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Control 32 Servo motor using PCA9685 Module and ESP32 V4

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Control 32 Servo motor using PCA9685 Module and ESP32 V4 (no WiFi)

In this video we learn how to control 32 Sermo motors using PCA9685 and ESP32. This is version 4 video.

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 ESP32

Resources for this sketch


 /*
 * Original library 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 with ESP32 board 
 * 
 * This is V3 Video on PCA9685: https://youtu.be/JFdXB8Za5Os
 * 
 * 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
 *  
   
 * Written/updated by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax Video channel www.Robojax.com
 * Date: Dec 15, 2019, in Ajax, Ontario, Canada

 * Disclaimer: this code is "AS IS" and for educational purpose only.
 * this code has been downloaded from http://robojax.com/learn/arduino/
 
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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
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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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("32 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;
}