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[Reply #15 on:]

Code:

     Serial.print("Raw value: ");
     Serial.println(number);
     Serial.print("Servo angle: ");
     Serial.println(sVal);

number is a float. By default, floats are printed to two decimal places. You need an optional 2nd argument to get more (or less) than 2 decimal places.

[Reply #16 on:]

Well, that would do it. Any other ideas about the servo?

[Reply #17 on:]

If the sweep example works then the hardware should be OK. I can't see any reason why the sketch shouldn't move the servo to the angle it is printing out, so there's a faulty assumption here somewhere.

I suggest you take a copy of the sketch and replace the whole of loop() with something like this:

Code:

void loop()
{
  delay(5000);
  sVal = 134;
  myservo.write(sVal);
  Serial.print("Servo angle: ");
  Serial.println(sVal);
}

If everything works as we assume, the sketch should move the servo to angle 90, wait five seconds and then move it to angle 134. It will also print out a message to show that it has done it. Does it print out the message? Does the servo move as expected?

[Reply #18 on:]

Ok, I tried what you said, the servo moves as expected, and the message prints just fine. Now I will try bringing back the servo related bits of the void loop and see what happens.

[Reply #19 on:]

Got it working, it had to do with the fact that sVal was assigning improperly due to being an integer. I mad sVal a float, and it started working, but I had to type cast sVal to int in the myservo.write statement.

[Reply #20 on:]

I had to type cast sVal to int in the myservo.write statement.

You didn't have to, but it would do no harm.

[Reply #21 on:]

You didn't have to, but it would do no harm.

Hmm, well it didn't work before I type cast it. Oh well, it works. Anyway, thanks guys for all the help!