NEED SOME HELP WITH SERVO URGENT!!!!

hi everyone,

i just modified a small servo,this servo didnt require that i add anything since it was fairly small so what i did was smoothen out the hole which connects to the potentiometer.then i put everything back and the servo was finally capable of turning 360 degrees but with the example code provided by arduino it makes the servo go one way for like 5 seconds,stop,go other way for like 1/10 of a second then go back the other and keeps doing that over and over again.since im not such a "badass" programmer i cant figure whats wrong so if someone can please give me a code that will work then that'll be awesome!

here's the link for the servo motor i got: Servo - Generic (Sub-Micro Size) - ROB-09065 - SparkFun Electronics
(btw i have the servo hooked up straight to arduino but just for now till i get everything running)

ANY HELP IS APPRCIATED!! 8)

I suspect nothing is wrong. You just have to learn how the servo library works and how the commands differ when your using a modified continuous rotation servo instead on using a standard unmodified servo.

since im not such a "badass" programmer i cant figure whats wrong so if someone can please give me a code that will work then that'll be awesome!

Well it sounds to me like you need to take some time first to learn how to program your arduino using it's C/C++ programming language. We have no idea what you want your servo to perform. So learn to be a "bad ass programmer" and It will open up a world of possible things to do with your arduino, and maybe even a nice career in your future.

Even PaulS wasn't born knowing how to program. :wink:

Lefty

retrolefty:
I suspect nothing is wrong. You just have to learn how the servo library works and how the commands differ when your using a modified continuous rotation servo instead on using a standard unmodified servo.

since im not such a "badass" programmer i cant figure whats wrong so if someone can please give me a code that will work then that'll be awesome!

Well it sounds to me like you need to take some time first to learn how to program your arduino using it's C/C++ programming language. We have no idea what you want your servo to perform. So learn to be a "bad ass programmer" and It will open up a world of possible things to do with your arduino, and maybe even a nice career in your future.

Even PaulS wasn't born knowing how to program. :wink:

Lefty

well im trying to have it move 360 degrees to the left the stop the n360 degrees to the right,can someone please help byposting a working code plzzzzz

Servo trest code you can try.

// zoomkat 10-22-11 serial servo test
// type servo position 0 to 180 in serial monitor
// or for writeMicroseconds, use a value like 1500
// for IDE 0022 and later
// Powering a servo from the arduino usually *DOES NOT WORK*.

String readString;
#include <Servo.h> 
Servo myservo;  // create servo object to control a servo 

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  myservo.writeMicroseconds(1500); //set initial servo position if desired
  myservo.attach(7);  //the pin for the servo control 
  Serial.println("servo-test-22-dual-input"); // so I can keep track of what is loaded
}

void loop() {
  while (Serial.available()) {
    char c = Serial.read();  //gets one byte from serial buffer
    readString += c; //makes the string readString
    delay(2);  //slow looping to allow buffer to fill with next character
  }

  if (readString.length() >0) {
    Serial.println(readString);  //so you can see the captured string 
    int n = readString.toInt();  //convert readString into a number

    // auto select appropriate value, copied from someone elses code.
    if(n >= 500)
    {
      Serial.print("writing Microseconds: ");
      Serial.println(n);
      myservo.writeMicroseconds(n);
    }
    else
    {   
      Serial.print("writing Angle: ");
      Serial.println(n);
      myservo.write(n);
    }

    readString=""; //empty for next input
  } 
}