
it ranges from 1ms to 2ms, but in some motors it is near 2.5ms. The duration of the pulse determines the position of the servo motor. Pulse Width modulation in servo motors:Ī series of pulses are send to the control pin, generally servo motors are capable of receiving pulses for every 20ms, so we can change the position of the motor every 20ms so the signal should be sent with 50Hz frequency. Which depend on the type and brand of our servo. What does it mean? This data indicates the maximum speed at which we can move the servomotor with Arduino. These motors work with a PWM signal(pulse width modulation), with a work pulse between 1ms and 2ms and with a period of 20ms (50 Hz). this is the maximum resolution which we are going to achieve with the PWM signal of Arduino.Īlso read: Arduino Tachometer to Measure Accurate RPM

Servo motors has a resolution near to 1 degree, which means it is possible to move the shaft in 1 degree angle. It allows us to sweep in 180 degrees which is between -90° to +90° angle. Now lets talk about a specific servo motor which we are using in this tutorial Micro Servo 9g SG90 from Tower Pro. There are several models of servo motors. It also has a sensor generally a potentiometer which feedbacks the position of the shaft to the control board, when a signal is given to the control board for a rotation of +45°, the control board turns on DC motor till the sensor feedbacks the correct +45° position. A servo motor has a simple DC motor whose shaft is connected to gears to control the speed of rotation and to add the precision. Servo motors is motors with rotatory actuator with control on its movement angle and precession which works with closed loop feedback control system. So, servo motors are invented to serve this issue. What are servo motors? how Servo motors work?Īre you thinking to add movement to your project (example: robotics, remote control car turning) like rotating the device in particular direction at certain speed, to achieve this you might think about the motors but general DC motors rotate at high speeds in single direction with out the control of angle movement. Before getting started with Servo motors, It is also important to learn what is Servo motor and how servo motors work.
#DRIVE SERVO MOTOR ARDUINO HOW TO#
In this tutorial, learn how to connect a servo motor with Arduino microcontroller and control its movement through programming.
#DRIVE SERVO MOTOR ARDUINO CODE#
Program code to sweep servo from 0 to 180 and 180 to 0.Program code to move servo from 0 to 90 and to 180 with 1 second interval.Pulse Width modulation in servo motors:.

