Control 32 Servo motor using PCA9685 Module and Arduino V3 Sketch #1 All Servos together
Control 32 Servo motor using PCA9685 Module and Arduino V3 Sketch #1 All Servos together
In this video we learn how to control 32 Sermo motors using PCA9685 PWM conroller with I2C
Other Videos on PCA9685
-V1 Video and code on PCA9685 (introduction and calibration) -V2-1 Video and code on PCA9685 Servo Control ONE-By-ONE -V3 Contro 32 Servo Motor with PCA9685 and Arduino -V4 Video and code on PCA9685 32 Servo with ESP32Resources for this sketch
- Download PCA6985 Datasheet (pdf)
- PAC6985 Library (zip file) (from Robojax.com)
- Extra information on PCA9685 (pdf)
- PAC9685 Library (from GetHub)
- Leran Arduino in 30 Minuetes (video)
- Learn Arduino step by step from beginner to Advance (Coruse)
- Get Early Access to my videos via Patreon and your name appears on all my videos
Code #3:Arduino Code to run 2 or all servos at together
Thic code shows how to control all servos at once
Servos are numbered from 0 to 15.
/*
* Original sourse: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-PWM-Servo-Driver-Library
*
* This is the Arduino code PCA6985 16 channel servo controller
* to control 32 Servo Motors
* This is V3 Video on PCA9685: https://youtu.be/6P21wG7N6t4
*
* watch the video for details (V1) and demo http://youtu.be/y8X9X10Tn1k
* Watch Video V2 :https://youtu.be/bal2STaoQ1M
*
* Written/updated by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax Video channel www.Robojax.com
* Date: Dec 15, 2019, in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
* Watch video for this code:
*
* Related Videos
V5 video of PCA9685 32 Servo with ESP32 with WiFi https://youtu.be/bvqfv-FrrLM
V4 video of PCA9685 32 Servo with ESP32 (no WiFi): https://youtu.be/JFdXB8Za5Os
V3 video of PCA9685 how to control 32 Servo motors https://youtu.be/6P21wG7N6t4
V2 Video of PCA9685 3 different ways to control Servo motors: https://youtu.be/bal2STaoQ1M
V1 Video introduction to PCA9685 to control 16 Servo https://youtu.be/y8X9X10Tn1k
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* * This code is "AS IS" without warranty or liability. Free to be used as long as you keep this note intact.*
* This code has been download from Robojax.com
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*/
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_PWMServoDriver.h>
// called this way, it uses the default address 0x40
Adafruit_PWMServoDriver board1 = Adafruit_PWMServoDriver(0x40);
Adafruit_PWMServoDriver board2 = Adafruit_PWMServoDriver(0x41);
// Depending on your servo make, the pulse width min and max may vary, you
// want these to be as small/large as possible without hitting the hard stop
// for max range. You'll have to tweak them as necessary to match the servos you
// have!
// Watch video V1 to understand the two lines below: http://youtu.be/y8X9X10Tn1k
#define SERVOMIN 125 // this is the 'minimum' pulse length count (out of 4096)
#define SERVOMAX 575 // this is the 'maximum' pulse length count (out of 4096)
int servoNumber = 0;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("16 channel Servo test!");
board1.begin();
board2.begin();
board1.setPWMFreq(60); // Analog servos run at ~60 Hz updates
board2.setPWMFreq(60);
//yield();
}
// the code inside loop() has been updated by Robojax
void loop() {
for( int angle =0; angle<181; angle +=10){
for(int i=0; i<16; i++)
{
board2.setPWM(i, 0, angleToPulse(angle) );
board1.setPWM(i, 0, angleToPulse(angle) );
}
}
// robojax PCA9865 16 channel Servo control
delay(100);
}
/*
* angleToPulse(int ang)
* gets angle in degree and returns the pulse width
* also prints the value on seial monitor
* written by Ahmad Nejrabi for Robojax, Robojax.com
*/
int angleToPulse(int ang){
int pulse = map(ang,0, 180, SERVOMIN,SERVOMAX);// map angle of 0 to 180 to Servo min and Servo max
Serial.print("Angle: ");Serial.print(ang);
Serial.print(" pulse: ");Serial.println(pulse);
return pulse;
}