hello forum. newbie here with a question on the futaba parallax servo, continuous servo.
do these servos require an amplifier to operate, or can they be wired into a 6 volt digital relay that is being triggered by digital controller? Nicolaudie STICK DE3 that is the digital interface we are using.
i’m not an electrical guy so much, more mechanics of making the parts work. would appreciate any help.
3 wires, red, black, and white with a red stripe. guessing that one is ground and the other 2 are the left and right power?
thank you for your time and help,
jon
Treat the Parallax Continuous Rotation Servo exactly as you would a normal RC servo. The difference will be that a pulse of 150 will stop the servo rather that position it, and as you move from 1499 down to 500, it will gradually increase speed in one direction. If you increase from 1501 to 2500 it will increase in speed in the opposite direction. You only need a device which sends normal RC servo signals (servo controller, RC controller, microcontroller). If your electronics can’t provide the current needed, then you’ll need to poser the servo separately. Red = 4.8V to 6V, black = ground and the other one is signal.
Hello Coleman:
Thank you for your response. With that said, using the DE3 stick, would any “r/c” type controller/reciever or amplifier work, or would you have a suggestion of an interface? obviously very new at this.
Jon
From what we see, the DE3 stick is a lighting controller?
the controller can also be used to send a digital signal for on and off as well. we are triggering a sound board and leds with the stick. the audio is synced up with the lights.
Since we don’t sell that product, it’s not really something we can support, nor do we know much about it. We’re not sure how it can be used to control servos, or what receiver you’d need (and additional hardware). Additional research would be needed on your end. To operate a servo, you really need a repeating, timed pulse (R/C).
