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Re: CMUCam Servos not Responding on Robot

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Originally Posted by krigby
Well, We've read the code inside and out. We've read every thread, dealt with power issues, calibrated it in LabView, and have finally gotten it to recognize the target on the robot using the RC. However, we can't get the servos to move. We have loaded the no frills camera.hex file. In the terminal window it shows the processor commanding the servos but they won't move.
You say you've dealt with power issues, but it still sounds like your backup battery is dead or not connected. (The camera is supposed to take its power from a PWM output on the RC, and the backup battery is where the PWMs get their power.)
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