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DOCS-3876: Clarify servo motor API recommendation (#4236)
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docs/dev/reference/apis/components/servo.md

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The servo API allows you to give commands to your [servo components](/operate/reference/components/servo/) for controlling the angular position of a servo precisely or getting its current status.
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The servo API allows you to give commands to your [servo components](/operate/reference/components/servo/) for controlling the angular position of a hobby servo precisely or getting its current status.
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Industrial servos should use the [motor API](/dev/reference/apis/components/motor/) which provides more features than the servo API.
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The servo component supports the following methods:
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docs/operate/reference/components/servo/_index.md

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If you have a physical ["RC" or "hobby" servo motor](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-motor-selection-guide/rc-servos) with built-in potentiometer position sensors, configure it as a servo component.
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If your motor is coupled with an [encoder](/operate/reference/components/encoder/), not a potentiometer, for position feedback, you should configure it as an [encoded motor](/operate/reference/components/motor/encoded-motor/) instead.
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If you have an industrial servo motor, configure or [create](/operate/get-started/other-hardware/) a [motor component](/operate/reference/components/motor/) that supports your hardware.
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## Configuration
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