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From: kilian@cray.com (Alan Kilian)
Subject: Controller for RC type servos
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Date: 15 Feb 93 20:45:11 CST


Well, all you miniboard and HC11 types out there will be happy to hear
that I am writing software for the HC11 to control 8 RC type servos.

With small software changes you could control as many as 24 servos.
With additional hardware you could control about a million. 
I'm not making this up.

The software is dead simple.

The hardware is non-existant. Just take the 8 Port-C  or Port-B output
bits and hook them to 8 servos. This should work for almost any HC11 type
board. Miniboard, Coactive, Whiskers, GNC, 6.270 or anything.

I'll post the software late this week and also archive it with Fred Martin
on cherupahka.media.mit.edu

I'll also rig up a small manual with operating instructions and a Postscript
schematic for the archive.

I am building this for Tim Vittentoe and he says he has posted something
about this also although I haven't seen it yet.

              -Alan Kilian

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 -Alan Kilian           kilian@cray.com 612.683.5499 (Work) 612.721.3990 (Home)
 "It is a little hard to tell the difference between a machine that doesn't
  work and a machine that doesn't exist." -Martin Walker quoting someone else
