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Servo Motor

Controlling a servo motor with Arduino involves connecting the motor to an Arduino board, installing a servo library, writing code to control the motor, and uploading the code to move the motor to different angles at set times.

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Servo Motor

Controlling a servo motor with Arduino involves connecting the motor to an Arduino board, installing a servo library, writing code to control the motor, and uploading the code to move the motor to different angles at set times.

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Controlling a servo motor with Arduino is a common and straightforward task.

Here's a step-by-step
guide to help you get started:

Hardware Setup:

- Connect the servo motor to your Arduino board. Typically, servo motors have three wires: red
(power), black or brown (ground), and yellow or white (control signal).
- Connect the red wire to the 5V pin on the Arduino.
- Connect the black or brown wire to any GND (ground) pin on the Arduino.
- Connect the yellow or white wire to any digital pin on the Arduino. Note down the pin number,
as you'll need it in your code.

Install the Servo Library:

- Open the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) on your computer.


- Navigate to Sketch > Include Library > Manage Libraries....
- In the Library Manager, search for "Servo".
- Click on the "Servo" entry and click the "Install" button.

Write the Code:

Open a new sketch in the Arduino IDE.

Include the Servo library at the beginning of your sketch:

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#include <Servo.h>

Create a Servo object:

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Servo myservo;

In the setup() function, attach the servo to a specific pin:

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void setup() { myservo.attach(SERVO_PIN); // Replace SERVO_PIN with the pin number


connected to the servo }

In the loop() function, you can control the servo motor by specifying the angle using the write()
function:

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void loop() { myservo.write(0); // Move to 0 degrees delay(1000); // Wait for 1 second
myservo.write(90); // Move to 90 degrees delay(1000); // Wait for 1 second myservo.write(180);
// Move to 180 degrees delay(1000); // Wait for 1 second }

Replace SERVO_PIN with the actual pin number you connected the servo to in the attach()
function.

Upload the Code:

- Connect your Arduino board to your computer using a USB cable.


- Select the correct board and port from the Tools > Board and Tools > Port menus.
- Click the “Upload” button in the Arduino IDE to compile and upload the code to your Arduino
board.

Test the Servo:

- After uploading the code, the servo motor should start moving according to the commands in
the loop() function.
- You can adjust the angles and timing in the loop() function to suit your requirements.

ARTICLES

- Servo Motor Control with an Arduino


https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/servo-motor-control-with-an-
arduino/#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20servo%20motors,connected%20directly%20to%20
an%20Arduino
- cat feeder, servo motor
https://forum.arduino.cc/t/cat-feeder-servo-motor/633694/3
- Set up and Configure Arduino Hardware
https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/supportpkg/configure-setup-for-arduino-
hardware.html

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

- How to Control a Servo With an Arduino


https://youtu.be/QbgTl6VSA9Y?si=cnal1fFc3vcMhXmg
- How to control Servo motor with Arduino (code explained) | using servo library
https://youtu.be/C_pWNQ6H9EE?si=wfSCiud2gG49Fxzb
- Using Servo Motors with Arduino
https://youtu.be/kUHmYKWwuWs?si=sNE-5gofEhw_Wywc (LONG WELL-EXPLAINED VERSION)

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