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The Servo Controller

  1. Set your transmitter switch to the off position.
  2. Connect the output of the amplifier to the signal input of the servomotor controller.
  3. Turn on the switch in your transmitter.
  4. Vary the potentiometer in the transmitter and observe the servo position. Is the servo being driven as expected?
  5. Make measurements as appropriate using any of the test instruments. Be sure to explain each measurement made along with a discussion of its meaning in your lab report. Hint: Measure voltages and/or currents for several different positions of the potentiometer and observe the position of the servo. Provide tables of measured data, graphs of servo position as a function of voltage and/or current measured. Discuss the relationship between servo position and the measured quantities. Are the relationships linear?


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