Great Project!
Olly,
Thanks for the great servo controller. This was my first time etching a PCB, and I am pleased with how it turned out.
I didn't realize until after I already etched the PCB that the pinouts on my 7805 regulators have the ground in the middle, so I had to cut some tracks and add jumper wires.
Also, the image on your website has the pinouts mirrored for the D-sub connector, or at least what I can get in the USA:
DRB-09SM - PCB DB9 Female Right Angle .380 Connector 50 Pack. It would work for puting the D-sub connector on the BOTTOM of the board, but not on the top. I cut all the tracks and wired directly to the Max232. (Did I do something wrong?)
I have a modified image (hope you don't mind) and I posted it below, that has the correct configuration for D-sub 9 PCB mount, along with the standard 7805 (common in the middle) pinouts.
with a 12 Volt 2.2 amp transformer, I am controlling 2-3 servos with no problems, and not much heat. I think I'll need more amps for much more than that, but the 7805's I got are only rated at 1 amp each, so I probably won't push it.
I am getting used to Olly's controller program, and I think it is great. Can the servo movement save files be edited in notepad?
My first project is going to be a variant of this guy:
http://www.milinst.com/robotics/5_756s.jpg
Thanks again!
(Here is a video link to the finished product)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAe3jtnwnd0