The goal of this project is to control 12vDC solenoid valve. I bought this Recommendations For You - DealeXtreme and am having some trouble getting everything to work. My first hack at it was to hook power/ground/in all up to the arduino board. I am able to turn on the light sensor but am not able to flip the relay. My second method was to hook power/ground up to a 12vdc transformer and in to the arduino board which wasn't even allowing the In indicator to light up. I feel complete lost and have searched and searched for the right solution. If anyone has some helpful input I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
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The relays are 12V. So you need 12V somewhere.
You have to follow the traces on the pcb how to use it (reverse engineering).
Connect Vcc to your 12V +ve line and the GND of the 12V -ve line, also connect this point to the arduino ground. Then the IN connections go to the arduino output pins.
thanks. Ok, so I did have it set up before but wasn't able to get anything working. Its a small solenoid so power shouldn't be an issue. I'm just running a straight line in to the relay to power the external object correct?
Can you here the relay click when you switch it with the arduino?