Arduino - dual servos

[8bit]

Is there anyway to connect two servos to an Arduino without the use of a breadboard?

 

[Harald Kapp]

Of course you can always plug the wire ends from the servos into the respective GPIO ports of the shield connectors, if that's what you ask.

 

[8bit]

I don't have a shield. Does that mean that it is not possible on just the stand alone Arduino?

 

[Harald Kapp]

I don't have a shield.

You don't need the shield, you just stick the wires into the shield connectors onboard the arduino.

 

[Minder]

I assume RC servo's, rather than Motion (CNC) Servo's?
It pays to specify.
M.

 

[Harald Kapp]

It pays to specify.

Right. I implicily assumed RC servos which can easily be controlled via PWM by the arduino.

 

[Bluejets]

Must remember to power the servos from another common ground source.

 

[8bit]

Thanks again for the replies.

You might have to keep your replies simplified as I have very little experience and I am just starting my adventure into Arduino.

I am just trying to construct a 'simple' obstacle avoiding robot and I am loosely following a plan from the The 'Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets' book but they do not clearly show how they make the connections from the servos to the Arduino. Each servo has three connections, as you probably know, and I am not sure there are enough connections on the board.

 

[Bluejets]

Arduino site has detailed hardware and software examples to cover servos and all other hardware.

 

[8bit]

Thanks.

Actually I studied the project guide a little harder, I have a bad habit of scan reading, and missed the part where two wires are squeezed into one socket. If fact this is done with another set of wires negating the need for extra sockets.

Must pay more attention in future!

 

[Harald Kapp]

Must pay more attention in future!

Not a bad idea, isn't it