Controlling servos with ServoTimer2 and ServoDecode

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Hello,

I am currently trying to have the receiver and the servos of my rc car interface with arduino in order to be able to then convert it to an autonomous vehicle.
I have finally managed (with the help of AWOL) to decode the ppm signal of my receiver with the following sketch made by mem.

// ServoDecodeTest

#include <ServoDecode.h>
#undef round

char * stateStrings[] = {
  "NOT_SYNCHED", "ACQUIRING", "READY", "in Failsafe"};

void setup()			  // run once, when the sketch starts
{
  Serial.begin(38400);  
  ServoDecode.begin();

    //setFailsafe()  can set a pulse width for a channel if the Tx signal is lost.
    //By default all channels not explicitly set will hold the last good signal
  ServoDecode.setFailsafe(3,1234); // set channel 3 failsafe pulse  width
}


void loop()
{
  int pulsewidth;

  // print the decoder state
  if( ServoDecode.getState()!= READY_state) {
    Serial.print("The decoder is ");
    Serial.println(stateStrings[ServoDecode.getState()]);
    for ( int i =0; i <=MAX_CHANNELS; i++ ){ // print the status of the first four channels
	Serial.print("Cx");
	Serial.print(i);
	Serial.print("= ");
	pulsewidth = ServoDecode.GetChannelPulseWidth(i);
	Serial.print(pulsewidth);
	Serial.print("  ");
    }
    Serial.println("");
  }
  else {
    // decoder is ready, print the channel pulse widths
    for ( int i =1; i <=MAX_CHANNELS; i++ ){ // print the status of the first four channels
	Serial.print("Ch");
	Serial.print(i);
	Serial.print("= ");
	pulsewidth = ServoDecode.GetChannelPulseWidth(i);
	Serial.print(pulsewidth);
	Serial.print("  ");
    }
    Serial.println("");
  }
  delay(500); // update 2 times a second	  
}

The next step is to control two servos based on this. I have found this sketch also by mem, but the servos aren't responding to any inputs, they just jerk occasionally to one side every 15 - 20 seconds.
Here is the sketch:

// ServoDecodeTest
#include <ServoDecode.h>
#include <ServoTimer2.h>// the servo library
#undef round


// define the servo pins
#define servo1Pin  5   // the pin the servo is attached to
#define servo2Pin  6

ServoTimer2 servo1;    // declare variables for the servos
ServoTimer2 servo2;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(38400);
  servo1.attach(servo1Pin);
  servo2.attach(servo2Pin);
  ServoDecode.begin();
}


void loop()
{
  int pulsewidth[MAX_CHANNELS];

  if( ServoDecode.getState()!= READY_state) {
    Serial.println("The decoder is not ready");
  }
  else {
    // decoder is ready, do somthing with the channel pulse widths
    if( ServoDecode.GetChannelPulseWidth(1) > 1500){  // run script 1 if pulse width greater than 1500 ;
	int argumentA = (2250 - ServoDecode.GetChannelPulseWidth(2)) / 200; // some values proportional to stick position
	boolean argumentB = ServoDecode.GetChannelPulseWidth(2) < 1500; // true if channel 2 less than than 1500
	runScript1(argumentA, argumentB);
    }
  }
  delay(100); // update 10 times a second
}

void  runScript1(int argumentA, boolean argumentB){
  // do something here to control servo...
  servo1.write(2000);
  delay(5000);  // note that all servo are pulsed by the interrupt handler with their current value every 20ms
  if(argumentA)
     servo2.write(2000);
  delay(argumentB * 10); //delay a time determined by the transmitter stick position
  servo1.write(1000);
  servo2.write(1000);
}

Thanks a lot!
Arthur

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Have you been successful at controlling two servos independent of the RC decoding?

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Thanks for your reply, sorry for the late anwser...
Yes I have, but not using servotimer2 but with the original servo library. I'll give it a try with servotimer2
Thanks a lot!
Arthur