Smart servo motor and actuator assembly using a plurality of smart servo motors

A smart servo motor comprising:

• a motor;
• a motor driver for driving the motor;
• a detector for detecting rotation of a driving shaft;
• a motor controller for controlling the motor driver with a detection output received from the detector;
• and,
• a manually operable selector device;
• wherein a change in signal generated by the selector device permits the motor controller to establish a temporary communication mode using a special ID that is different from any unique ID assigned to individual smart servo motors.

An actuator assembly comprising:

• a plurality of smart servo motors and a main controller, each of the smart servo motors comprising:
• a motor;
• a motor driver for driving the motor;
• a detector for detecting rotation of a driving shaft;
• a motor controller for controlling the motor driver with a detection output received from the detector;
• and,
• a manually operable selector device;
• wherein a change in signal generated by the selector device permits the motor controller to establish a temporary communication mode using a special ID that is different from any unique ID assigned to individual smart servo motors;
• wherein the main controller is capable of communicating with each of the smart servo motors, and when at least one of the smart servo motors is placed in the special ID communication mode, the main controller and the smart servo motor placed in the special ID communication mode communicate with each other using the special ID.