🛠️ Product Overview: Explore the cutting-edge PCA9685 Robot Controller, a robust and versatile 16-channel 12-bit PWM servo motor driver board, perfectly engineered for use with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms. This driver board is designed to enhance your robotics projects, making it easier to control multiple servos and LED indicators with precision and efficiency.
🔧 Key Features:
- I2C Communication with Integrated PWM Driver: This board features advanced I2C communication capabilities, including a built-in PWM driver and clock. Unlike the TLC5940 series, it allows seamless operation without the need for continuous signal transmission from your microcontroller, freeing up resources for other tasks.
- 5V Compatibility with Safe 6V Output: The PCA9685 board is designed with 5V compatibility, allowing it to be controlled by a 3.3V microcontroller while safely supporting output voltages up to 6V. This feature is particularly advantageous when controlling white or blue indicator lights that require voltages higher than 3.4V.
- Addressable Pins for Extensive Expansion: Equipped with six address selection pins, this driver board can connect up to 62 modules on a single I2C bus, resulting in a staggering total of 992 PWM outputs. Such scalability makes it an excellent choice for ambitious projects needing a substantial amount of control channels.
- Adjustable Frequency PWM Output: The board provides approximately 1.6KHz adjustable frequency PWM output, delivering smooth and precise control across a variety of applications, whether you're tuning motors or managing LED brightness.
- High Resolution and Configurable Output Modes: Experience superior performance with 12-bit resolution output that is tailored for stepper motors, achieving an impressive 4 microsecond resolution at a 60Hz refresh rate. Configure output modes according to your project needs, selecting between push-pull and open-drain output types.
🧩 Specifications:
- Origin: Mainland China
- Type: Module
- Model Number: PWM Servo Driver Board
- Board Dimensions: 62.00 x 25.00 x 13.00 mm / 2.44 x 0.98 x 0.51 inches
- Robust design with reverse polarity protection for safe usage.
- Cascade design allows for easy scalability in complex projects.
- Conveniently accommodates up to 16 servos simultaneously using four sets of 3-pin connectors.
- Features a large capacitor on the V+ line, essential for stable operation in demanding applications.
- Includes a 220-ohm series resistor on all PWM output lines, ensuring protection and easy interfacing with LEDs.
🧩 Note: Due to variations in monitor settings and lighting conditions, the actual color of the product may differ slightly from what is displayed in images. Please allow for slight measuring deviations of 1-2cm as a result of manual measurements.
