Last modified by Eric Nantel on 2024/11/21 09:43

From version < 49.1 >
edited by RB1
on 2018/09/10 16:55
To version < 54.1 >
edited by RB1
on 2018/09/12 11:36
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128 128  | 14|**A**ngular **S**tiffness| AS| QAS| CAS| ✓| ✓|none|-4 to +4, but suggested values are between 0 to +4
129 129  | 15|//N/A (removed)//| | | | | | |
130 130  | 16|**LED** Color| LED| QLED| CLED| ✓| ✓| none (integer from 1 to 8)|0=OFF 1=RED 2=GREEN 3= BLUE 4=YELLOW 5=CYAN 6=MAGENTA, 7=WHITE
131 -| 17|**ID** #| ID| QID| CID| | ✓| none (integer from 0 to 250)|Note: ID 254 is a "broadcast" which all servos respond to
131 +| 17|**ID** #| | QID| CID| | ✓| none (integer from 0 to 250)|Note: ID 254 is a "broadcast" which all servos respond to
132 132  | 18|**B**aud rate| B| QB| CB| | ✓| none (integer)|
133 133  | 19|**G**yre direction (**G**)| G| QG| CG| ✓| ✓| none | Gyre / rotation direction where 1= CW (clockwise) -1 = CCW (counter-clockwise)
134 134  | 20|**F**irst Position (**P**ulse)| | QFP|CFP | ✓| ✓| none |
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522 522  
523 523  The units are in milliamps, so in the example above, the servo is consuming 140mA, or 0.14A.
524 524  
525 -__20. RC Mode (**CRC**)__
525 +__30. RC Mode (**CRC**)__
526 526  
527 -This command puts the servo into RC mode, where it will only respond to RC pulses. Note that because this is the case, the servo will no longer accept serial commands. The servo can be placed back into smart mode only using the button menu.
527 +This command puts the servo into RC mode (position or continuous), where it will only respond to RC pulses. Note that because this is the case, the servo will no longer accept serial commands. The servo can be placed back into smart mode by using the button menu.
528 528  
529 +|**Command sent**|**Note**
530 +|ex: #5CRC<cr>|Stay in smart mode.
531 +|ex: #5CRC1<cr>|Change to RC position mode.
532 +|ex: #5CRC2<cr>|Change to RC continuous (wheel) mode.
533 +|ex: #5CRC*<cr>|Where * is any number or value. Stay in smart mode.
534 +
529 529  EX: #5CRC<cr>
530 530  
531 531  __**RESET**__
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566 566  
567 567  [[image:LSS-servo-positions.jpg]]
568 568  
569 -Example: Gyre direction / rotation is positive (clockwise), and origin offset has not been modified.
575 +Example: Gyre direction / rotation is positive (clockwise), and origin offset has not been modified. Each square represents 30 degrees.
570 570  
571 -#1D-300<cr> The servo is commander to move to -30.0 degrees (green arrow)
577 +#1D-300<cr> The servo is sent a command to move to -30.0 degrees (green arrow)
572 572  
573 573  #1D2100<cr> This second position command is sent to the servo, which moves it to 210.0 degrees (orange arrow)
574 574  
575 -#1D-4200<cr> The servo rotates counterclockwise to a position of -420 degrees (red arrow), which means one full rotation of 360 degrees and (420.0-360.0) stopping at an absolute position of 60.0 degrees, but virtual position of -420.0.
581 +#1D-4200<cr> This next command rotates the servo counterclockwise to a position of -420 degrees (red arrow), which means one full rotation of 360 degrees stopping at an absolute position of 60.0 degrees (420.0-360.0), with a virtual position of -420.0 degrees.
576 576  
577 -Although the final position would be the same as if the servo were commanded to move to -60.0 degrees, it is in fact at -420.0 degrees.
583 +Although the final physical position would be the same as if the servo were commanded to move to -60.0 degrees, the servo is in fact at -420.0 degrees.
578 578  
579 -#1D4800<cr> This new command is sent which would then cause the servo to rotate from -420.0 degrees to 480.0 degrees, which would be a total of 900 degrees of clockwise rotation, or 2.5 complete rotations.
585 +#1D4800<cr> This new command is sent which would then cause the servo to rotate from -420.0 degrees to 480.0 degrees (blue arrow), which would be a total of 900 degrees of clockwise rotation, or 2.5 complete rotations.
586 +
587 +#1D3300<cr> would cause the servo to rotate from 480.0 degrees to 330.0 degrees (yellow arrow).
588 +
589 +
590 +If / once the servo loses power or is power cycled, it also loses the virtual position associated with that session. For example, if the virtual position was 480.0 degrees before power is cycled, upon power up the servo's position will be read as +120.0 degrees from zero (assuming center position has not been modified).
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