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MicroPython Cookbook

You're reading from  MicroPython Cookbook

Product type Book
Published in May 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838649951
Pages 452 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Marwan Alsabbagh Marwan Alsabbagh
Profile icon Marwan Alsabbagh

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface 1. Getting started with MicroPython 2. Controlling LEDs 3. Creating Sound and Music 4. Interacting with Buttons 5. Reading Sensor Data 6. Button Bash Game 7. Fruity Tunes 8. Let's Move It, Move It 9. Coding on the micro:bit 10. Controlling the ESP8266 11. Interacting with the Filesystem 12. Networking 13. Interacting with the Adafruit FeatherWing OLED 14. Building an Internet of Things (IoT) Weather Machine 15. Coding on the Adafruit HalloWing Microcontroller 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Servos

Servos are more complicated than DC motors and are more suitable for a situations in which you need more control over the exact position of something attached to the servo. A servo will usually contain a DC motor, gears, control circuits, and a sensor to detect the exact position of the servo. All these components come together in a device that lets you have more precise control over the exact angle that the servo is pointing at.

The following image shows a disassembled servo in which you can see the DC motor, gears, and circuitry:

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exploded_Servo.jpg

Servos work great in applications in which you need exact control over the angle of a certain part; for example, where you need to control the angle of a robotic arm or the angle of a rudder on a boat.

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