Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
4
Time Required
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Open Arduino IDE, select "Tools", and change "Board" to the correct board--in this case the Arduino Nano.
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Specifically for the Arduino Nano, boards manufactured before January 2018 use the "old" bootloader, which needs to be selected under "Processor". If you're not sure, try both.
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Open the example "Sweep" application under File > Examples > Servo. With your Arduino plugged into your computer via USB, click the right-facing "Upload" arrow in the upper left hand corner of the IDE.
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Servos have three cables bundled into three joined female pinheads. These three cables are ground, which is brown or black, power, which is red, and signal, which is orange
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Connect the cables to the row for pin 9 on the breakout board. MAKE SURE that the ground/brown wire is aligned with the "G" label on the board, and that the orange/signal wire is connected to "S" on the board.
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Connect the breakout board and the arduino to power. If the servo doesn't immediately start running, something is wrong. Good luck!
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