Can I assume that keeping the servos locked in position consumes battery? If I want the pidog to just stay put and use as little battery as possible, what are my options? Can I release the servos? Anything else I can do to put the RPi into low power mode, using python? Thanks!
Servos consume power when maintaining position. To release them:
• Use terminal command: robot_hat reset_mcu
• Or in code: Set relevant PWM outputs to 0 width
This stops power draw when servos aren’t needed.
Thanks for you feedback.
reset_mcu() doesn’t release the servos.
When I set the pulse_width_time to 0 the servo moves to an extreme and still doesn’t release. How do I set the PWM to 0 width? Or turn off the pin that controls it?
Also, is there a way to keep the RPi voltage from sagging, and sometimes rebooting? Maybe a large capacitor somewhere, or a component change? Thanks.