User Guide

1/16/2018 16x RC Servo Phidget - RCC1000_0 at Phidgets

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Contents

1 GETTING STARTED

2 USING THE RCC1000

2.1 Phidget Control Panel

2.2 First Look

2.3 RC Servo

2.4 Further Reading

3 WHAT TO DO NEXT

Getting Started

Welcome to the RCC1000 user guide! In order to get started, make sure you have the following hardware on hand:

RCC1000 - 16x Servo Phidget

VINT Hub

Phidget cable

8-30V Power supply

Servo Motors

Next, you will need to connect the pieces:

1. Connect the RCC1000 to the VINT Hub using the Phidget cable.

2. Connect the VINT Hub to your computer with a USB cable.

3. Connect one or more servo motors to the RCC1000.

4. Connect the power supply to the green power terminals on the RCC1000.

Now that you have everything together, let's start using the RCC1000!

Using the RCC1000

Phidget Control Panel

In order to demonstrate the functionality of the RCC1000, the Phidget Control Panel running on a Windows machine will be used.

The Phidget Control Panel is available for use on both macOS and Windows machines. If you would like to follow along, first take a

look at the getting started guide for your operating system:

Getting started with Windows

Getting started with macOS

Linux users can follow the getting started with Linux guide and continue reading here for more information about the RCC1000.

First Look

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/16/2018 16x RC Servo Phidget - RCC1000_0 at Phidgets Contents 1 GETTING STARTED 2 USING THE RCC1000 2.1 Phidget Control Panel 2.2 First Look 2.3 RC Servo 2.4 Further Reading 3 WHAT TO DO NEXT Getting Started Welcome to the RCC1000 user guide! In order to get started, make sure you have the following hardware on hand: RCC1000 - 16x Servo Phidget VINT Hub Phidget cable 8-30V Power supply Servo Motors Next, you will need to connect the pieces: 1. 2. 3. 4.
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1/16/2018 16x RC Servo Phidget - RCC1000_0 at Phidgets After plugging the RCC1000 into your computer and opening the Phidget Control Panel, you will see something like this: The Phidget Control Panel will list all connected Phidgets and associated objects, as well as the following information: Serial number: allows you to differentiate between similar Phidgets. Channel: allows you to differentiate between similar objects on a Phidget.
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1/16/2018 16x RC Servo Phidget - RCC1000_0 at Phidgets General information about the selected object will be displayed at the top of the window. You can also experiment with the following functionality: Motor calibration options are provided. You can change the minimum and maximum pulse widths for your RC servo motor in the appropriate boxes. You can also change which position these pulse widths map to.