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Re: PWM 13-16 Replacement Code Beta Test

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Originally Posted by bear24rw View Post
So how exactly would this effect the servos controlling the camera? Would it make them move smoother, more accurate?

Looks cool
Other than getting rid of the spasms, the coolest benefit (at least in my mind) is to give you more accurate control over your camera tilt servo, which can be used to calculate the range to a green light. Instead of the 0-255 range moving the servo ~180 degrees from floor to ceiling, wouldn't having the 0-255 range move the servo only 30 degrees be more useful? You gain angular precision, which gets you better range estimates. While I don't think its FIRST legal, I've been experimenting with digital servos in my pan/tilt assembly with fairly spectacular results.

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