Unanswered Questions
368 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Rotary Encoder with interrupts - erratic behaviour
I'm trying to change my working rotary encoder code (stolen from here) to an interrupt-based code on my Mega2560. The trouble is that the result behaves very erratically, even though the physical ...
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Can I use regular pins (Example: D2, A3, etc...) as serial (RX, TX)?
Python/Arduino Beginner here...
I have a DFplayer I am trying to hook to my Arduino and I want to hook it up through the regular pins instead of the RX and TX pins, but I've not been able to find ...
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nano 33 BLE problems with reading RC signal
I'm using an Arduino Nano 33 BLE and a L293D motor driver to control a three-wheeled RC robot. The sketch I'm using worked fine with my Uno Rev3, but I've moved to the Nano for size/weight reasons, ...
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PCA9685 - Hardware problem with diode?
I'm working on a project, where I need to run several high-torque servos. For that I bought come of these PCA9685 boards.
I hooked everything up with my arduino and connected an external 5V - max 3A ...
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220v lightbulb gradual dimmer
I am trying to turn my incandescent bulb gradually,say its brightness should go from zero to 100% in 10 mins. In doing so I found the following code and it works well but it's not as gradual as I ...
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My port is grayed out?
Hello I have a question on why my port is grayed out when I go to upload?
I’ve watched so many YouTube videos on what’s the problem and have been trying to do everything but just nothing seems to work!...
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Getting atsam3x8e (Arduino Due) to work
I decided to make a pcb based on the atsam3x8e (microcontroller used in Arduino Due). For the design I copied most of the layout that I found on this site and looked at the official Arduino Due ...
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Arduino nano clone problem with interrupt on falling edge on pin 2
I've s 1Hz square wave coming from a DS1307 SQW/OUT pin going into pin2 on the Nano that is set up as input with internal pullup enabled.
I've set up the interrupt on falling edge but I can't get the ...
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Do software SPI read from a register using shiftin()
How to read from a register using software SPI, presumably shiftin()?
It works using the builtin SPI library + hardware SPI.
I seem to be able to write but not read using manual shiftin()/shiftout()...
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How do I install a library in Arduino Yun cross compile environment?
A few days ago, I've asked this question.
Thanks to the replies I've received, I've set up a cross compile environment for Yun by following this guide.
I've created a virtual machine with virtualbox ...
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Help to understand multiple PWM working together
I'm very new to arduino related stuff so this question might be really easy to answer.
I don't understand how multiple PWM outputs are supposed to work. Look at the pic.
In the first(1) case we are ...
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Multiple servos noise
I'm building an application that uses 20 servo motors, and i control then with an Arduino Mega. The servos are having some instability, to the point where they make small random swings. Im powering ...
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Code for a load cycler seems to be stuck
I am trying to make a battery load cycler to charge and discharge a battery repeatedly for a certain amount of cycles and here is my code:
bool in_charge_mode;
int cycles = 0;
float cutoffvoltage = 2....
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My code got my Nano ESP32 into a <500ms reboot loop
I have done a lot of reading and learning after previous help here and it has been great.
I have uploaded and tried many iterations of my code which all worked (Assuming my code was actually good) and ...
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I am trying to control 4 servos with a joystick, but after a few seconds, they start spinning and don't stop until the power source is cut
Here's my code. I don't know if the issue is the power source though. I only have access to my computer for a power source.
#include <Servo.h>
Servo servo1;
Servo servo2;
Servo servo3;
Servo ...
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