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Hello hacktracker
I am also looking at doing turntable control (just started my research on the Arduino last Friday!).. Instead of servos I plan to use a DC motor for smooth operation, over the stepping of a servo motor. Feedback will be through optical disk for positioning, with a index optical track. By keeping track of the turntable position, I can also slow down as the table reaches the destination. Software will determine the shortest path CW or CCW. On power up, the turntable will go to the index position, to determine its starting position.
It will require also require logic (human input) to decide which way the locomotive is orientated on the turntable, and which end will line up with the exit track.
As a variable, plan to use a setup routine to set the low speed and fast speed operation of the motor driving turntable.
Good luck with your project.
Regards BIll
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Craig Bickford Reply:
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 am
@bill_kerr@shaw.ca, Welcome to Track Hacker Bill! I’m glad to see someone post about a related project! I chose servos because it’s what I have kicking around and it’s just a proof of concept project and servos are less complicated then a DC motor and encoder and I like simple. You’re project sounds AWESOME and I wish you the best of luck and would love it if you came back and commented on you’re results here! Do you have a blog or a website? If so, I will link to your project. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
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