Servo - December 2008

for remote, web control of any robotic platform. Currently, the Tele-Robotics application contains control and monitoring services for CrustCrawler’s AX- 12 Smart robotic arm. If you do not own an AX- 12 Smart Robotic Arm, you can test drive the AX- 12 Smart Arm through CrustCrawler’s interactive Telerobotics web page. Move the arm through several preset movements while monitoring in real time the position, speed, load, voltage, and temperature of each of the AX- 12+ Smart servos from anywhere in the world.

CrustCrawler’s Tele-Robotics software is ideally suited for robotics applications that use servo motors which can provide real time feedback for position, speed, load, voltage, and temperature. Such feedback features are an integral part of the AX- 12+, RX- 28, RX- 64, and EX-106 series of servos from Robotis.

CrustCrawler offers the software as a free open source download which contains fully commented client, server, and AJAX code modules. Help and additional code can be found on the CrustCrawler robotics forum. Visit the website for more information and code updates.

For further information, please contact:

CrustCrawler, Inc.

Website: www.CrustCrawler.com Tel: 480•577•5557

MOTORS

HS-5485HB Economy Digital Servo

Hitec's new HS-5485HB digital servo features long life components and zero wear Karbonite gears. The HS-5485HB is an inexpensive, fully programmable standard size digital servo.

Features include:

• 89 in/oz of torque at six volts

• Backed by a two year warranty and Hitec’s service and support.

• Suggested retail price $25

For further information, please contact:

Hite_Mc 12115 Paine Street _ultiplex_Poway, _CA _{92064 Tel:}_{858•748•6948}

Website: www.hitecrcd.com

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TOOLS & TEST EQUIPMENT

Servo Commander The Servo Commander is a portable, hand-held device that generates the command signal required to drive servos and Electronic Speed Controls (ESC) without the use of an R/C transmitter and R/C receiver. You can manually adjust the servo position or the ESC speed, or continuously cycle between two slewing endpoint positions of your choice.

Features are interference-free servo checking when among groups using live R/C equipment; test servo travel, positioning, and throttle adjustment; check for servo alignments, binding, damaged gear trains, or weak motors; enable mechanical adjustment of precise zero position; check step response; permit first order frequency response; check for vibration problems; facilitate mechanical break-in; perform endurance testing; input is protected against reversed voltage; convenience power to driven equipment fused at 1A; accommodates either 1.0 or 1.5 ms zero signal; always powers-up producing a zero output signal; output signal is short circuit protected; allows normal or reversed positional control; has teach function to enter arbitrary slew endpoints; slew rate is variable from 0 (motionless) to 100%; has quartz crystal controlled accuracy; and type specific power cables are available.