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{"id":7087031877812,"title":"Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685","handle":"adafruit-16-channel-12-bit-pwm-servo-driver-i-c-interface-pca9685","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAdafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eAdafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver I²C Interface - PCA9685 You want\nto make a cool robot, maybe a hexapod walker, or maybe just a piece of art\nwith a lot of moving parts. Or perhaps you want to drive a lot of LEDs with\nprecise PWM output. You realize your microcontroller has a limited number of\nPWM outputs, what now? Get this handy PWM and Servo driver breakout. It is 5V\ncompliant, which means you can control it from a 3.3V microcontroller and\nstill safely drive up to 6V outputs (this is good for when you want to control\nwhite or blue LEDs with 3.4+ forward voltages) 6 address select pins so you\ncan wire up to 62 of these on a single I²C bus, a total of 992 outputs -\nthat's a lot of servos or LEDs Adjustable frequency PWM up to about 1.6 KHz\n12-bit resolution for each output - for servos, that means about 4us\nresolution at 60Hz update rate Configurable push-pull or open-drain output\nOutput enable pin to quickly disable all the outputs We wrapped up this lovely\nchip into a breakout board with a couple nice extras Terminal block for power\ninput (or you can use the 0.1\" breakouts on the side) Green power-good LED 3\npin connectors in groups of 4 so you can plug in 16 servos at once (Servo\nplugs are slightly wider than 0.1\" so you can only stack 4 next to each other\non 0.1\" header) \"Chain-able\" design A spot to place a big capacitor on the V+\nline (in case you need it) 220 ohm series resistors on all the output lines to\nprotect them, and to make driving LEDs trivial Solder jumpers for the 6\naddress select pins\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIt's an I2C-controlled PWM driver with a built in clock. That means that, unlike the TLC5940 family, you do not need to continuously send it signal tying up your microcontroller, it's completely free running!\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhen we saw this chip, we quickly realized what an excellent add-on this would be. Using only two pins, control 16 free-running PWM outputs! You can even chain up 62 breakouts to control up to 992 PWM outputs (which we would really like to see since it would be glorious)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eReverse polarity protection on the terminal block input\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDimensions (no headers or terminal block) 2.5\" x 1\" x 0.1\" (62.5mm x 25.4mm x 3mm) Weight (no headers or terminal block): 5.5grams Weight (with 3x4 headers \u0026amp; terminal block): 9grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis product comes with a fully tested and assembled breakout as well as 4 pieces of 3x4 male straight header (for servo\/LED plugs), a 2-pin terminal block (for power) and a piece of 6-pin 0.1\" header (to plug into a breadboard). A little light soldering will be required to assemble and customize the board by attaching the desired headers but it is a 15 minute task that even a beginner can do. You may also use right-angle 3x4 headers\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","published_at":"2022-03-19T07:00:55+11:00","created_at":"2022-03-19T07:00:55+11:00","vendor":"Adafruit Industries","type":"Motor Drives","tags":["auspowers_batchone"],"price":13100,"price_min":13100,"price_max":13100,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41336292278452,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B00E4WEXO4","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":13100,"weight":10,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"5054242029478","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00E4WEXO4.jpg?v=1648587699","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61Fk3Ah91GL.jpg?v=1647633655","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/71VADRjbsSL.jpg?v=1647633655","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/71D2gPJGOAL.jpg?v=1647633655"],"featured_image":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00E4WEXO4.jpg?v=1648587699","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685 ","id":25352637841588,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00E4WEXO4.jpg?v=1648587699"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00E4WEXO4.jpg?v=1648587699","width":1200},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685 ","id":25208621367476,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61Fk3Ah91GL.jpg?v=1647633655"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61Fk3Ah91GL.jpg?v=1647633655","width":1200},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685 ","id":25208621400244,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/71VADRjbsSL.jpg?v=1647633655"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/71VADRjbsSL.jpg?v=1647633655","width":1200},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685 ","id":25208621433012,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/71D2gPJGOAL.jpg?v=1647633655"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/71D2gPJGOAL.jpg?v=1647633655","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch3\u003eAdafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver - I²C Interface - PCA9685\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eAdafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM\/Servo Driver I²C Interface - PCA9685 You want\nto make a cool robot, maybe a hexapod walker, or maybe just a piece of art\nwith a lot of moving parts. Or perhaps you want to drive a lot of LEDs with\nprecise PWM output. You realize your microcontroller has a limited number of\nPWM outputs, what now? Get this handy PWM and Servo driver breakout. It is 5V\ncompliant, which means you can control it from a 3.3V microcontroller and\nstill safely drive up to 6V outputs (this is good for when you want to control\nwhite or blue LEDs with 3.4+ forward voltages) 6 address select pins so you\ncan wire up to 62 of these on a single I²C bus, a total of 992 outputs -\nthat's a lot of servos or LEDs Adjustable frequency PWM up to about 1.6 KHz\n12-bit resolution for each output - for servos, that means about 4us\nresolution at 60Hz update rate Configurable push-pull or open-drain output\nOutput enable pin to quickly disable all the outputs We wrapped up this lovely\nchip into a breakout board with a couple nice extras Terminal block for power\ninput (or you can use the 0.1\" breakouts on the side) Green power-good LED 3\npin connectors in groups of 4 so you can plug in 16 servos at once (Servo\nplugs are slightly wider than 0.1\" so you can only stack 4 next to each other\non 0.1\" header) \"Chain-able\" design A spot to place a big capacitor on the V+\nline (in case you need it) 220 ohm series resistors on all the output lines to\nprotect them, and to make driving LEDs trivial Solder jumpers for the 6\naddress select pins\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIt's an I2C-controlled PWM driver with a built in clock. That means that, unlike the TLC5940 family, you do not need to continuously send it signal tying up your microcontroller, it's completely free running!\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhen we saw this chip, we quickly realized what an excellent add-on this would be. Using only two pins, control 16 free-running PWM outputs! You can even chain up 62 breakouts to control up to 992 PWM outputs (which we would really like to see since it would be glorious)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eReverse polarity protection on the terminal block input\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDimensions (no headers or terminal block) 2.5\" x 1\" x 0.1\" (62.5mm x 25.4mm x 3mm) Weight (no headers or terminal block): 5.5grams Weight (with 3x4 headers \u0026amp; terminal block): 9grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis product comes with a fully tested and assembled breakout as well as 4 pieces of 3x4 male straight header (for servo\/LED plugs), a 2-pin terminal block (for power) and a piece of 6-pin 0.1\" header (to plug into a breadboard). A little light soldering will be required to assemble and customize the board by attaching the desired headers but it is a 15 minute task that even a beginner can do. You may also use right-angle 3x4 headers\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n"}

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This can cause problems with\ncircuits since electronics tend to not like it when the ground references\nchange and move with varying current draw. This chip is much smarter - it can\nhandle high side current measuring, up to +26VDC, even though it is powered\nwith 3 or 5V. It will also report back that high side voltage, which is great\nfor tracking battery life or solar panels.A precision amplifier measures the\nvoltage across the 0.1 ohm, 1% sense resistor. Since the amplifier maximum\ninput difference is ±320mV this means it can measure up to ±3.2 Amps. With the\ninternal 12 bit ADC, the resolution at ±3.2A range is 0.8mA. With the internal\ngain set at the minimum of div8, the max current is ±400mA and the resolution\nis 0.1mA. Advanced hackers can remove the 0.1 ohm current sense resistor and\nreplace it with their own to change the range (say a 0.01 ohm to measure up 32\nAmps with a resolution of 8mA)We include a 6-pin header (so you can easily\nattach this sensor to a breadboard) as well as a 3.5mm terminal plug so you\ncan easily attach and detach your load. Usage is simple. Power the sensor\nitself with 3 to 5VDC and connect the two I2C pins up to your microcontroller.\nThen connect your target power supply to VIN+ and the load to ground to VIN-.\nWe have a detailed tutorial that will do all the gain, range and math for you\n- just plug and go with Arduino or CircuitPython!\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e0.1 ohm 1% 2W current sense resistor\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUp to +26V target voltage\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUp to 3.2A current measurement, with 0.8mA resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis board\/chip uses I2C 7-bit addresses 0x40, 0x41, 0x44, 0x45, selectable with jumpers\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSkill Level: Component or Part\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","published_at":"2022-03-17T23:51:55+11:00","created_at":"2022-03-17T23:51:55+11:00","vendor":"Adafruit Industries","type":"Current Sensors","tags":["auspowers_batchone"],"price":9600,"price_min":9600,"price_max":9600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41332430536884,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B09CBSLXN7","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Adafruit Industries INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V +-3.2A Max - Stemma QT","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":9600,"weight":23,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"0697333050026","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B09CBSLXN7.jpg?v=1648538969","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/81aMrNkYtGL.jpg?v=1647521515","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/81CNBKnn46L.jpg?v=1647521515","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61n9tR7H7GL.jpg?v=1647521515","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/813vvvBWzfL.jpg?v=1647521515"],"featured_image":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B09CBSLXN7.jpg?v=1648538969","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit Industries INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V +-3.2A Max - Stemma QT ","id":25343429410996,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B09CBSLXN7.jpg?v=1648538969"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B09CBSLXN7.jpg?v=1648538969","width":1200},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit Industries INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V +-3.2A Max - Stemma QT ","id":25189813059764,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/81aMrNkYtGL.jpg?v=1647521515"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/81aMrNkYtGL.jpg?v=1647521515","width":1200},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit Industries INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V +-3.2A Max - Stemma QT ","id":25189813092532,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/81CNBKnn46L.jpg?v=1647521515"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/81CNBKnn46L.jpg?v=1647521515","width":1200},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit Industries INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V +-3.2A Max - Stemma QT ","id":25189813125300,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61n9tR7H7GL.jpg?v=1647521515"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61n9tR7H7GL.jpg?v=1647521515","width":1200},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit Industries INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V +-3.2A Max - Stemma QT ","id":25189813158068,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/813vvvBWzfL.jpg?v=1647521515"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/813vvvBWzfL.jpg?v=1647521515","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch3\u003eAdafruit Industries INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V +-3.2A Max - Stemma QT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eThis breakout board will solve all your power-monitoring problems. Instead of\nstruggling with two multimeters, you can just use the handy INA219B chip on\nthis breakout to both measure both the high side voltage and DC current draw\nover I2C with 1% precision.Most current-measuring devices such as our current\npanel meter are only good for low side measuring. That means that unless you\nwant to get a battery involved, you have to stick the measurement resistor\nbetween the target ground and true ground. This can cause problems with\ncircuits since electronics tend to not like it when the ground references\nchange and move with varying current draw. This chip is much smarter - it can\nhandle high side current measuring, up to +26VDC, even though it is powered\nwith 3 or 5V. It will also report back that high side voltage, which is great\nfor tracking battery life or solar panels.A precision amplifier measures the\nvoltage across the 0.1 ohm, 1% sense resistor. Since the amplifier maximum\ninput difference is ±320mV this means it can measure up to ±3.2 Amps. With the\ninternal 12 bit ADC, the resolution at ±3.2A range is 0.8mA. With the internal\ngain set at the minimum of div8, the max current is ±400mA and the resolution\nis 0.1mA. Advanced hackers can remove the 0.1 ohm current sense resistor and\nreplace it with their own to change the range (say a 0.01 ohm to measure up 32\nAmps with a resolution of 8mA)We include a 6-pin header (so you can easily\nattach this sensor to a breadboard) as well as a 3.5mm terminal plug so you\ncan easily attach and detach your load. Usage is simple. Power the sensor\nitself with 3 to 5VDC and connect the two I2C pins up to your microcontroller.\nThen connect your target power supply to VIN+ and the load to ground to VIN-.\nWe have a detailed tutorial that will do all the gain, range and math for you\n- just plug and go with Arduino or CircuitPython!\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e0.1 ohm 1% 2W current sense resistor\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUp to +26V target voltage\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUp to 3.2A current measurement, with 0.8mA resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis board\/chip uses I2C 7-bit addresses 0x40, 0x41, 0x44, 0x45, selectable with jumpers\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSkill Level: Component or Part\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n"}

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To drive a solenoid you will need a power transistor and\na diode. You will need a fairly good power supply to drive a solenoid, as a\nlot of current will rush into the solenoid to charge up the electro-magnet,\nabout 250mA, so don't try to power it with a 9V battery 12 VDC operation\n(please note lower voltage results in weaker\/slower operation) - 250mA current\ndraw Push or pull type with 5.5 mm throw DC coil resistance: 40 ohms 5 Newton\nstarting force (12VDC) 1.4 ounces \/ 39 grams\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","published_at":"2022-03-19T06:36:18+11:00","created_at":"2022-03-19T06:36:18+11:00","vendor":"Adafruit Industries","type":"Solenoids","tags":["auspowers_batchone"],"price":10500,"price_min":10500,"price_max":10500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41336217305268,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B00R5CICX8","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Small Push-Pull Solenoid - 12VDC","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":10500,"weight":68,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"701851952738","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00R5CICX8.jpg?v=1648586583","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/516ML5sLalL.jpg?v=1647632178","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/51NilpN0p_L.jpg?v=1647632178","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/41xhkbo2edL.jpg?v=1647632178"],"featured_image":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00R5CICX8.jpg?v=1648586583","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Small Push-Pull Solenoid - 12VDC ","id":25352416919732,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"width":500,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00R5CICX8.jpg?v=1648586583"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B00R5CICX8.jpg?v=1648586583","width":500},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Small Push-Pull Solenoid - 12VDC ","id":25208326717620,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"width":500,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/516ML5sLalL.jpg?v=1647632178"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/516ML5sLalL.jpg?v=1647632178","width":500},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Small Push-Pull Solenoid - 12VDC ","id":25208326750388,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"width":500,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/51NilpN0p_L.jpg?v=1647632178"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/51NilpN0p_L.jpg?v=1647632178","width":500},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Small Push-Pull Solenoid - 12VDC ","id":25208326783156,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"width":500,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/41xhkbo2edL.jpg?v=1647632178"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":375,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/41xhkbo2edL.jpg?v=1647632178","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch3\u003eSmall Push-Pull Solenoid - 12VDC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eSolenoids are basically electromagnets: they are made of a big coil of copper\nwire with an armature (a slug of metal) in the middle. 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