Questions tagged [arduino]
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Calibrating FEETECH FR5311M Digital Servo
Hey everyone,
I am owning this model feetch servo motor.
I want to do the following:(with arduino uno)
Read the initial position(angle) of the servo motor
rotate the motor to desired position(angle) ...
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Controlling Multiple I/O Devices
How to manage multiple Input(Sensors like Temperature, Humidity, etc..) and output(like motors, relays, etc..) devices connected to a micro controller(Arduino UNO). There are more I/O devices present ...
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Design a debug interface for Arduino MKR WIFI 1010
I'm a TA at university, and for the next years students in microcontroller, I will design a debug interface for the Arduino MKR WIFI 1010.
The 6 pads on the back is the debug interface as shown in ...
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Stepper motor vibrates, without turning
I'm trying to get a stepper motor to work, but having issues. I've done a lot of debugging, but still can't figure out what's wrong.
When I try to turn it around, it just makes a buzzing sound, and ...
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Device to transmit raw accelerometer data over wifi? [closed]
This is a pretty general question, as I don't know too much about electrical engineering so if more information is required please ask me and I can retrieve it.
I have been given a system that uses a ...
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ESP32 MOSFET Control with a Twist
Looking for some help with using an ESP32 (running Arduino IDE) to control a MOSFET. Currently, I have used the combo to control many things successfully by electronically "pressing buttons" by ...
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0.96 oled not working with less than 4.2 volts [closed]
I have powerd up 0.96 oled display with 4.2v lithuim ion battery and it works fine but when voltage reaches to 4.05 display shuts down why is this happening,display supposed to work with 3.3v to 5v. ...
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How to wire digital voltmeter/ammeter to measure arduino battery consumption
I'm not sure if you can tell but I'm a bit of a beginner, I want to wire up an digital voltmeter/ammeter combo to measure arduino power consumption.
I found the following device which seems suitable ...
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Best switching voltage regulator solution/circuit for esp32 module, that RF wouldnt suffer and would pass FCC verification?
I want make esp32 bluetooth project which would be powered from car OBD2 port. Input voltage ~14V, output voltage needed 3.3V, max current ~0.3A. Efficient way would be use switching voltage regulator ...
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Transistor as a heater device and measured by LM35 temperature sensor?
The aim is to make a temperature control circuit using an Arduino Uno as a controller, an LM35 sensor as feedback to measure the actual temperature, a TIP31C transistor as actuator to control the ...
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Slower Voltage Reading Times After Upgrading PC [closed]
I'm using an arduino to measure and send various voltage values serially via USB to my PC, where the data is then collected and stored via Python. Each voltage is sent as 1 byte (so 8 bits of accuracy)...
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What are these female 2.54mm (0.1") crimp terminals?
So I but some crimping terminals to make my own custom cable connections for the first time today for an Arduino project I'm currently working on.
Comparing to some older ones I have from premade ...
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Electromagnetic 7-segment flip display: H-Bridge alternatives?
I have an electromagnetic 7-segment flip display which has 28 electromagnets for 4 digits.
They run on 20V, have a 7.5W power rating and need alternate polarity applied to switch between the 'on' and ...
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How to increase Amperage while keeping the Voltage the same
I currently have an Arduino Uno board which has an output of around 5V @ 900mA.
is it possible to bump up the Amperage to around 3-4A while keeping the Voltage the same? Maybe with a Transistor, but i ...
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Controller Motor With Multiple Transistors with Arduino
I am trying to control a motor with two MOSEFT transistors (one is enabled and the other is disabled).
The problem is Ardunio requires the grounds to be connected which causes the voltage where M1 ...
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How to connect a Sparkfun LiPoly Charger to an Arduino Nano?
I was able to upload the Adafruit SSD 1306 OLED Library to an OLED Display using an Arduino Nano.
Now I want to power the Arduino Nano via a Lipo Battery but the battery must be rechargeable and I ...
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Control motor direction with BTS7960
I am using the same BTS but I am controlling it with labview. I am able to control the speed in one direction, even though I have both R PWM and L PWM connected to PWM pins 3 and 7 respectively on my ...
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Why does my circuit short when powering through the same board as compared to an external power?
I have designed a board which follows this schematic:
What I’m trying to achieve is using a N-Channel MOSFET to make the SDOOR inputs connected. The SDOOR inputs are from another controller (STM20) ...
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Good switching regulator for esp32? [closed]
Hi Im planning to design pcb with esp32 chip. Problem Ive run into is power supply. Ill be using esp32 in my car which battery tipically is 13v-14. Linear regulators is to hot to drop that voltage. In ...
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Potentiometer volume control for a piezo buzzer in bridge (2-pin) configuration
I have a 10K potentiometer that I'd like to use to control the volume of a piezo transducer/buzzer, which is driven by one or more MCU PWM-capable pins (ranging from 0 to 3.3V). Originally, my ...
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NODEMCU _ MCP23017 IO Port Expander Schematic Design
I am designing a relay driver using NodeMCU and need additional IO Ports, therefore I have designed a schematic utilizing MCP23017.
I think the schematic looks good, however before I order PCB's ...
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Connect a Switchboard to Arduino
Sorry if this is a simple question, but I‘m quite new to Arduino. What I‘m looking for is a way to connect 100+ strain gauges to one Arduino board.
Now, those each need a separate ADC (HX711) to ...
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What Is The Correct Way To Recombine A Split Serial Signal?
I am trying to replace the lamp and ballast assembly in an Acer P1500 DLP projector. The ballast is an OSRAM PT-VIP-05 COMPACT. It features a UART control scheme that allows the motherboard to query ...
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Wrong ground reference producing wrong output on ADS1115
I am currently working on a project, which involves measuring current in a DC circuit and storing that generated data on an arduino microcontroller.
I decided to go with the ADS1115 and a shunt, which ...
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Arduino for detecting low voltage on UPS
Scraping together some parts, I managed to build a 22AH 12V battery pack, but I don't want to damage the batteries.
I am using 4x 12V 5.5AH UPS batteries wired in parallel.
I have an Arduino Uno, ...
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UART noise on audio lines
I have a fairly simple circuit with an Arduino and a SA818 RF module, I'm providing 3v3 power to the SA818 via two series diodes (dirty I know) and am communicating using software serial, of which the ...
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High Power LED Circuit Design & Constant Current Source Question/Feedback
I'm trying to design a dimmable LED circuit board. It's controlled by Arduino with its PWM signals. I'm new to electronics so I have some question regarding my design and knowledge on it. I've ...
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How do I read a simple touch sensor value from Arduino? [closed]
I suppose instead of connecting to the LED it will connect to A3 on the Arduino for example but I'm having a hard time making it work.
I don't know which point on the circuit should be connected to ...
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A simple Arduino Uno HC-05 system doesn't work
I have an Arduino Uno, HC-05 module and an LED.
I want to connect the HC-05 to my phone and with an app be able to turn on and off the LED and at the same time sending a message from the Arduino to ...
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What is the recommended way to connect TP4056 charger module to NodeMCU v2
I want to power a NodeMCU v2 with a 3.7v 2000 mAh LiPo battery and charge the battery with the NodeMCU connected (i.e. under load). After looking into various forums, I ordered a TP4056 battery ...
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ESP8266-12E & BPM180 - Bad pressure retrieved
I have NodeMCU (esp8266-12E module) and connected BMP-180.
I try to read pressure from BMP-180 in async web request, but it reads bad value.
For testing purposes I log pressure in loop() - and it's ...
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Using one electrical pump for multiple hoses [migrated]
I'm currently trying to figure out a cheap way to build a cocktail machine.
For now the machine should have about 20-30 possible input liquids. These liquids should remain in their original bottle ...
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Door lock solenoid with finger print & Arduino Nano
Update - 22.01.2020
Here is my schematic. I tried to use all of the comments guys below:
Should I use a fly-back diode as commented after I cleared the schematic? If yes, where?
Is it required to ...
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Circuit design and power management in an Arduino project with stepper motors and solonoids
I am working on a design for a Arduino driven project that controls a 1.7A stepper motor and 2 small solenoid valves. I am using a 12v power supply (Meanwell MDR-60-12) to power the stepper motor (...
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How should I connect 5 buttons to arduino so that I can use the least number of inputs all the buttons are connected to ground [migrated]
The problem here is that I want to connect 5 input buttons to an Arduino but I do not want to utilize 5 input pins of Arduino, is there any matrix like connection using which I can reduce the number ...
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Arduino current measurement
Hello I am planning to use an Arduino to make a joulemeter for a current range of 0-30 amps and voltage range of 0-24V. The voltage measurement is fine but I have questions about current measurement.
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2n2222 can not make it work as gate
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I am trying to make a simple switch with the 2N2222, so i can send 5 volts from a 3.3 V output pin on an arduino/raspberry pi.
I have ...
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NodeMCU-12E - Conflict between I2C and SPI
I have SPI SD-card module connected to nodeMCU, and it's worked well. Next I try to connect I2C sensor, and it doesn't work. Looks like SPI conflicts with I2C, because when I disconnect SD-card, I2C ...
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Purpose of a Pull-Down resistor [duplicate]
Being just a beginner I'm really getting confused of pull-down resistors.
Please have a look at the diagram below. Here there is a 10k pull down resistor is connected to ground and the pin 2 of ...
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ESC signal standard and PWM frequency
I got the following code from the video. However, I encountered an issue that, the motor tended to stop working at maximum value.
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74HC595 8x16led matrix arduino
I'm currently trying to learn how multi shifting is working and have therefore started a project where I wanna drive 2X 8x8 LED matrix with an Arduino. I have found it that I should work with the ...
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Replacing an ammeter with voltmeter?
I have found this circuit of a millivoltmeter, and it seems like something which as a hobbyist I can do it, and the range of the measurement is very suiting one of my projects, but I would like to ...
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Infinite loop on microcontroller vs modern CPU
On a microcontroller (more specifically, on an Arduino Uno board using the ATmega 328P microcontroller) I would normally use an infinite loop to check for inputs etc (in Arduino land, this is normally ...
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How can I make my PNP amplifier circuit to turn off faster?
I'm using the following circuit to switch a 24V signal to a PLC. The rising edge is fast and perfect(38 ns) but the falling edge of the signal is not as good(3.5us)!
How can I modify this circuit to ...
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What is the acceptable voltage range for 3.3v sensors and other devices?
I have a few sensors I am working with that accept 3.3 voltage only. I am also working with a few Arduino Nano-type boards, which are not of perfect quality and give out 3.5-3.6v at the 3.3v pin. Now, ...
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AC Nanovoltmeter for Arduino alike?
I have searched across web, but I am unable to find such a circuit.
I am looking for a circuit of a AC nano-voltmeter in range 5-10 to 100 nV which output is suitable to be handled by some precise ...
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Proper usage of PC817 Optocoupler
I'm creating a logic based circuit and below is my schematic.
The circuit first steps down a 24 VDC input to about 3.7 VDC using a 150K ohm resistance and a 5.1V Zener diode.
This 3.7 VDC is fed to ...
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Small 5V BLDC motor controller - 6 mosfet IC
I am creating follow focus system (motor with gears that moves camera lens ring). I think the best choice is BLDC motor (DC geared are too loud, stepper don't have enough torque or too big).
I need ...
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0-5V Audio Signal with TL082
I am working on an Arduino project that requires me to be able to handle audio input from a 1/4" input jack, and it needs to be powered with just one 9V DC input. Since the Arduino cannot process ...
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Arduino FFT noobie question [migrated]
How do you obtain the real and imaginary parts of a signal using FFT in arduino?
I could not find a particular tutorial with code for this purpose in the internet.
