Mastering Servo Control: PCA9685 PWM Driver with Arduino Tutorial and Demo

Mastering Arduino servo motor control starts with this PCA9685 PWM driver. Check out this Arduino tutorial and demo before your next project!
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Chapter:
0:00 intro
0:12 intro to PCA9685 PWM driver
0:49 using multiple PCA9685 PWM drivers
1:02 change pca9685 i2c address
1:22 connecting Arduino
3:16 pca9685 arduino diagram
4:12 Arduino IDE code
6:33 pca9685 pwm driver demo

Dive into the world of robotics and precision control with our detailed and engaging tutorial on 'Mastering Servo Control: PCA9685 PWM Driver with Arduino'. This video is perfect for hobbyists, students, and professionals eager to learn how to integrate servo motors with the PCA9685 PWM Driver using an Arduino.
This is a Step-by-step guide on connecting your Arduino with the PCA9685, ensuring a seamless setup for beginners and experts alike. We’ll walk you through some simple programming for your Arduino to control the servo motors.
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[vishalradhakrishnan]

Thank you for the video.
For the 5V 10A power supply, what battery are you using?
Normally the amperage rating is much lower than the voltage rating, so I'm curious what source you used here.

[NICOLASANGELO-bwxf]

hello sir im just want to ask since this pwm controller will be use in our sorting arms with the servo. But unfortunately it is not working properly the pwm controller has not powered even though it is supplied from the arduino arduuino 5v to vcc and ground to ground

we'll appreciate if you can answer it as soon as possible, since itll be deployed in our machine. thank you very much

we observe that whenever we change sda to scl and scl to sda the pwm contorller powered on

considering im using a psu with an output voltage of 5v 32 amps dc with 5*35kg servo and 1 12kg servo

but sometimes the board is powwered with correct postion of sda and scl (PS: My Arduino uno are perfectly fine but still i already try to chanfe it but nothing happens.

[Mani-wqde]

i need to use 12 servo motors of 125kgcm and operating voltage range of 10-12v. can i directly power my motors through powering the pca9685 driver with a 11.1 3s lipo battery?

[Oh_Assistive_Me]

I have 4 servos that I am wiring up to my PCA9685. Would this code work if i have a Uno R3? I connected my analog A4 to SDA and A5 to SCL. I see you have an R4 and your pins are placed differently.

[hankb]

what if you are running very beefy servos that need more power? will it still work? if not what do I have to do?

[mlemmi]

Good job! Thanks for explain very well about powering only the chip.
Where can I find this code to test my board? I couldn't find this one in your Facebook page... There's tons of projects there!

[leonesilvestre]

Hello my friend. Excellent video. I compiled the video code on Arduino Uno and it worked perfectly. I wanted to ask you how do I increase the servo speed? I wish it moved faster.

[PeterEvans-dwol]

can you adjust the start stop position of each servo and initiate each servo independently. I want to use servo motors to operate point motors and level crossing gates on a model railway. Is there a better way of achieving this

[Mind-to-made-]

sorry about that apprently you have to divide your pw by your boards bit rate so mine being a 12 bit had to be divided by 4.07 to get the correct values

[yatharth]

Do all work in unison like you displayed, or can I control each servo individually through a Bluetooth HC-05?

[frst]

Hi could you link what power connector you're using, I can't find the one you show with the two wires already included in it

[ivyvo]

hi there, thank you so much for your video, really helpful. quick question in term of power supply, im using 6 MG996R at the moment at 5V 15A seems to be too much for them, do you suggest particular lower A for the power supply?

[martinsvoboda]

Hello, could i ask you i have 7, 4V 2S lipo bat. and I use it to power the servos I have 12 servo motors and each one takes about 3A under load. The question is… is it possible to use this driver pca9685?

[matiasmartinelli]

Hi @BMonsterLaboratory, thanks for the video, it was really helpful, one question maybe you could help me, I want to connect 16 Tower Pro Sg90 9g to this board, what power supply do you recommend?

[HelloMedicAnkit]

BRO I HAVE ANTOTHER QUESTION.... IN MY PROJECT IM USING 14 SERVOS, AT ONECE I WILL PUT 4-6 SERVOS UNDER LOAD AND THE SERVO IM USING IS MG995 ONE, PARACTICAL IDEL CURRENT IT SHOWS 300mA WHEN CONNECTED TO A CIRCUIT, AND MAX IS 1.1-1.2 AMP, WITH THIS CONFG. ON MY PROJECT I WILL REQUIRE 7.2 + 2.4 AMP NEARLY 10AMPS UNDER LOAD, CAN YOU SUGGEST SOME UBEC SO THAT I CAN CONNECT MY 2S LIPO TO THE SERVO DERIVER?

[Mind-to-made-]

Hi I have hooked up my servos to my board. They say they have a pw of 500 to 2500 yet they seem to only move a few degrees when I plug in my values to replace the ones u entered . Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

[lutzwunderlich]

hi there, impressive video how to drive the servos with the pca9685. I only have one question regarding the baud rate. As I know the Mega requires a baud rate of 115200 to communicate while the 9600 is for the Uno. Did this have an impact on the control or is this not important with the PCA 9685? Thank you and keep making such kind of videos for us to help with problems.

[chill_music_lyrics]

Hello sir i need help with my thesis project im already done with the wirings and programming its all good but why is that my servo motors are not functioning?? Im using PCA9685 with 3 MG996R and 3 MG995. With a 5v 2amps power source

[alexmedvec]

I'm trying to get servos to operate flight controls. I want the servos to work at the same time, but in different direction and timing

[steliosantoniou]

hello, for 12 servomotors(MG995 or MG996R) for a robot dog, for power supply the servomotors, what battery do you recommend?