Hi,
I wonder if there is a way to read the current servo angle of my GoPiGo2.
Thanks,
Borge
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Not really. You can save the last commanded angle in a variable, and access that. If you turn off the servo in between commands to save the battery, the angle might have changed, but probably not.
Here is a Python class for GoPiGo3 not GoPiGo2 but you can get the idea I am talking about.
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That depends on what the servos are connected to and how they’re mounted.
Regular “plain-vanilla” servos neither lock their position setting nor have a way to read it back.
On my robot,
My two servos are attached to a pan-and-tilt mount right at the front of the robot where they can be accidentally moved very easily.
In my case, I never assume that the servos are where I left them because it is too easy for an accidental “bump!” to move them.
Your case might be different.
If knowing the absolute position of your servos is a requirement, then you might need a different kind of servo, (one that locks when set), or some kind of position sensor attached to the servo, or perhaps both.
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