is only one of each type of module i.e. the module type and device number completely identify every device on the network. as soon as there is more than one type of any module, then each and every object must specify both the device and address.