Class library for generating hobby servo pulses on any digital output pin

Dependents:   mbed_ES200_Tester_SERVOGEN mbed_ES20X_Thread_Test

SERVOGEN library

Library for generating servo pulses using the Ticker class

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include the mbed library with this snippet

// SERVOGEN Class test program
// J. Bradshaw 20140925
#include "mbed.h"
#include "SERVOGEN.h" 
 
SERVOGEN servo1(p21);
SERVOGEN servo2(p24);
DigitalOut led1(LED1);
 
int main() {
    servo1.pulse_us = 0;        
    // spin in a main loop. flipper will interrupt it to call flip
    while(1) {
        for(float cycle=0.0;cycle<2.0*3.14159;cycle+=.003){
            //small amplitude sine wave on servo1
            servo1 = 300 * sin(cycle) + 1500;            
            //ramp up the second servo2 channel relative to cycle
            servo2 = 1000 + cycle*159; // .001/(2*PI)
            
            wait(.001); //short delay
        }
        led1 = !led1;   //toggle led1 to indicate activity
    }//while(1)
}//main
Revision:
3:edc18509ff11
Parent:
2:44766ee77ce0
--- a/SERVOGEN.cpp	Sun Sep 28 18:57:11 2014 +0000
+++ b/SERVOGEN.cpp	Mon Sep 29 16:47:31 2014 +0000
@@ -60,4 +60,26 @@
             _sCycle=1;
         }
     } //pulse != 0 (OFF)
+}
+
+void SERVOGEN::write(int pulse){
+    pulse_us = pulse;    
+}
+
+int SERVOGEN::read(){
+    return pulse_us;    
+}
+
+SERVOGEN& SERVOGEN::operator= (int pulse_us) { 
+    write(pulse_us);
+    return *this;
+}
+ 
+SERVOGEN& SERVOGEN::operator= (SERVOGEN& rhs) {
+    write(rhs.read());
+    return *this;
+}
+ 
+SERVOGEN::operator int() {
+    return read();
 }
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