Digital Servo Shield

Description Digital Servo Shield

The Digital Servo Shield is an essential tool for any robotics enthusiast. It is designed to simplify controlling digital servos, such as the Dynamixel AX series, with an Arduino board. This shield is compatible with popular Arduino boards, such as the Arduino Uno . It makes it easy to connect multiple servos in series, ideal for building projects such as robotic dogs or hexapods.

This smart shield has an integrated half-duplex circuit. This means that commands can be sent to all connected AX-12 servos via a single wire. Depending on the command, all servos or only the servo with the specified ID will respond. The unique thing about this shield is that it can connect up to 200 servos via a serial bus. Each servo can provide feedback on position, rotation speed, torque, current, motor temperature and more. This makes the shield versatile, not only for robotic arms and humanoid robots, but also for wheeled or tracked robots.

Please note: The latest AX-12 servos require a standard reset before changing the operating mode. Information about this can be found in the sample code provided.