Our USB Servo II Controller is a cost effective solution, designed to provide a USB interface to real world devices and or
products. It can be used in industrial, commercial, amusement, or many other applications, allowing a PC's USB port to control Human Interface Devices(HID's).
The servo outputs can be used to bring motion to a device, drive a motion platform, animate a figurine(animatronics), robotics, provide player feedback in a game, or many other applications.
Eight
optically isolated inputs provide an interface to events or conditions. They can be used to watch for user inputs, travel limits, motion sensing, or any other external event or condition.
Eight sink outputs provide a pathway from your software to outside the PC. They can be used to run indicators, motors, contactors, safety interlocks, or any other external device you need to trigger.
Connection to the USB Servo II
Controller is simple. 3 row .1" headers allow connection of standard
off-the-shelf servos. A two pin Plugable terminal block is used to accept
external power
for the servos. A "B" type USB connector is used for connection via a cable, to your USB port.
Our USB Servo II Controller can be mounted in our optional enclosure. The enclosure has mounting tabs to allow mounting to or in another piece of equipment.
Download Manual[pdf]
Download Driver & Sample Software[zip]
Part#: ACS-USB-SERVOII
Install the USB drivers on your computer, just as
you would with any other USB device, then
plug in
the USB Servo controller. Sample software is included with source code, that demonstrates how to monitor/read the eight inputs and current servo postions,
and how to control the eight inputs & outputs and eight servos. Using Microsofts USB Humand Interface Device(HID) makes prgramming a snap. An Active X control is provided to
allow easy Visual Basic or Word & Excel marco programming.
You can create anything you can imagine, on a hardware platform the you are familiar with. Imagine the possibilities!
Features
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Servo Outputs | Eight 4.5v 20mSEC period, 1 - 2 mSEC pulse width TTL servo outputs. |
| Inputs | Eight optically isolated 20mA sink(short to ground to activate) inputs. Inputs |
| Outputs | Eight current sink(short to ground when activated) 400mA outputs. 800mA total for all eight outputs. |
| Connections |
External DC servo power
is connected via a pluggable terminal block. Servos are connected via (8) three pin .1" headers(GND, V+, SIG). Inputs are connected via (8) three pin .1" headers(GND, V+, Input). Outputs are connected via (8) three pin .1" headers(GND, V+, Output). |
| Power Supply | External DC servo power must be supplied. |
| Diagnostics | On board LED shows status of USB registration/authentication. |
| Software | Windows installable USB driver, Active X Control, Demo software(with source code) written in C++ & Visual Basic. The USB Servo Controller appears as a Human Interface Device(HID) vendor specific Usage Page and Usages in Windows. |
| Mounting | PCB has four mounting holes in corners. Optional enclosure has mounting tabs. |
