Servo Spinners and Pointers by Wonderful Idea Co. https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos Please post photos and videos of your moving creations en-us 2021-11-10 14:28:48 UTC 2025-03-30 22:00:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2699.png Fish Tank Spinner wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881441239 2021-11-10 14:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881441239 Mirror Pond Servo wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881442918 2021-11-10 14:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881442918 Naomi Osaka Collage wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881444624 2021-11-10 14:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881444624 BB-8 Collage wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881448073 2021-11-10 14:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881448073 Coffee Stirrer wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881449407 2021-11-10 14:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881449407 Washing Machine wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881450539 2021-11-10 14:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1881450539 Code for space https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897570344 2021-11-17 17:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897570344 Using Capacitive touch sensor (the micro:bit logo) and conductive tape -Celeste https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897574617 I used some pieces of conductive tape to attach a switch I made out of cardboard to the micro:Bit logo so that when as long as I am pressing and holding the switch, the motor runs. ]]> 2021-11-17 17:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897574617 Programming the servo - a start, Sarah Alexander wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897576261 My challenge now is to construct the dragonfly automata so that the microbit and servo is integral in the machine. I'll probably start with a box. ]]> 2021-11-17 17:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897576261 Ann's space prototype https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897579880 I got the continuous servo showing the monster orbiting the sun. Had to troubleshoot the angles and now want to make the moon wobble due to the disturbed gravitational forces. ;) ]]> 2021-11-17 17:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897579880 Capacitive touch test code (with my continuous servo code) - Tiffany https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897590328 This lights an icon if the alligator clip on pin 2 (I'm only using servos on P0 and P1).
https://makecode.microbit.org/_Heb14zh3xfzT]]> 2021-11-17 17:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897590328 Lisa https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897590854 I can make the spaghetti go round but it doesn't stop. I want the plate to rotate left and right in short movements as the spaghetti goes round. At the moment the plate crashes with the spaghetti.
https://makecode.microbit.org/_A9pb7q66wf7v]]> 2021-11-17 17:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897590854 Manta ray - Cranky servos - Tiffany https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897663369 Riffing on the cranky contraptions. Straightened the crank and poked it into the servo horn. It took a bit of fine tuning to get it to not want to tear itself apart. Continous servo running at 50%. Simple A press on. B press off.]]> 2021-11-17 18:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1897663369 Scrolling Automata Game -Celeste https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1906642060 I was inspired by platformer games like super mario and "crankies" http://www.thecrankiefactory.com/348971240 . I wanted to make something that needed a motor to make it more fun or interesting. I'm using pieces of the cardboard automata kit here, but made a few tweaks:  
  • I cut my own cams make the character "jump" higher
  • I cut down the chopstick that the character is attached to
  • I added some sticky tack to hold my cam in place 
  • I added a couple clothespins to constrain the movement of the character and to keep from spinning around in a circle 
  • I also used one of the boxes that our electronic parts came in to make the cam and the upper portion of this piece (those boxes are too good not to use!)
]]> 2021-11-22 17:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1906642060 Back of Scrolling Automata Game https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1906644365 Here's how it works. I think it would work a little better with two continuous motors so that you can automate the rewinding that you see me doing by hand. ]]> 2021-11-22 17:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1906644365 Code for Scrolling Automata game https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1906646849 the A button makes the scroll run, the B button "rewinds" the scroll, pressing A and B together stops the motor. ]]> 2021-11-22 17:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1906646849 Servo setting https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1910931815 not quiet work at the moment -Cindy]]> 2021-11-24 16:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1910931815 Microbit failed to run as programmed before. https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1921021285 The above make code worked brilliantly and ran my automaton.  However since I have run the LED programmes and re-installed the servo programme, only one servo works.  Any help will be hugely appreciated!  The visual runs perfectly.
Robin]]> 2021-11-30 17:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1921021285 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1921116796 Sorry about the angle. Just got the basis for my bowing performer working. Arms etc to come.]]> 2021-11-30 18:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1921116796 Automaton works well now. https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1923097609 Very many thanks Ryan for all your help.
Robin]]> 2021-12-01 15:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1923097609 An idea: using the positional servo motor to control the exact position that you want your cranky contraption to be set at -Celeste https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1931730814 The code says, "on button A press, set the positional servo motor to 180 degrees. On button B press, set the positional servo motor to 0 degrees."]]> 2021-12-06 17:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1931730814 Still trying to get TWO servos to work! https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1931879968 2021-12-06 18:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1931879968 Still Trying! https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1931960147 I think this has uploaded ok. 
I could save myself a lot of time by making simpler prototypes but my thought process needs me to work at having something near to the finished article to start with.
Also this approach allows me time to think about the mechanics that will make it work.
However , totally different ball game here!!
Really have to work out the programming for the "works" first.
At the moment I can make the mermaid swim with the 360 servo but the 90 servo for the sharks jaw?....zero. 
I can make it all work from the 360 servo but that would mean introducing a belt drive plus a few cogs, not quite what its all about.
Nevertheless, been a very interesting 6 weeks. Coming away from this with what I've learnt is that I need to learn a lot more!
All the very best to you all and your Computational Contraptions!]]> 2021-12-06 19:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/CCGWservos/wish/1931960147