Hi y'all,
I am trying to recreate the exact setup shown for these vacuum/pump devices: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4699
I am using an Adafruit Crickit with a Circuit Playground Express. I'm new to using these types of devices, so I figure MakeCode would be the easiest for me to get started with and is what I would prefer to use. I have figured out how to download commands onto the circuit playground express, but when I try to connect the pumps to the motor ports and the valve to a drive port, nothing happens. Last week, I was able to get one motor to run, but now I can't seem to get anything to work besides changing the color of the LEDs on the board.
If anyone has been successful with this and is willing to share the MakeCode they used, or if anyone has any ideas as to why the motors and drives aren't working, I would appreciate any help I can get.
Mini Air Pump and Vacuum MakeCode (Newbie)
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- dastels
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Re: Mini Air Pump and Vacuum MakeCode (Newbie)
How are you powering the crickit? Is the power switch in the "on" position? Is the green smiley LED lit (and not the red warning LED)?
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Re: Mini Air Pump and Vacuum MakeCode (Newbie)
I'm powering it using the 5V 2A power supply shown here: https://www.adafruit.com/product/276
Yes, I have confirmed that the board is on and the green smiley LED is lit.
Yes, I have confirmed that the board is on and the green smiley LED is lit.
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Re: Mini Air Pump and Vacuum MakeCode (Newbie)
Good. So there is power. Can you post a photo of the sonnections/wiring?
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Re: Mini Air Pump and Vacuum MakeCode (Newbie)
Thanks. That's perfect. Are the ends of the motor wires just stuck through the holes in the motor connector tabs? That won't give you a reliable connection and might be a big part of your problem with the motors.
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