Making a Servo Tester with 555 Timer

A couple months back, I decided to dive into some basic electronics and where better to start than the beloved 555 Timer IC ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Being a strong believer of project-based learning, I decided to make a project using the timer instead of just cramming up the theory. Fast forwarding a couple weeks, here I present to you 555 Timer based Servo Tester 🎉 555 Timer Servo Tester in action. Here I am controlling the base joint servo of a robotic arm & drive servo for a linear actuator mechanism on one of my mobile robots....

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