Thread: Blinking Eyes Servo Help

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Hi guys,

I'm new to the whole servo/controller thing. I'm trying to get my 2-axis eye to blink but the servo rests with the eye closed and pulses open (as opposed to blinking shut). I am using a 'Wizard 6 Controller' from Blue Point Engineering found here

Anyone know of a way to reverse the pulse without having to rebuild the eye or move the servo?

Any help would be great!

http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CHEQ8gIwAg#


you can try a Simple servo reverse.

Have you tried talking to the guys at BPE? I found that Robert, one of their design engineers, is a great resource.

Thanks guys! I e-mailed BPE but haven't heard back (I'm too impatient lol)

@josh thanks for the link! I'm gonna buy one- looks simple enough and should do the trick!

If you're just looking for a blinking action (2 position servo - closed, open) I would recommend just doing it with a simple 555 timer circuit. I have an example on my site at http://www.brianredmond.net/electron... timer project. If you wanted to get more creative you could trade the 555 for a microcontroller and set up a random time delay between blinks. I prefer the flexibility of my own controllers over pre-made, pre-programmed ones.