servo motor interfacing with 8051 using keil compiler

servo motor interfacing WITH 8051 MICROCONTROLLER: This article is about interfacing of servo motor
with 8051 microcontroller. You will learn how to interface and control this motor using 8051
microcontroller. Servo motors are used in robotics, embedded systems and industries because they are
very precise and reliable. They are used to operate remote control toy cars, airplanes or robots. Their
motion can be controlled by rotating them in particular angle. Servo motor can be controlled by PWM
signal. In this article we will interface servo motor with 8051 microcontroller and control its speed. I will
recommend you to read a article on how to used keil compiler and how to use I/O ports of 8051
microcontroller before learning about interfacing servo motor with 8051.

CONSTRUCTION of servo motor

A DC servo motor consists of:

 DC motor
 Potentiometer (variable resistor)
 Gear assembly
 Control circuit

It consists of a closed loop system. Positive feedback is given to control the motion and position
of the shaft. Feedback signal is generated by comparing output signal and reference input
signal. Now, this feedback signal will act as input signal to control device. This signal will
remain present as long as there remains a difference between reference input signal and output
signal. So we have to maintain output of this system at desired value in presence of noises.

PRINCIPLE of interfacing servo motor

Servo motor is controlled by PWM (Pulse with Modulation) technique in which we control the
angle of rotation through the duration of pulse applied to its Control pin.

It has three connection wires for:

 Positive supply V+
 Negative supply or Ground V-
 Control signal
First two wires are used for giving power to motor. The control signal is connected with
microcontroller to feed PWM signals. Gear and potentiometer control the DC motor in it. Servo
motor can turn to 90, 180 degree in either direction and can go up to 360 degrees. Turning angle
depends on manufacturing. The servo motor expects a pulse after every 20ms. Length of pulse
determines how far the motor turns. The shaft angle exceeds with increase of pulse width. The
duration of that logic 1 pulse can be from 1ms to 2ms.

 1ms duration pulse can rotate servo motor to 0 degree

 5ms duration pulse can rotate it to 90 degree
 2ms duration pulse can rotate it to 180 degree

So we can say that pulse duration between 1ms to 2ms can rotate Servo motor to any angle that
is between 0 and 180 degree.
 INTERFACING
WITH 8051 MICROCONTROLLER

We will control servo motor with AT89C51 microcontroller. Servo motor red and black wires
are connected to battery and ground respectively. Its control wire is connected with any port pin
of microcontroller.

CIRCUIT COMPONENTS:

 AT89C51 microcontroller
 12 MHz Oscillator
 5V DC battery
 Servo motor
 2 Ceramic capacitors – 33pF
 300Ω resistors – 3
 Push buttons – 3

CONNECTIONS diagram of servo motor interfacing with 8051 microcontroller

 P2 of 8051 microcontroller is used as output port. Its lower one pin is used which is connected
with control pin of servo to give logic input to servo motor.
 P0 of 8051 microcontroller is used as output port. Its lower three pins are connected with push
buttons so that we can manually start the motor.
 5V battery is used to give input to servo motor.
PROTEUS SIMULATION of servo motor interfacing with 8051 microcontroller

WORKING of servo motor interfacing with 8051 microcontroller

When we start the simulation, motor will not rotate until any button is pressed. When 1st push button is
pressed, servo motor will rotate up to 90 degree. When I press 2nd push button, it can rotate up to 180
degree and stops. And when 3rd push button is pressed, it will rotate up to 270 degrees.
CODE of servo motor interfacing with 8051 microcontroller
APPLICATIONS OF SERVO MOTOR interfacing

 Conveyor Belts: In conveyor belts each moment of the belt is controlled by servo motors
i.e. to start, stop and move the products. E.g. packaging, labeling and bottling.
 Robotics: Almost each junction of a robot contains a servo motor, which moves the
robotic arm at an accurate angle.
 Camera Auto Focus: In cameras there is a built in servo motor which is highly accurate
and is used to correct the camera lens to adjust the out of focus pictures.
 Robotic Vehicle: These vehicles are mostly used by military organizations for bomb
detonations, the moment of the wheels are controlled by the servo motor, it generates
sufficient torque to smoothly control the movement as well as speed of the vehicle.
 Solar Tracking System: In automatic solar panels, servo motors are used to change the
angle of the solar plates with the movement of the sun so that the solar panels can
continuously face the sun and we can get the maximum power from the system.
 Metal Fabrication Machines: For the precise cutting, molding, lathes, grinding,
pressing, punching, bending and centering in metal fabrication, servo motors are
considered as the backbone.
 Antenna Positioning: For the vertical and horizontal movement of the antennas and
telescopes, servo motors are used to get the accurate position and angle.
 Woodworking/CNC: In CNC machines, servo motors are used to cut and shape the
wood products and also to drill holes and auguring which are necessary for assembling
process.
 Textiles: In textile industry servo motors are used to control the weaving machine,
spinning, knitting machines and looms e.g. caps, socks, gloves, carpets and fabrics are
produced by textile industries.
 Printing Presses/Printers: To start and stop the printer head and at the same time to
move the paper to draw graphics, pictures and text accurately servo motors are used.
Examples are photographs, newspapers, magazines and documents.
 Automatic Door Openers: In malls, hospitals and commercial buildings servo motors
control the automatic movement of the doors by getting input signal from whether the
pressure plates or by IR