The Adafruit IO team has just released an update for Adafruit IO and the no-code IoT firmware WipperSnapper. This update brings the ability to control the position of Adafruit IO servo motors, No need to write a single line of code. Servo systems can be used in any IoT project that requires physical display of values ​​or opening of doors/windows/locks.

Combine Adafruit IO operations with servos for rule-based IoT projects

We also enabled Adafruit IO Action to control the servo motor.For example, the following operation tells the server to write the pulse width 2500 microseconds If the temperature sensor (also connected to the WipperSnapper device) is greater than 70 degrees Celsius. A servo system can be mounted on the door and open it if the temperature gets too high.

How we implemented a servo system in Adafruit IO

The Adafruit store stocks many different types of servos that can rotate 180 degrees (90 degrees in each direction). While most (standard, non-continuous) servo motors generally follow the “default” servo pulse width provided by the Arduino library (1ms to 2ms), the defaults may not provide a full 180 degrees of motion.instead of setting angle For servos, Adafruit IO’s servo support includes a “Universal Servo Component” that allows you to set the minimum and maximum pulse width (in US units) of the servo. Also, if your servo uses a non-standard frequency (anything other than 50Hz), you can change it from here.

As always, if you have any suggestions or bugs to report about these new features, please let us know in the forums.

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