Hi,
I have a ID12 rfid reader and a servo connected to a rbbb arduino board. When a card is present, the servo will rotate, wait for few seconds and go back to the initial position.
The voltage regulator on the rbbb is TO-220.
If I connect a 5V, 400mA power supply to the rbbb, everything works fine, the way I wrote the program.
If I connect a 12V 1A power supply, the servo loops between open and close position even without a card present for the rfid.
Why does the board acts different with different power supply?
You are right, is not a TO-220, it came with LM2940CT, 1A Low Dropout Regulator. I wrote the original post from the office trying to remember the details.
It works with 9V 210mA and 9V 400mA. The power supply that doesn't work is a 12V 1A. I am just curious what do I need to know when powering a Arduino, this is my first project using it.
Edit: Actually, while I was writing this post, I left the 9V 400mA power supply connected to the Arduino and few times, very random the servo rotate, just like when a card is present.
Thanks Mike, that was an interesting read but I still need help with the design modification to implement the decoupling. In the picture is the rbbb voltage regulator, what modifications should I make?
