I am interested in using a high torque servo (60 kg) with the WIG-13118 controller but am concerned that the required input voltage will exceed the board. The required voltage is 6-8.4vdc (and I would like to use the highest possible voltage). Link is below.
https://www.amazon.com/ANNIMOS-Digital- … pons&psc=1
I am looking for a simple controller to move a high torque servo 90 degrees and back. Will this board work? If not, is there one available that will work?
Thanks.
In that case, you can’t use the Servo Trigger. Unfortunately, applying a voltage higher than 5.5V will fry the microcontroller on the board.
Hi burrism,
Santa_Impersonator is technically correct here. That servo would not work directly connected to and powered by the Servo Trigger.
That said, it still could work with the Servo Trigger so long as you provide power to the servo from another source. You would need to provide a 5V supply to the Servo Trigger and create a common ground in the full circuit. After that, just connect the signal line to the high-voltage servo and it should work with no issues. It’s a little convoluted so it is not the best solution here. Alternatively, you could regulate the power supply for your servo down to 5V either with a standard 5V voltage regulator like [this or you could use something like the [SparkFun Buck-Boost Converter.
The only other board we carry that will work that servo you linked would be the [Micro Maestro 6-Channel USB Servo Controller. The [User Guide hosted on Polulu will go into detail on getting started with that driver and how to control it.](Pololu Maestro Servo Controller User’s Guide)](Micro Maestro 6-channel USB Servo Controller - ROB-09664 - SparkFun Electronics)](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15208)](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/107)
Thanks!!!