ENERMAX LIBERTY ELT500AWT DRIVER

The stepper motor is struggling to rotate, the power LEDs are very pale, so it doesnРІР‚в„ўt look good. It looks like the Arduino tries to do itРІР‚в„ўs job with the only 5V which comes from the servo (this is just an uneducated guess).

It is working, however for some reason if i donРІР‚в„ўt plug in the 12V power input into the breadboard (so the only available voltage is the 5V for the servo) the power LEDs are still turned-on on the Arduino and on the Easy Driver.

ENERMAX LIBERTY ELT500AWT DRIVER

This is how it looks like currently:Р”Р„s you can see the Arduino, the Easy Driver and the micro servo all wired to this breadboard, one-by-one. I simply wired all the different voltages and the ground to a breadboard and I try to use the optimal one for each component. The micro servo uses 5V, and the EasyDriver uses 12V. With this solution I donРІР‚в„ўt need to use any power pin or VIN on Arduino, only the digital ports and the GND (magic smoke stays inside the chip hopefully). It has all the required voltages (3.3V, 5V, 12V). Since I didnРІР‚в„ўt want to use batteries or multiple DC adapters for different voltages, I transformed my old ATX PSU to a DIY lab power supply unit. I read that I should not use the 5V pin on Arduino because the Due based on 3.3V. The program is working (basic SerialPort buffer writing with C#), everything looks good, but IРІР‚в„ўm afraid IРІР‚в„ўll fry something because of the different voltages. IРІР‚в„ўd like to control the stepper motor and the servo via USB. A chunk of jumper cable, a breadboard, lots of free time and big plans.An old ATX PSU (Enermax Liberty ELT500AWT 500W).

An Easy Driver stepper motor driver (v4.2).

A biploar stepper motor from a DVD driver.

This is my РІР‚СљHello WorldРІР‚Сњ project, I have: I tried to do my best to share my thoughts and ask the correct questions, but IРІР‚в„ўm sure I made some huge mistakes, please excuse me. Hi all, this is my first post here, and my second day with Arduino and with electronics, so IРІР‚в„ўm really a beginner, also not a native english speaker (let me know if something doesnРІР‚в„ўt make any sense).

Enermax liberty elt500awt