Hi, I have a servo connected to the front 3 pins on the GoPiGo. Whenever I boot up the board, the servo moves a little. I’m able to use it normally once everything is booted and put it back in position, but it becomes a problem after a few boots if I don’t manually reset the position. Is this normal behavior or is there a way this can be prevented. Thanks.
Hey rickyn,
This is normal behavior; I think though it might be something we can improve on the firmware for the future.
John
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Good to know. Thanks for the response.
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I know this is a super old topic but it is still super annoying 8 years later. Any thoughts during that time period on how to not have the servo move every time the robot boots up?
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This appears to be one of those setup glitches that happen.
I solve, (band-aid), this by resetting all servos to a “neutral” position at boot time.
IMHO a real fix would require, (at the very least), a firmware rewrite and more likely a PCB redesign with a different microcontroller and glue-logic.
The chances of a firmware rewrite are somewhere between “nada” and “. . .ahre you from-a MAAZ!??” (“are you from Mars?” spoken with a strong Brooklyn accent)
The chances of a PCB redesign are even less likely.
As annoying as it may be, IMHO, we’re stuck with it.
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