Hi,
I'm looking to use 6 Servos on a Robot Arm project and I have a basic breakout board which I can connect my 6 Servos to and my Arduino Nano. But it doesn't seem to have enough power even if I use a 12v 2amp plug to power them all at once and the slow down.
Can anyone recommend a breakout board for a Nano which I can plug 6 Servos into and is capable of powering them all.
Thanks
What do you mean with "a basic breakout board" (link, pictures, diagram).
I hope you're not powering the servos from the 5volt pin.
A Nano can't even power one servo, and certainly not when powered from 12volt.
Servos need to be powered from a separate (5volt) power supply with enough current capability (1A per servo).
I assume you mean the SG90 servos from your previous posts.
You can use an I2C controlled PCA9685 breakout board (16 servos) from Adafruit, but you don't have to.
Leo..
Wawa:
What do you mean with "a basic breakout board" (link, pictures, diagram).I hope you're not powering the servos from the 5volt pin.
A Nano can't even power one servo, and certainly not when powered from 12volt.
The breakout board i have is this one:
So it does look like it is not suitable for what i want to do.
Wawa:
Servos need to be powered from a separate (5volt) power supply with enough current capability (1A per servo).
I assume you mean the SG90 servos from your previous posts.You can use an I2C controlled PCA9685 breakout board (16 servos) from Adafruit, but you don't have to.
Leo..
Do you know if this would be any good as it seems to be able to take a 5V power input seperately and i can use the current program i already have:
Those shields are just a fancy way of connecting things.
None of them can power servos.
Leo..
You need a separate 5 to 6V power supply, capable of supplying up to 6 Amps (or at least 1 Amp per moving servo), for the servos. Connect all the grounds together.
Wawa:
Those shields are just a fancy way of connecting things.
None of them can power servos.
Leo..
jremington:
You need a separate 5 to 6V power supply, capable of supplying up to 6 Amps (or at least 1 Amp per moving servo), for the servos. Connect all the grounds together.
I've ordered a 5v 10amp power supply so i have extra power if needed for future projects.
Thanks to both of you for your help.