Servo Motor#

Introduction#

The VEX 3-Wire Servo Motor is a 3-wire device that rotates to a specific position based on a control signal from the V5 Brain.

A Servo Motor moves to a position from 0 to 100 degrees and holds that position. Unlike a Smart Motor, a Servo Motor is used for position control, not continuous spinning.

The VEX 3-Wire Servo Motor

Below is a list of available Servo Motor blocks:

Actions — Move a Servo Motor to a position.

spin Servo to position#

The spin Servo to position stack block moves a Servo Motor to a specified position between 0 and 100 degrees. The Servo Motor will hold that position until it is given another position.

Note: A Servo Motor begins each project by automatically centering itself at 50 degrees before completing any movements.

A diagram of a servo motor showing the degrees that it can rotate, from 100 on the left to 50 in the center, to 0 on the far right.

  spin [ServoA v] to position [50] degrees

Parameters

Description

device

The Servo Motor to move. Choose from the Servo Motors configured in the Devices window.

position

The position to move the Servo Motor to, from 0 to 100 degrees. This uses whole numbers.

Example

  when started
  [Move the Servo Motor to three different positions.]
  spin [ServoA v] to position [0] degrees
  wait (1) seconds
  spin [ServoA v] to position [50] degrees
  wait (1) seconds
  spin [ServoA v] to position [100] degrees
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