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+<code python>
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+################################################
+# Module:   servo.py
+# Created:  2 April 2008
+# Author:   Brian D. Wendt
+#   http://principialabs.com/
+# Version:  0.3
+# License:  GPLv3
+#   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/
+'''
+Provides a serial connection abstraction layer
+for use with Arduino "MultipleSerialServoControl" sketch.
+'''
+################################################
+import serial, glob
+# Assign Arduino's serial port address
+#   Windows example
+#     usbport = 'COM3'
+#   Linux example
+#     usbport = '/dev/ttyUSB0'
+#   MacOSX example
+#     usbport = '/dev/tty.usbserial-FTALLOK2'
+usbport=glob.glob("/dev/tty*")[0]
+# Set up serial baud rate
+ser = serial.Serial(usbport, 9600, timeout=1)
+def move(servo, angle):
+    '''Moves the specified servo to the supplied angle.
+    Arguments:
+        servo
+          the servo number to command, an integer from 1-4
+        angle
+          the desired servo angle, an integer from 0 to 180
+    (e.g.) >>> servo.move(2, 90)
+           ... # "move servo #2 to 90 degrees"'''
+    if (0 <= angle <= 180):
+        ser.write(chr(255))
+        ser.write(chr(servo))
+        ser.write(chr(angle))
+    else:
+        print "Servo position must be an integer between 0 and 180.\n"
+</code>

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