Questions tagged [servo]
A servo is a type of motor which uses a feedback mechanism for precise control of speed and position.
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Powering 2 servo motors [on hold]
I am new to electronics and can't figure out how to power 2 servos.
I know that each one needs 5V and around 700mA.
I guess I must use a 5V and 1.4 A power supply. Is that correct?
What would ...
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Wanted to control 2 servos with serial read [closed]
I want to use 2nd servo only when 1st is in up state by asking user whether he wants to fire or not.(code in bold is not working )
#include <Servo.h>
Servo myservo;
Servo trigervo;
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Joystick Bluetooth to Bluetooth to Motors [UPDATED] [duplicate]
I have updated the code, switching the Bluetooth sensors because my codes were switched(master was slave, and slave was master), putting the hc05s on the same baud rate, and removed certain comments, ...
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How to hook up led matrix 1088AS to a PCA 9685 servo controller? there is a way?
I'm confused about the pinout, I can't figure out which fisical pin of 1088as red led matrix must to hook up to the PCA9685, if there is a way to do this
I found this image
the final target is to ...
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Slow speed with stepping motor
I am currently working on a project where i need a stepping motor and a servo running at the same time, the servo turns fine and the speed is ok, but the stepping motors speed is very slow and as a ...
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Servo arduino using eneloop [migrated]
Say if i use 5x eneloop AA batteries to run 6x MG996R servo, will it be good enough since im afraid for the motor if it will burn out. I already read the spec sheet what im afraid is the stall current
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I am building an robotic arm by using flex sensor, servo and 2 xbees
Rx Code:
#include <Servo.h>
Servo myServo;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
myServo.attach(9);
delay(5000);
myServo.write(0);
}
void loop() {
while(Serial.available()==0);
int d = ...
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Linear Actuator Arduino Control
Update:
Here is my first try based on the code I found and it did not work.
The first time I uploaded it, it move to the "current positional value". But did not do the void loop part. Just holds the ...
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Brushed ESC won't move slowly [closed]
I'm trying to control the brushed motor in a Traxxas Slash RC car with the built-in XL5 ESC using the Servo library on Arduino. I previously had success controlling this car with a Pololu Micro ...
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Basic Arduino Airplane Control
I have a task where I need to control the airplanes thrust and altitude direction(Up-Down). For the thrust I thought of using a DC Motor and a Servo for the other. Control of servo will be from the ...
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Multiple Servo motors with an ultrasonic sensor
I am building a robot arm with 6 servo motors that works with an ultrasonic sensor. The purpose of the program is when an object is detected at 20 cm (fixed position) from the sensor, the buzzer and ...
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Attach() resets servo's angle
I'm working on code that will control micro servo. I use generic servo and built-in library for controling servo. Microcontroller is generic STM32.
Controlling servo Works as expected. But I don't ...
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Servo delay problems
So I had a test last week with the Arduino Uno starter kit. We got a task including the servo. I had to get the servo to go from 0 to 90 degrees and it was supposed to use 4 seconds to do so. Than ...
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How to execute operation once till a condition then restart it from start [closed]
I am making a project using IR sensor,servomotor and Push button.
I am not able write code for the logic as stated:
it will execute the operation when it reads the digital value of IR high and rotates ...
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Hold button / press button/ push button
I want to control a servo motor in a way that
if you push the button, you can control it by potentiometer a
if you push double time, you can control servo with infrared
if you hold button step ...
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Servo doesn't move with fingerprint
I've a project which i need to make a door open and close using the fingerprint.
I've successfully made fingerprint works just fine it reads and confirm the fingerprints stored in it but the servo ...
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Servo Motors PWM pins, Arduino Uno
I wanted to understand how people are connecting a servo motor to pins without PWM, so I went searching and I read that the Servo library uses the timer1 of pin 9 and pin 10 to be able to use other ...
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Will this power supply work with a MG-996R Servo?
I'm trying to power a tower MG-996R servo with this universal AC power adapter for an arduino uno project. The adapter can output: 3V/4.5V/5V/6V/7.5V/9V/12V.Output current:1.2A, also has a USB port:5V ...
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Code causing Servo motor not to work!
My sketch is compiling and loading, but when the program runs, the Servo motor does not work. The buttons work, the LED light works, Piezo buzzer plays the melody, the Stepper motor works but not ...
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Servo starts to shake when I added SIM900.begin(19200);
Hello I'm working on this mini project. This project works this way, Whenever someone type wrong password, LCD will display "Access Denied" and send an alert to sms using GSM module. I used 2 ...
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Cannot access a servo library with my program
As I tried an new exercise, I came to an other problem. although I put an include in my system (#include ), the program will not acknowledge (Servo myservo); and again a problem? Any help?
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Trying to power multiple servos at once using a Arduino Mega
Recently I have been trying to do a project for my end of year project, it involved making a humanoid arm.
I am still a newbie at these things, I usually have my friend do the wiring, but since he ...
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How do I make a Servo Stop if it Hits Resistance?
I am trying to make a device which will turn a turn key with a servo.
However, I want it to stop turning the turn key if the resistance is too great (meaning it is locked and will not ever turn).
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Question about controlling servos with PWM while being able to accurately read the current from a sensor
Hi I am hoping to design a custom board ATMEGA32u4 with practically a Arduino leonardo bootloader. I plan to control up to 12 servos while being able to read back the current sensor voltage of an ...
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Newbie question: Set servo at certain degrees when something happens
I am trying to set my servo at f.e. 90 degrees when the friendlyValue of the soil sensor is < 50%. The servo isn't moving at all, is it because the code is running too fast and the servo doesn't ...
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servo starts rotating whenever it is plugged
I am making a fish feeder using an Arduino Mega 2560, servo motor SG90 and RTC
DS3231. I want to make it rotate twice a day, i.e. morning and 9 o'clock evening.
Whenever I plug my Arduino board to ...
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NEED Help With Servo motor
I have just bought a MG90s tower pro servo for my school project and there is a problem. As soon as I connect my servo to the cnc shield or directly arduino, the whole arduino board turns off. I ...
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Why a servo doesn`t move to angles properly
I've got to do a project which uses a servo to drive a turntable.
How much I adjusted the angle, the servo seemed to shift every time it spinned. For instance, the 0 degree angle was getting a bit ...
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Servo motor rotates back to 0 after reaching destination
I am using a XMG-996R servo motor. It is controlled by and Arduino Uno board. The problem is when I tell it to go to a certain angle, it will rotate to the desired position but then return to 0. The ...
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How to use map function
if(pin10==HIGH)
val=analog.read (potpin);
val=map(val,0,1023,0,180);
servowrite(val);
else
val=map(0,1023,0,90);
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Intermittent jittering servo
I'm controlling a Hitech HS-625MG servo from a 10k slider via a Nano. For a while the motion tracks the slider position even when moved quickly.
Then, for no reason I can find, it will stop following ...
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ATMEGA 328P Standalone on 3.3v controlling a servo
I'd like to use an ATMEGA 328P on standalone mode powered by a 3.3V supply source to control a servo (which is powered by 4 AA batteries, resulting in 6V). My question is: do I have to convert the PWM ...
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Can't drive servo
I purchased a 20KG Digital Servo, DS3218MG with a Control Angle of 270° .
I am trying to get it to rotate with the following code:
#include <Servo.h>
Servo myservo; // create servo object to ...
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The servo sweep library code - “delay” versus “in steps of”
This is a pretty basic question - essentially I want to know the difference between adjusting the basic sweep code (from the library) in terms of the "delay" instruction and the "pos += 1" (in steps ...
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Servo can be moved only in steps of couple degree
I have Feetech FS5323M servo, with Sweep example code from Arduino site, it works fine, it rotates from 0 to 180 degree and back as expected.
The problem comes when I try to set servo position. I've ...
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Does SoftwareSerial and the servo library produce interrupt conflicts?
I'm planning a project that will involve multiple serial ports and the Arduino servo library. I have heard that this may cause interrupt conflicts. Are there any simple solutions to this
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Connecting an Arduino to a servo with an external power supply
I have purchased an MG995 servo (4.8-7.2V operating voltage, 170MA no load operating current draw) and will power this using a 5V, 2A mains plug pack. Do I need a breadboard to connect this with my ...
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Connecting a servo motor to an Arduino
I currently have a push solenoid connected to my standard Arduino board. The Arduino is powered via its USB cable, while the solenoid is powered using a 12V Huawei adapter (in conjunction with a ...
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How to change speed of multiple servos acting at the same time with PCA9685 module?
I'm using the PCA9685 module with its Adafruit library. In my code I have one object of the servodriver class that has 14 channels (controlling 14 servos basically).
void Positioning(){
ServoDriver....
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Controlling a servo motor with a touch sensor
I want to modify my code to move a servo motor only for the duration of time that the sensor is touched and stop moving immediately when the sensor is no longer touched. The code I have moves the ...
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Servo going up to the limit as soon as attached
I have a Futaba S148 servo (https://servodatabase.com/servo/futaba/s148)
connected to an Arduino Uno.
As soon as the script attaches the servo, it rotates to its limit and gets stuck.
I've tried ...
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Question regarding Servo including Serial monitor display
I tried to make code following your instruction about millis,
and it looks like this. Unfortunately, it is not working. Is there problem with my code?
Here is my code:
#include <LiquidCrystal.h&...
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PCA9685 servo shield not working
Im working on a project where I want to connect 32 servos together.
I got:
-Arduino uno
-2 PCA9685 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Shield
-power supply 5v 10 A
-All wiring is to the right pins (I have ...
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Flickering LED when servo moves
I just got to play around with Arduino lately so I'm really new on this stuff and sorry for the grammar error.
I got a work where I need to turn the LED on all the time, my plan is to add a slow fade ...
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Making simple on/off IR servo movement.
I'm new to Arduinos and programming. I'm getting into a project and one of my tasks was to learn how to incorporate servos into Arduino and learn about sensors. I wanted to combine both, but I'm ...
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How to connect Mg995 and arduino nano since nano can only output 40mA at max?
Datasheet for Mg995 shows:
Current draw at idle 10MA
No load operating current draw 170MA
Stall current draw 1200MA
Maximum current that an arduino nano can output is 40mA.
So, what ...
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How to repeat the code
I want to make my biped robot keep walking, but it only move for twice, this biped robot project is important for my Capstone project. The code below is the code that I used
#include <Servo.h>
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Rc car which returns to middle when left or right button is not pressed
Hi i am currently working on a school project , my only problem is that i want my RC car to return to middle direction (which i have set to 66 in the servo motor) when the left or right button is not ...
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How to move Servo in between three positions
I want my tower pro 9g servo to start from pos=0, wait there for 1 second, then reach pos=90 wait for 1 second, then reach pos=180 and wait for 1 second. Now it goes back to pos=0 and repeats this ...
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Servo.h and ServoTimer2.h difference
So i'm trying to code a servo motor to turn left when a button is pressed and turn right if another button is pressed i already have a code for it on the servo.h library but it has a problem with the ...
