Sweeping The Servo By 180 Degrees - oddWires Arduino Robotics Kit With Motor Shield Manual

Sweeping the Servo by 180 Degrees

In this section we learn how to use a servo with Arduino. We will sweep the shaft of a RC
servomotor back and forth across 180 degrees.
This example makes use of the Arduino
Hardware Required
Arduino Board
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(1) Servo Motor
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Jumper wire
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Circuit
Servomotors have three wires: power, ground, and signal. The power wire is typically red, and
should be connected to the six-volt power supply. The ground wire is typically black or brown and
should be connected to a ground pin on the Arduino board AND the 6V power supply. It is essential
that there is a common ground. The signal pin is typically yellow, orange or white and should be
connected to pin 9 on the Arduino board.
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Sweeping the Servo by 180 Degrees
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