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Inside a micro servo.

Set a position. Watch the motor find it.

POSITIONAL MICRO SERVO9 g form · plastic reduction gears
Motor + position feedback
Micro servoCOMPONENT EXPLORER
COMMAND → MOTION → FEEDBACK
90.0°MEASURED ANGLE
1.50msCOMMAND PULSE

On target · no load

Position error0.0°
Motor drive0%
Motion slowed to reveal the mechanism.
Electronics still use power when at rest.
Conventional current+ → −Motor current reverses with direction
DRAG TO ORBIT  ·  SCROLL OR PINCH TO ZOOM

Pulse width sets the position

One pulse every 20 ms. Here, 0.5–2.5 ms maps to 0–180°.
Real servos have different travel and pulse limits.

GroundPowerSignal
0 ms20 ms
Current direction convention