Servo Motor

The servo requires a DC supply of 4.8 V to 6 V. For a specific servo, its voltage rating is given as one of its specification by the manufacturer. The DC supply can be given through a battery or a regulator. The battery voltage must be closer to the operating voltage of the servo. This will reduce the wastage of power as thermal radiation. A switched regulator can be used as the supply for better power efficiency. Learn more about working of a servo motor through exclusive images at the Insight about servo motor.

Selection of a Servo

The typical specifications of servo motors are torque, speed, weight, dimensions, motor type and bearing type. The motor type can be of 3 poles or 5 poles. The pole refers to the permanent magnets that are attached with the electromagnets. 5 pole servos are better than 3 pole motor because they provide better torque.

The servos are manufactured with different torque and speed ratings. The torque is the force applied by the motor to drive the servo arm. Speed is the measure that gives the estimate that how fast the servo attains a position. A manufacturer may compromise torque over speed or speed over torque in different models. The servos with better torque must be preferred.

The weight and dimensions are directly proportional to the torque. Obviously, the servo having more torque will also have larger dimensions and weight. The selection of a servo can be made according to the torque and speed requirements of the application. The weight and dimension may also play a vital role in optimizing the selection such as when a servo is needed for making an RC airplane or helicopter.

The website of the manufacturers can be seen to obtain details about different models of the servos. Also their product catalogue can be referred to. Some manufacturers like Futaba also provide online calculator for the selection of a servo.

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Submitted by Gautam Padhiyar on Wed, 19/01/2011 - 10:58.

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Submitted by yogeshvgec on Wed, 26/01/2011 - 00:56.

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Submitted by naga24 on Thu, 27/01/2011 - 10:57.

give the detailed explain of electronic component in servo

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Submitted by san2244 on Sun, 30/01/2011 - 16:35.

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Submitted by nehchal on Fri, 04/02/2011 - 02:14.

A article with all information about servo motor at one place.

hi sir this was really

Submitted by amit_kumar on Fri, 04/02/2011 - 18:11.

hi sir

this was really informative.I m using HS-311 servo mortors with ATMEGA 16 microcontroller.for making it rotate to 0degree i gave 0.33 us on pulse and 20 ms off pulse,for 90 degree i gave 0.95ms on pulse and for 180 degree......1.56 ms pulse.... it worked effectively.for2 servos i had to use 2 avr ports. i want to use 4 servos in only 1 port in ATMEGA 16,how can it be done without interfering with other servo's PWM??

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how will move servo from ic

Submitted by sunnykush1989 on Tue, 15/03/2011 - 06:30.

how will move servo from ic 555.

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Submitted by ehonda on Wed, 11/05/2011 - 16:49.

i am really impressed with the explanation of servomotor. i now see that its a step ahead of the dc motor we used back in the days

thanks

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Submitted by amarlokesh on Sun, 10/07/2011 - 09:46.

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Informative post on servo

Submitted by robinson on Thu, 21/07/2011 - 17:26.

^{Informative post on servo motors. This post will really help in selecting a servo and in manufacturing it. Generally, people have to face problem while selecting a particular servo according to their requirement. Thanks a lot for this wonderful post.}

very informative

Submitted by ahmed_kathiawari on Sun, 31/07/2011 - 11:12.

very informative article

should post some relative circuit diagram to check the servo's working

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Submitted by eromlig1991 on Sat, 24/12/2011 - 06:09.

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Hi, I am new to electronics

Submitted by vengence on Mon, 09/01/2012 - 14:40.

Hi,

I am new to electronics world i would like to know is there a way to reduce the speed of sservo motors without decreasing its toque.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Hi sirIm using MG995 twoerPro

Submitted by unsbaloach on Thu, 12/01/2012 - 23:22.

Hi sir

Im using MG995 twoerPro servo motor interfacing with arduino.
im not getting result as programed
I connected red to +5v
brown to ground

& yellow for signal to arduinos pin 9

and want to rotate 20 degrees like this

for (i=0;i<=180; i=i+20)

move 20 degree

here is the complete program

Submitted by ronak2010 on Wed, 16/05/2012 - 08:19.

here is the complete program (i tested with arduino uno board with vs2 and v0006 servo)

#include <Servo.h>

Servo myservo; // create servo object to control a servo

int pos = 0; // variable to store the servo position

void setup()

{

myservo.attach(9); // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object

}

void loop()

{

for(pos = 0; pos < 180; pos += 20) // goes from 0 degrees to 180 degrees

{ // in steps of 20 degree

myservo.write(pos); // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos'

delay(15); // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position

}

for(pos = 180; pos>=1; pos-=20) // goes from 180 degrees to 0 degrees

{

myservo.write(pos); // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos'

delay(15); // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position

}

thank you very much . this

Submitted by egnlife on Fri, 17/02/2012 - 08:47.

thank you very much . this article is so detailed, love it

hy siri'm using pic 16f877A

Submitted by umair_ilyas17 on Fri, 06/04/2012 - 22:42.

hy sir

i'm using pic 16f877A controller
i'wanna conrol a servo motor in such a way that pulses of different time period are given to motor ........
i'm using CCs compiler
i've confusion to make the code
any 1 help me please

engg_umair17@yahoo.com

i'm tHankful to yOUh.. .. ..

I GOT WHAT I M FINDING ABOUT

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 15/05/2012 - 13:11.

I GOT WHAT I M FINDING ABOUT SERVO MOTOR

thanks a lot

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 29/05/2012 - 12:54.

thanks a lot

Very good explanation. Better

Submitted by rubu10 on Thu, 07/06/2012 - 11:01.

Very good explanation. Better than text book and manual.

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Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 16/07/2012 - 11:04.

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i WANT TO CONTROL THE

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 18/07/2012 - 11:40.

i WANT TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF SERVO MOTOR USING ULTRASONIC SENSOR SO PLEASE HELP .. I AM DOING ARM 7 LPC2368

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Very Useful article for

Submitted by sai.ray30 on Mon, 30/07/2012 - 15:59.

Very Useful article for beginners like me .....

Thanks

Sairam.

hi sir, i'm using pic 16f877A

Submitted by nataraj87 on Tue, 12/02/2013 - 09:52.

hi sir,

i'm using pic 16f877A controller..i'wanna conrol a servo motor in such a way that pulses of different time period are given to motor ........
i'm using hitech compiler.i've confusion to make the code.any 1 help me please.

i need 0 to 90 of rotation and 90 to 0 of rotation ... pls send me the code to ..

nataraj87@gmail.com..Pls reply me as soon as possible...

Thanks ......

I'm having trouble

Submitted by josh douglas on Fri, 15/02/2013 - 10:44.

I'm having trouble understanding what the sw 1 goes to in the first ic 555. Can u help?

please help me i want make

Submitted by soammn on Sat, 09/03/2013 - 00:13.

please help me

i want make robot arm by using servo motor but i donot know which servo model can be used and any type

servo which rotate 180 degree or 360 degree.

i will use pic16f877a .i want code for controll arm by micro c langague .

this website is remarkable. i

Submitted by jhanzaib on Fri, 19/04/2013 - 17:14.

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Can anyone tell me whether

Submitted by mayank_91 on Sun, 28/04/2013 - 09:10.

Can anyone tell me whether servo motor can be run by Atmega-16 ?

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