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Subject:Re: What interface on modern autopilot servos?
From:MikeM
Date:Thu Jan 18 12:54:05 2001
In article <945kbr$d0j$1@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>,
laird@pier.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) wrote:
> Ive been yanking junk out of my Aztec and among the
> boat anchors are the autopilot servos from the old
> Altimatic II. The interface to those were a bunch
> of analog lines and push-pull cables(!).
>
> Im curious what interface modern servos use. Are
> they plain ol RS-232? (Thatd be great.) Do they
> use stepper inputs? Something else?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --kyler

Most of the older autopilots Ive seen use brush-type DC gear motors, or
DC torque motors. Are any of the modern autopilots using brushless DC
motors?

I havent ever seen a autopilot based on a stepper motor. Has anyone?

--
MikeM, Skylane 1MM


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