Hi guys,
I have a program running thru a SSC 32 and a Atom Pro 28 Pin Board.
My question is that I am unable to get the ATOM 28 board to run the servos without connecting the two boards together. I thought the ATOM
board would run the servos by itself??? If it runs them slower, that would not be a problem for my application. I am building a project for a theatre production.
Any suggestions? I think I have put all the jumpers in the right place.
Thanks, Tony
Are you connecting the servos to the bot board or the SSC-32?
Typically you would connect the servos to the ssc-32, so the ssc-32 tells the servos what to do, and connect the ssc-32 to the botboard so that the ATOM on the botboard can tell the ssc-32 where it wants the servos to go.
So the program on the BotBoard’s ATOM directs the SSC-32. And the SSC-32 directs the servos.
BUT, you can connect the servos directly to the BotBoard, in which case you don’t need the SSC-32 at all. The SSC-32 is just convienent for offloading servo tasks so you can use the processor for other things, like taking user input or reading a sensor.
I have tried using just the Bot Board w the Atom Pro 28. I will eventially need 9 working units. So my question is??? Why can I not just use the one Bot Board to drive 2 servos I need for my project…I still will use the SSC 32 to build my program.
Do I have to add or change the shorting jumpers to make the bot board control servos. I’m confused… I’m not opposed to buying both boards if I have to. But I can not get the BOT Board to work as a “Stand alone unit”. HELP!!!
If all you need to do is drive 9 servos then you don’t need the ssc-32. The ATOM PRO 28 on a bot board can do it all using the HSERVO command. The pins you drive the servos with should be on the same bank. Then make sure to set the voltage jumper for that bank of pins to “VS” (Voltage Servo).
You only really need a ssc-32 if you’re moving a lot of servos (more than the 16 accomidated by the BotBoard) or youre ATOM is to busy with some other task to do the servo work.