Re: servo driver on a chip ?

It might be totally different inside, but it still performs the same
function, taking command input and controlling something based on it.
It's just a different command format. A servo could just as easily
take a command as an analog signal input or a byte code, or even a
complex command sequence specifying position, speed, acceleration, and
timing profile for the movement.

This is probably out of context here, though (although not necessarily
off-topic). This industry is used to the step/direction command
format, but that's certainly not the only way to get things done (or
the best one). With a rich command format, you can reduce the load on
the main computer as well as receive fault codes from the servos.

On 8/3/06, turbulatordude <dave_mucha@...> wrote:
>
> The R/C servo is a totally different beast than the motion control
> servo that takes step and directon commands.
>
> Dave