.. note:: Hello, welcome to the SunFounder Raspberry Pi & Arduino & ESP32 Enthusiasts Community on Facebook! Dive deeper into Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and ESP32 with fellow enthusiasts. **Why Join?** - **Expert Support**: Solve post-sale issues and technical challenges with help from our community and team. - **Learn & Share**: Exchange tips and tutorials to enhance your skills. - **Exclusive Previews**: Get early access to new product announcements and sneak peeks. - **Special Discounts**: Enjoy exclusive discounts on our newest products. - **Festive Promotions and Giveaways**: Take part in giveaways and holiday promotions. 👉 Ready to explore and create with us? Click [|link_sf_facebook|] and join today! .. _1.3.2_c: 1.3.2 Servo ================= Introduction -------------- In this project, we will learn how to make the servo rotate. Required Components ------------------------------ In this project, we need the following components. .. image:: ../img/list_1.3.2.png It's definitely convenient to buy a whole kit, here's the link: .. list-table:: :widths: 20 20 20 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - ITEMS IN THIS KIT - LINK * - Raphael Kit - 337 - |link_Raphael_kit| You can also buy them separately from the links below. .. list-table:: :widths: 30 20 :header-rows: 1 * - COMPONENT INTRODUCTION - PURCHASE LINK * - :ref:`cpn_gpio_board` - |link_gpio_board_buy| * - :ref:`cpn_breadboard` - |link_breadboard_buy| * - :ref:`cpn_wires` - |link_wires_buy| * - :ref:`cpn_servo` - |link_servo_buy| Schematic Diagram ----------------- .. image:: ../img/image337.png Experimental Procedures ----------------------- **Step 1:** Build the circuit. .. image:: ../img/image125.png **Step 2**: Go to the folder of the code. .. raw:: html .. code-block:: cd ~/raphael-kit/c/1.3.2 **Step 3**: Compile the code. .. raw:: html .. code-block:: gcc 1.3.2_Servo.c -lwiringPi **Step 4**: Run the executable file. .. raw:: html .. code-block:: sudo ./a.out After the program is executed, the servo will rotate from 0 degrees to 180 degrees, and then from 180 degrees to 0 degrees, circularly. .. note:: If it does not work after running, or there is an error prompt: \"wiringPi.h: No such file or directory\", please refer to :ref:`install_wiringpi`. **Code** .. code-block:: c #include #include #include #define ServoPin 1 //define the servo to GPIO1 long Map(long value,long fromLow,long fromHigh,long toLow,long toHigh){ return (toHigh-toLow)*(value-fromLow) / (fromHigh-fromLow) + toLow; } void setAngle(int pin, int angle){ //Create a funtion to control the angle of the servo. if(angle < 0) angle = 0; if(angle > 180) angle = 180; softPwmWrite(pin,Map(angle, 0, 180, 5, 25)); } int main(void) { int i; if(wiringPiSetup() == -1){ //when initialize wiring failed,print message to screen printf("setup wiringPi failed !"); return 1; } softPwmCreate(ServoPin, 0, 200); //initialize PMW pin of servo while(1){ for(i=0;i<181;i++){ // Let servo rotate from 0 to 180. setAngle(ServoPin,i); delay(2); } delay(1000); for(i=181;i>-1;i--){ // Let servo rotate from 180 to 0. setAngle(ServoPin,i); delay(2); } delay(1000); } return 0; } **Code Explanation** .. code-block:: c long Map(long value,long fromLow,long fromHigh,long toLow,long toHigh){ return (toHigh-toLow)*(value-fromLow) / (fromHigh-fromLow) + toLow; } Create a ``Map()`` function to map value in the following code. .. code-block:: c void setAngle(int pin, int angle){ //Create a funtion to control the angle of the servo. if(angle < 0) angle = 0; if(angle > 180) angle = 180; softPwmWrite(pin,Map(angle, 0, 180, 5, 25)); } Create a funtion, ``setAngle()`` to write angle to the servo. .. code-block:: c softPwmWrite(pin,Map(angle,0,180,5,25)); This function can change the duty cycle of the PWM. To make the servo rotate to 0 ~ 180 °, the pulse width should change within the range of 0.5ms ~ 2.5ms when the period is 20ms; in the function, ``softPwmCreate()`` , we have set that the period is 200x100us=20ms, thus we need to map 0 ~ 180 to 5x100us ~ 25x100us. The prototype of this function is shown below. .. code-block:: int softPwmCreate(int pin,int initialValue,int pwmRange); * ``pin``: Any GPIO pin of Raspberry Pi can be set as PWM pin. * ``initialValue``: The initial pulse width is that initialValue times 100us. * ``pwmRange``: the period of PWM is that pwmRange times 100us. Phenomenon Picture ------------------ .. image:: ../img/image126.jpeg