Hi guys,
Recently I have finished another my project which is called ServoTimer Mini.
This is unique product and the difference from common servotimers on the market is that it has PWM input which you can use to run different scripts depending on your transmitter's stick position.
Briefly, without ServoTimer you can connect 1 (or more in parallel) servomotor to one channel (one stick) which will move according to stick position.
With ServoTimer you can use multiple servos running with different time intervals. For example, when you move stick up several servos will move one after each other with different delays.
Here's a demo video with some kind of music "v trave sidel kuznechik" russian kids song and "Imperial march" from Star Wars
Well, now it opens new possibility of using channels to activate/move/turn/extract things and do other stuff.
I've made ServoTimer programmable via simple scripts which can be created in simple config software. The script looks like this:
This is a script for cyclical photography on quadcopter. 2 servos are used to control the camera. First servo is moving the lens cap and second servo is pressing the button with different force (for autofocus and shot). They all do this step by step after predefined pauses.
Well, actually, there are a lot of things which can be run with ServoTimer, I have tried to collect some interesting ideas in these examples:
Cyclical photography, as I shown before
Device can run upto 6 servomotors, have up to 39 steps in each script and recognize 3 stick positions (up, middle, down). Full description is available here.
There are many things to do with the code and functions, also the software will be upgraded to some new features after some time. I can send some examples to guys who can write reviews and build some interesting things with ServoTimer.
Also, I will be glad to hear any suggestions and feedbacks.
Eugene
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