Unit #5-07

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• control a servo motor

Review

• review Robot:Bit extension

  • inside this extension is a "servo" section

Lesson

• watch this video, "Behind the MakeCode Hardware - Servo Motors with micro:bit"

• servos are little motors that DO NOT turn continuously (usually) but move back and forth

  • for example moving a rudder on a toy plane or boat

Activity

• plug the servo on the Robot:Bit

  • note the colors of the wires and the terminals, make sure they match

  • note the number you placed the servo wires on (ex: S1)

Daily Assignment

• click on provided link to create a new GitHub repo

  • call the repo: TEJ2O.1 ⇢ Unit5-07

• create a program that moves the servo back and forth

  • press "A" and it goes one way

  • press "B" and it goes the other way

Extra

• do the same assignment, but in Python

  • this might help