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MicroPython Cookbook
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MicroPython Cookbook

by Marwan Alsabbagh
May 2019
Beginner to intermediate
452 pages
16h 34m
English
Packt Publishing
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Servos

Servos are more complicated than DC motors and are more suitable for a situations in which you need more control over the exact position of something attached to the servo. A servo will usually contain a DC motor, gears, control circuits, and a sensor to detect the exact position of the servo. All these components come together in a device that lets you have more precise control over the exact angle that the servo is pointing at.

The following image shows a disassembled servo in which you can see the DC motor, gears, and circuitry:

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exploded_Servo.jpg

Servos work great in applications in ...

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