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author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-15 01:50:56 -0500 |
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diff --git a/docs/source/libs/servo.rst b/docs/source/libs/servo.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f92fd91 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/libs/servo.rst @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _libs-servo: + +======= + Servo +======= + +This documents the Servo library for controlling RC servomotors. It +is implemented as a thin layer over the built-in :ref:`timer +peripherals <timers>`. + +You can use this library in the :ref:`IDE <ide>` by choosing the Servo +item under the Sketch > Import Library... menu. + +If you are using the :ref:`Unix toolchain <unix-toolchain>`, the +library is located in ``$LIB_MAPLE_HOME/libraries/Servo/``. + +Servo Class Reference +--------------------- + +You can construct a Servo object by including the declaration :: + + Servo servo; + +in your sketch. This will create a Servo object called ``servo``. +You can then use any of its methods; for instance, to control a +servomotor attached to pin 9, you could write :: + + servo.attach(9); + +.. cpp:class:: Servo + + Class for controlling RC servomotors via :ref:`timers <timers>`. + +.. _libs-servo-attach: + +.. cpp:function:: bool Servo::attach(uint8 pin, uint16 min, uint16 max) + + Attach this Servo object to the given ``pin``. The pin must be + capable of PWM. You can check this by seeing if "PWM" is written + next to its number on the Maple silkscreen, or by consulting the + :ref:`pwmWrite() <lang-pwmwrite>` documentation. + + Sets this pin's :ref:`mode <lang-pinmode>` to :ref:`PWM + <lang-pinmode-wiringpinmode>`, and returns true if successful. + Does nothing and returns false if the pin doesn't support PWM. + + Parameter ``min`` is the pulse width corresponding to 0 degrees; + ``max`` is the pulse width corresponding to 180 degrees (both are + in microseconds). + +.. cpp:function:: bool Servo::attach(uint8 pin) + + Equivalent to :ref:`attach(pin, 544, 2400) <libs-servo-attach>`. + +.. _libs-servo-attached: + +.. cpp:function:: int Servo::attached() const + + If currently attached (via :ref:`attach() <libs-servo-attach>`) to + a pin, returns that pin's number. Returns ``NOT_ATTACHED`` + otherwise. + +.. cpp:function:: bool Servo::detach() + + If this Servo object is currently attached to pin, stops driving + the servo by setting a zero pulse width (this is accomplished by + setting the associated :ref:`channel mode + <lang-hardwaretimer-setchannelmode>` to ``TIMER_DISABLED``). + + Subsequently, calling :ref:`attached() <libs-servo-attached>` will + return ``NOT_ATTACHED``. + +.. cpp:function:: void Servo::write(unsigned int value) + + If ``value`` is less than ``SERVO_MAX_WRITE_ANGLE`` (which, for + Arduino compatibility, is 200), it's interpreted as an angle in + degrees. Otherwise, it's treated as a pulse width in microseconds. + + Drives the servo to target the given angle, based on a linear + interpolation of the ``min`` and ``max`` pulse widths determined + when :ref:`attach() <libs-servo-attach>` was called. + + Be aware that some (especially lower-cost) servos have fairly + non-linear maps between pulse width and target angle. Make sure to + test your motor before relying on this method. + +.. cpp:function:: void Servo::writeMicroseconds(uint16 pulseWidth) + + Drives the servo using a ``pulseWidth``-microsecond pulse. + + If ``pulseWidth`` is outside of the [``min``, ``max``\ ] pulse + width range set during :ref:`attach() <libs-servo-attach>`, it will + be clamped to lie in this range. + +.. cpp:function:: int Servo::read() const + + Returns the servo's target angle, in degrees. This will be clamped + to lie between 0 (when the pulse width is at most ``min``) and 180 + (when the pulse width is at least ``max``). + +.. cpp:function:: uint16 Servo::readMicroseconds() const + + Returns the pulse width of the wave currently driving the servo, in + microseconds. This will be clamped to lie in the [``min``, + ``max``\ ] pulse width range set during :ref:`attach() + <libs-servo-attach>`. |