USB servo squirter - Hack a Day

USB servo squirter

posted Dec 26th 2008 7:47am by Caleb Kraft
filed under: classic hacks, peripherals hacks

squirt

Here is a great project for learning how to control servos. They’ve made a USB controlled squirt gun using the USB NerdKit, a pump and a servo. This is a great tutorial to learn about PWM and controlling servos. The tutorial is very thorough, with great pictures and a video of it all , which you can see after the break.

[thanks Humberto]

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tagged: nerdkit, pwm, servo

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Nice kit. I’ll be looking forward to buy it.

I’m a total newbie when it comes to this but how does it compare to Arduino and others like it ?

I would like to play with LED related projects.

Posted at 11:17 pm on Dec 26th, 2008 by Edd

For about $20 you can get a freeduino (an Arduino clone). The software is free and easy to learn. There are lots of example code to get you started.

Posted at 9:31 am on Dec 27th, 2008 by Larry

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