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Re: Servos controlled by RC?

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ID: 1183 Section: 5.3 Status: Answered Date Answered: 1/17/2005
Q: May we connect servos to the PWM outputs on the CMUcam to take advantage of the automatic pan and tilt control that it provides

A: Yes. Servos connected to the camera module are considered part of the camera module and can only be connected to it.


ID: 1184 Section: 5.3.5 Status: Answered Date Answered: 1/17/2005
Q: The suggested camera configuration available from: www.ifirobotics.com requires a servo that pans the camera left and right to be directly connected to the camera board. Is this illegal according to <R53?

A: No. (Answer CHANGED 1/17/2005) Servos connected to the camera module are considered part of the camera module and can only be connected to it.
This is from the Q+A at USFirst. Just wanted to clarify this as much as possible. Notice the only.
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