wvmarle:
For wifi connections do look at the NodeMCU and WeMOS boards as well. Often a more convenient solution.An Uno is great for development work, not for permanent projects as you can't easily solder connections to it. Jumper wires will work themselves loose over time.
Thanks a lot for your helpful reply. Is this the board you are recommending?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IK9GEQG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_g3FXAbET9WZFJ
Is this the wemos board you'd recommend?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F331998793323
I see that the nodemcu takes a micro USB for power only. How do I go about powering the servos off it? I have read from various sources that servos should not be directly powered off boards like this because the micro USB cannot deliver enough voltage and amperage. Is this true? If I use this board do I have to get a wall power adapter and cut the barrel and off of it to directly feed the servos? Can one wall adapter feed 3 servos in this manner? It looks like the typical wall power source delivers 5 bolts at 2 amps. With this method only the signal wire would go to the board?
The wemos looks like it has a Barrel Port for a wall adapter. This would give me more current and voltage. With this board would I power it directly with the wall adapter and then run wires to power ground and signal to the 3 servos directly off the board?
Again, most of my questions right now lie around how I power the board and how I power the servos. Right now I'm under the assumption that power for the servo, much less three, can not come directly off the board and will require a separate power source of some sort. I would love for this to not be true! In a perfect world I would run a barrel Style 5 Volt 2 amp power source directly to the board and off of it run wires to the three servos to power them.
Right now my question is basically how do I do this and which components do I need.