PWM / SERVO HAT doesn't move FS5103R motor

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PWM / SERVO HAT doesn't move FS5103R motor

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Hello, I want to use the servo hat to control multiple servo motors. Therefore I setup my Raspberry Pi according to the tutorial of the servo hat, but in the end the test did not move my motor at all.

These are the things i did:

I2C configuration:
sudo apt-get install python-smbus
sudo apt-get install i2c-tools

installed kernel support with raspi-config

sudo i2cdetect -y 1 (gives the same output as in the tutorial)

install python library:
sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential python-dev
git clone https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_PCA9685.git
cd Adafruit_Python_PCA9685
sudo python setup.py install


sudo python examples/simpletest.py --> This command does nothing to the connected motor.

Is there something else needed for this to work?

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Re: PWM / SERVO HAT doesn't move FS5103R motor

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Can we get a closer shot of the board? From this angle it looks like there is no solder on the header pins.

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Re: PWM / SERVO HAT doesn't move FS5103R motor

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There is indeed no solder on it because i currently don't have access to a soldering iron, but it should work even without soldering even if it's not ideal right?

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Re: PWM / SERVO HAT doesn't move FS5103R motor

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If it works at all, it will be intermittent at best. And you also risk damage to the chips on the board.

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Re: PWM / SERVO HAT doesn't move FS5103R motor

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ok thank you for your help

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