Motor Servo Controller System

You can buy just the 1st controller in the system; breadboard it and see if you like it. Then add on from there. Each controller cost $12.99 or you can buy the set for $54.99

Controller 1 is the main controller in the Motor Servo Control System. This is a modular system which can be expanded by just adding more controllers to the buss. Will work with any computer or micro that has a serial port. All the controllers need Controller 1 in order to work

                                                                  Controller 1

Has outputs to control 2 H bridges

Has 4 on or off outputs

Has 2 inputs for encoder wheels. Can count at a rate up to 6000 on and off per sec. and holds a count that is 3 bytes long

Has 3 ADC inputs to add devices like a IR range finder

Has 3 inputs for things like limit switch, bumper switch etc
 
This controller was made for the base motors of a robot. You send it a 10 byte command which tells it at what encoder wheel count you want it to stop. Which way you want the motors to turn and at what PWM speed. <br>
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You can send it a setup command and it will use switch input 1 and or switch input 2 to stop the base motors without the main computer telling it to.

The other command tells the controller to send back the information it has. It will send back 20 bytes of data.
Telling the main computer what the encoder count is. What the average count was (in other words the average speed of the motors) per sec. or per 1/10 sec. or per 1/100 sec. as set by the "setup command". This is a very important piece of information. If your motor slows down because the wheel is caught on something or maybe a child sits on your robot. The main computer can tell the controller to shut down the motors. The voltage on the 3 ADC inputs and other items of information.

                                                        Controller 2 thru 4

They are very similar to controller 1. They have one more switch input. The motors are independent from each other. In controller 1 both motors will be turn off if the switch is tripped or if the encoder counter has reach it's count.
  

                                                               Controller 5
 

This controller is used for servos
Has 4 outputs for servos.

Has 4 on off outputs

Has 3 ADC inputs.