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... ... @@ -1,133 +1,3 @@ 1 1 {{html wiki="false" clean="true"}} 2 -<body><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" > 3 - <tbody><tr> 4 - <td valign="top" align="left"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Programming 5 - Digital Servos' End Stops with the HFP-10.</font></b> 6 - <p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Updated <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" 7 - startspan s-type="EDITED" s-format="%m/%d/%Y" -->04/18/2006<!--webbot 8 - bot="Timestamp" i-checksum="12632" endspan -->.</font></b></p></td> 9 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1001s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 10 - <b>Image of Servo Programmer.</b></font></td> 11 - </tr> 12 - <tr> 13 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></td> 14 - </tr> 15 - <tr> 16 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 17 - 1.<br> 18 - </b>The first step in using the Hitec Digital Servo Programmer is 19 - providing power. The programmer was designed for setting up servos for use 20 - in high-end equipment such as RC helicopters and planes. Because of this, 21 - Hitec assumes the user already owns one of their remote control units, 22 - which includes a compatible charger. Since most robot enthusiasts don't 23 - have an RC radio system, an alternate method of powering the unit is 24 - required. The battery that is included is a NiCd 4-cell pack. If you have 25 - a way of charging this pack, then proceed to Step 2.</font> 26 - <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">If not, follow these steps to provide an 27 - alternate power source. Remove the left side panel and remove the NiCd 28 - battery pack. There is a red (+) and a black (-) wire inside and all you 29 - need to do is connect a 4-cell AA battery holder or our battery quick 30 - connect with our 5-cell NiMH pack. </font></p></td> 31 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1002s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 32 - Figure 1.</font></td> 33 - </tr> 34 - <tr> 35 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></td> 36 - </tr> 37 - <tr> 38 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 39 - 2.<br> 40 - </b>The programmer is capable of changing many of the servo's parameters, 41 - but we are only interested in changing the end stops in this tutorial. The 42 - menu system uses "UP/L" and "DN/R" to scroll through 43 - the options. "INPUT" is used as enter.</font></td> 44 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1003s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 45 - Figure 2.</font></td> 46 - </tr> 47 - <tr> 48 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"> 49 - </td> 50 - </tr> 51 - <tr> 52 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 53 - 3.<br> 54 - </b>Connect a servo to the port on the upper right. Turn the unit on and 55 - press "UP/L" until you see "->Program EPAneuFS". 56 - Then press "INPUT".</font></td> 57 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1007s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 58 - Figure 3.</font></td> 59 - </tr> 60 - <tr> 61 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></td> 62 - </tr> 63 - <tr> 64 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 65 - 4.<br> 66 - </b>If you see an arrow (see Figure 4), you must rotate the 67 - "ADJUST" knob slowly in the direction indicated until you see 68 - two arrows. At this time, the programmer enables the servo and displays 69 - the actual position.</font></td> 70 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1004s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 71 - Figure 4.</font></td> 72 - </tr> 73 - <tr> 74 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></td> 75 - </tr> 76 - <tr> 77 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 78 - 5.<br> 79 - </b>Rotate the "ADJUST" knob counter-clockwise slowly until 80 - "-200" is displayed. Then press "UP/L". This programs 81 - the CCW end point to -90°.</font></td> 82 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1005s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 83 - Figure 5.</font></td> 84 - </tr> 85 - <tr> 86 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"> 87 - </td> 88 - </tr> 89 - <tr> 90 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 91 - 6.<br> 92 - </b>Rotate the "ADJUST" knob clockwise slowly until 93 - "+200" is displayed. Then press "DN/R". This programs 94 - the CW end point to 90°.</font> 95 - <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">This completes the process of changing 96 - the servo from 90° of range to 180° of range. Press "INPUT" 97 - now to exit. This prevents changing the Neutral and Fail Safe settings.</font></p></td> 98 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1006s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 99 - Figure 6.</font></td> 100 - </tr> 101 - <tr> 102 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></td> 103 - </tr> 104 - <tr> 105 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 106 - 7.<br> 107 - </b>To test your servo, press "UP/L" until you see 108 - "->S-Test Manual", then press "INPUT".</font></td> 109 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1008s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 110 - Figure 7.</font></td> 111 - </tr> 112 - <tr> 113 - <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></td> 114 - </tr> 115 - <tr> 116 - <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 117 - 8.</b><br> 118 - Rotate the "ADJUST" knob until "1500 uS" is displayed. 119 - At this point, the servo's output shaft should be centered.</font> 120 - <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Rotate the "ADJUST" knob until 121 - "900 uS" is displayed. The servo's output shaft should be -90° 122 - (counter-clockwise from center).</font></p> 123 - <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Rotate the "ADJUST" knob until 124 - "2100 uS" is displayed. The servo's output shaft should be +90° 125 - (clockwise from center).</font></p> 126 - <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">You can now remove the servo from the 127 - programmer.</font></p></td> 128 - <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-system/ses-servos/ses-lynxmotion-rc-servo/rc-digital-servo-end-stop-hfp-10/WebHome/hfp1009s.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br> 129 - Figure 8.</font></td> 130 - </tr> 131 -</tbody></table> 132 -</body> 2 + 133 133 {{/html}}