Thanks Duane for sharing this. I know I’ve seen a number of people discussing here making a servo controller from a micro and will find this information useful. I don’t think I’ve seen you mention it here about your gig over at microcontroller central but I’ve enjoyed reading your posts over there. Sorry for spoiling your anonymity if that was your intention. But we are a bit micro centric here anyway. Collected.
Sorry about the confusion there. I’m not sure how I came to that assumption now other than similar names I thought I’d seen Duane Benson talking about a project similar to what you’d been working on. An rc beetle I think it was. But I’ve got my wires crossed, please excuse me for the error. It doesn’t take away from the usefulness of what you’ve posted however.
Others may think you’re wasting your time re-inventing the wheel on this, but I think it’s truly AWESOME. These ICs cost nothing and are available in shops locally anywhere. Even here (Cordoba, Argentina) where it’s hard to get anything and what little you can get usually comes at a ludicrous price. Furthermore having stuff shipped here is about as pleasant an experience as getting kicked in the nuts.
Sooo… I’m sold. I wanna try this out right away. At first glance it does seem a bit complicated/messy, so I was wondering, since this thread is rather old, if you (Duane) are still around for giving a bit of advice should it be needed? For starters I’d like to ask if there are any problems/inconveniences you’ve become aware of in the meantime?
