SparkFun Gimbal Servo Motor 12V 467RPM, RS485/CAN

A 40mm brushless gimbal servo with its drive electronics and a 14-bit absolute encoder built in, controlled over RS485 or CAN. Instead of pairing a bare gimbal motor with a separate FOC driver and encoder, you command it over a bus — a tidy fit for robot joints, pan-tilt heads, camera gimbals and precision automation.

Key features

• 14-bit single-turn absolute encoder reports shaft angle within one revolution from power-up
• RS485 and CAN bus interfaces for integration into multi-axis control systems
• 5–28V input range covers 2S to 6S LiPo packs and 12V or 24V bench supplies
• 0.09N·m nominal and 0.15N·m stall torque, 1412RPM maximum speed
• 40 x 24mm body weighing 70g, rated for -20°C to 80°C

Specifications

• Nominal voltage: 12V
• Voltage range: 5–28V
• Nominal current / power: 1.1A / 13.2W
• Stall current: 1.9A
• Speed: 467RPM nominal, 1412RPM maximum
• Torque: 0.09N·m nominal, 0.15N·m stall
• Torque constant: 0.08N·m/A
• Speed constant: 117rpm/V
• Pole pairs: 11
• Phase-to-phase resistance: 3.17Ω
• Phase-to-phase inductance: 0.54mH
• Encoder: Single-turn absolute, 14-bit
• Communication: RS485 / CAN
• Size: 40 x 24mm
• Weight: 70g
• Operating temperature: -20°C to 80°C

You will need an RS485 or CAN transceiver on the host side — a microcontroller or single-board computer with the right interface, or a USB adapter — plus the command protocol from the datasheet to drive it.