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| 1 | +# Servo Board |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +The Servo Board can be used to control up to 12 RC servos. Many devices |
| 4 | +are available that can be controlled as servos, such as RC motor speed |
| 5 | +controllers, and these can also be used with the board. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## Board Diagram |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +## Indicators |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +| LED | Meaning | Initial power-up state | |
| 14 | +|-------|----------------------|------------------------| |
| 15 | +| Power | The board is powered | On |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +## Connectors |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +There are 8 servo connections on the left-side of the board, and 4 on |
| 20 | +the right. Servo cables are connected vertically, with 0V (the black or |
| 21 | +brown wire) at the bottom of the board. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +For the servo board to operate correctly, you must connect it to the 12V |
| 24 | +power rail from the power board. A green LED will light next to the |
| 25 | +servo board 12V connector when it is correctly powered. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +## Case Dimensions |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +The case measures 68x68x21mm. Don't forget that the cables will stick |
| 30 | +out. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +## Range of servos |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +When using the majority of servos that we supply, you will find that the |
| 35 | +servo will only turn about 90 degrees. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +## Specification |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +| Parameter | Value | |
| 40 | +|----------------------------------|-------------| |
| 41 | +| Number of servo channels | 12 | |
| 42 | +| Nominal input voltage | 11.1V ± 15% | |
| 43 | +| Output voltage | 5.5V | |
| 44 | +| Maximum total output current[^1] | 10A | |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +## Designs |
| 47 | +------- |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +You can access the schematics and source code of the firmware on the |
| 50 | +servo board in the following places. You do not need this information to |
| 51 | +use the board but it may be of interest to some people. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +- [Full Schematics](../assets/docs/servo-schematic.pdf) |
| 54 | +- [Firmware Source](https://github.com/srobo/servo-v4-fw/) |
| 55 | +- [Hardware designs](https://github.com/sourcebots/servo-v4-hw) |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +[^1]: If the auxiliary input is connected, outputs 8-11 have an independent |
| 58 | + maximum current. |
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