terryking228:
Hi,That's a lot of things to wire up, and servos and steppers produce quick changes in current draw,
What is the physical configuration of all this?
Where Is Ground??
What is metal-case and what other physical configuration do you have??
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Thanks for the quick response. That page on electrical planning definitely gave me some insights. I'll definitely be looking a few more pages on that site.
The physical configuration I currently have is all of the boards, regulators, and motor wires plugged into a large breadboard and all of the motors set up in a test fixture similar to how they will be in the final body. I plan on getting everything soldered onto proto-boards once everything is finalized.
The ground is currently set up similarly to my power; everything 5V grounded to the arduino, everything else to the power supply ground. Getting everything grounded to a common ground will be my next step.
What do you mean by "metal-case" and "other physical configuration"?