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https://github.com/ironsheep/p2-mult-servo-exerciser

Exercise/Characterize Multiple servos connected via PCA9685 PWM controller
https://github.com/ironsheep/p2-mult-servo-exerciser

p2 parallax-propeller-microcontroller pca9685 propeller2 rotary-encoders servo-controller spin2 timi-display

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Exercise/Characterize Multiple servos connected via PCA9685 PWM controller

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/ironsheep/p2-mult-servo-exerciser
Owner: ironsheep
License: mit
Created: 2023-05-12T20:15:35.000Z (over 1 year ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-03-13T20:10:20.000Z (9 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-05-01T14:00:45.528Z (8 months ago)
Topics: p2, parallax-propeller-microcontroller, pca9685, propeller2, rotary-encoders, servo-controller, spin2, timi-display
Language: Shell
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Size: 14.6 MB
Stars: 0
Watchers: 2
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Authors: AUTHORS

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README

        # P2 Multi-servo Exerciser

Exercise/Characterize multiple servos connected via PCA9685 PWM controller

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## Table of Contents

On this Page:

- [Features](#features)

- Pictures of this project in use

- [How to contribute](#how-to-contribute)

Additional pages:

- [The rotary Encoder object](./RotaryEnc.md) - Reusable object for reading rotary encoder with push button

- [The TIMI Interface object](./TIMI.md) - Reusable object for driving all of the TIMI Displays

- [The TIMI-130 Datasheet](./Docs/TIMI-130_Datasheet_REV1.0.pdf) 

- [Testing Eyes](./Unit2UnderTest.md) - the 2nd device i exercized with this project

## Exerciser with OLED display and Rotary Encoder for control

Most of us playing with servos in our projects have a single servo tester:



  



But when we are using a 16-channel PWM controller driving our servos we can either unplug each servo to test it or we can do something like this project! 

### Bringing together the parts we need

I grabbed a TIMI-130 serial attached OLED display and a rotary encoder with pushbutton feature as be my interface and I used code I already had for the PCA9685 controller.  

I then wrote a driver for the encoder which provided distance and velocity for the turning part a single, double-click for the push button part. [See RotaryEncoder page](./RotaryEnc.md)

Then I created a single TIMI interface object by porting the python TIMI library. Now I can drive the display. [See TIMI Displays page](./TIMI.md)

### Using the tester

In the end my cobbled together tester looks like this:



  



And this is the tester connected to the back of the 6-servo hardware I'm characterizing:



  



Lastly, this is the output from the tester:



  



### Features

To use this exercisor simply connect to the PCA9685 i2c bus and run the project.

- Steps through each of the servos from 0-15

- Cycles LO and HI for each servo

- Reminds which end of the range is currently being tested

- Emits (via debug_ the final LO, HI values for each servo tested.

Enjoy!

## How to Contribute

This is a project supporting our P2 Development Community. Please feel free to contribute to this project. You can contribute in the following ways:

- File **Feature Requests** or **Issues** (describing things you are seeing while using our code) at the [Project Issue Tracking Page](https://github.com/ironsheep/P2-Click-UWB/issues)

- Fork this repo and then add your code to it. Finally, create a Pull Request to contribute your code back to this repository for inclusion with the projects code. See [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md)

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## Disclaimer and Legal

> *Parallax, Propeller Spin, and the Parallax and Propeller Hat logos* are trademarks of Parallax Inc., dba Parallax Semiconductor

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> This project is a community project not for commercial use.

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> This project is in no way affiliated with, authorized, maintained, sponsored or endorsed by *Parallax Inc., dba Parallax Semiconductor* or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

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## License

Licensed under the MIT License.

Follow these links for more information:

### [Copyright](copyright) | [License](LICENSE)

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