Servo stops suddenly?

I'm trying to convert my parallax Boe Bot into a Arduino Due version. Unfortunately I'm running into something I cannot explain. The servos start to rotate as expected, but after a few seconds the right servo just stops while the other one keeps running. I cannot find a reason for this, even the 'rightServo.read()' tells me it's running at full speed. What could be the cause of this? I've unplugged the USB connection and connected it to a wall outlet but the results are the same.

#include <Servo.h>

Servo pingServo;
Servo leftServo;
Servo rightServo;

int pos = 90;    // variable to store the servo position 
boolean countUpwards = true;

unsigned long currentTime;
unsigned long loopTime;

const int PIN_PING_SERVO = 8;
const int PIN_LEFT_SERVO = 10;
const int PIN_RIGHT_SERVO = 9;
const int PIN_PING = 31;
const int PIN_PUSH_BUTTON = 53;

int distancesByAngle[] = {};
int distance = 999;
int oldButtonState = 0;

boolean buttonPressed = false;
boolean programActive = false;

void setup() 
{ 
  Serial.begin(9600);

  pinMode(PIN_LEFT_SERVO, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(PIN_RIGHT_SERVO, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(PIN_PUSH_BUTTON, INPUT);

  pingServo.attach(PIN_PING_SERVO);
  leftServo.attach(PIN_LEFT_SERVO);
  rightServo.attach(PIN_RIGHT_SERVO);

  pingServo.write(pos);
  leftServo.write(90);
  rightServo.write(90);
} 


void loop() 
{
  int buttonState = digitalRead(PIN_PUSH_BUTTON);
  currentTime = millis();
  if(currentTime >= (loopTime + 500)){  
    if(countUpwards){
      pos = pos + 20;

      if(pos>=170){
        countUpwards = false;
      }
    }else{
      pos = pos - 20;

      if(pos<=10){
        countUpwards = true;
      }
    }

    distance = checkDistance();
    //pingServo.write(pos); 
    
    distancesByAngle[pos] = distance;
    
    if(distance<30){
      moveRight();
    }

    loopTime = currentTime;  // Updates loopTime
  }
 
  moveForward();
  
  oldButtonState = buttonState;
} 

long checkDistance(){
  // establish variables for duration of the ping, 
  // and the distance result in inches and centimeters:
  long duration, cm;

  // The PING))) is triggered by a HIGH pulse of 2 or more microseconds.
  // Give a short LOW pulse beforehand to ensure a clean HIGH pulse:
  pinMode(PIN_PING, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(PIN_PING, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(PIN_PING, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(5);
  digitalWrite(PIN_PING, LOW);

  pinMode(PIN_PING, INPUT);
  duration = pulseIn(PIN_PING, HIGH);

  cm = microsecondsToCentimeters(duration);

  //Serial.print(cm);
  //Serial.print("cm on pos: ");
  //Serial.print(pos);
  //Serial.println(); 
  
  return cm;
}

void fullStop(){
  //Serial.println("FULL STOP"); 
  pingServo.write(90);
  leftServo.write(90);
  rightServo.write(90);
  delay(15);
}

void moveForward(){
  //Serial.println("FORWARD"); 
  
  rightServo.write(0);
  leftServo.write(180);
  delay(15); 
  
  Serial.print("rightServo: ");
  Serial.print(rightServo.read());
  Serial.print(", leftServo: ");
  Serial.print(leftServo.read());
  Serial.println();
}

void moveRight(){
  //Serial.println("RIGHT"); 
  leftServo.write(180);
  rightServo.write(90);
  delay(15);
}

long microsecondsToCentimeters(long microseconds)
{
  return microseconds / 29 / 2;
}

from your description and picture I cannot see thatnyou have a separate power source for the servos, if not try this as a solution - check th btwo links in my signature for more details.

Duane B
rcarduino.blogspot.com

You probably need decoupling on the supply. It sounds like the interference from the motor is screwing with the code.

Ah now it's starting to make sense, I thought the the external power connector on the board would be the decoupled power source, but obviously it's not. So if I set my wall wart to 5V and connect it to my breadboard and power the servo's from there it should work right?

DuaneB:
check th btwo links in my signature for more details.

Since I followed your servo tutorial link Duane, in the last two days I've pointed 2-3 members there. It explains stuff really clearly, thanks.

Motors tend to need more decoupling than most other components:-
http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Tutorial/De-coupling.html