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1.3.2 Servo
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Introduction
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In this project, we will learn how to make the servo rotate.
Components
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.. image:: ../img/list_1.3.2.png
Schematic Diagram
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.. image:: ../img/image337.png
Experimental Procedures
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**Step 1:** Build the circuit.
.. image:: ../img/image125.png
**Step 2**: Go to the folder of the code.
.. raw:: html
.. code-block::
cd ~/davinci-kit-for-raspberry-pi/nodejs/
**Step 3**: Run the code.
.. raw:: html
.. code-block::
sudo node servo.js
After the program is executed, the servo will rotate from 0 degrees
to 180 degrees, and then from 180 degrees to 0 degrees, circularly.
**Code**
.. code-block:: js
const Gpio = require('pigpio').Gpio;
SERVO_MIN_ANGLE = 0
SERVO_MAX_ANGLE = 180
SERVO_MIN_PULSE = 500
SERVO_MAX_PULSE = 2500
ServoPin = new Gpio(18,{mode: Gpio.OUTPUT})
function map(value, inMin, inMax, outMin, outMax){
return (outMax - outMin) * (value - inMin) / (inMax - inMin) + outMin
}
function angle2pulse(angle){
return Math.floor(map(angle,SERVO_MIN_ANGLE,SERVO_MAX_ANGLE,SERVO_MIN_PULSE ,SERVO_MAX_PULSE))
}
let angle=90;
let step=5;
setInterval(() => {
if(angle>=180||angle<=0){
step=-step
}
angle+=step;
ServoPin.servoWrite(angle2pulse(angle));
}, 20);
**Code Explanation**
.. code-block:: js
const Gpio = require('pigpio').Gpio;
ServoPin = new Gpio(18,{mode: Gpio.OUTPUT})
Import the pigpio module and create an object of class Gpio, ServoPin, to control the output of Gpio18.
.. code-block:: js
SERVO_MIN_ANGLE = 0
SERVO_MAX_ANGLE = 180
SERVO_MIN_PULSE = 500
SERVO_MAX_PULSE = 2500
function map(value, inMin, inMax, outMin, outMax){
return (outMax - outMin) * (value - inMin) / (inMax - inMin) + outMin
}
function angle2pulse(angle){
return Math.floor(map(angle,SERVO_MIN_ANGLE,SERVO_MAX_ANGLE,SERVO_MIN_PULSE ,SERVO_MAX_PULSE))
}
The function that maps the angle to the pulse width is defined here.
This is because the servo control function ``servoWrite(pulseWidth)`` encapsulated in the Gpio class needs to write pulse width instead of angle.
The angle range of the servo we use is 0~180, which needs to be mapped to the range of pulseWidth, 500~2500.
.. code-block:: js
let angle=90;
let step=5;
setInterval(() => {
if(angle>=180||angle<=0){
step=-step
}
angle+=step;
ServoPin.servoWrite(angle2pulse(angle));
}, 20);
Let the servo angle deflect back and forth from 0 to 180.
Phenomenon Picture
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.. image:: ../img/image126.jpeg