Simply Servos Board for RPi Pico

With this board you can control up to eight servos simultaneously, ideal for e.g. a robot project. To use this board you need a Raspberry Pi Pico with headers which you plug directly into the board. The servos can be connected directly to the 3-pin connectors, no soldering is required.

The board not only supports 8 servos, but also has 5 external connections via GPIO pins and a 3V and GND supply from the Pico. This IO disconnects the 3 ADC pins and GP0 and GP1. This allows additional IO to be connected to the board, the state of which can then be read or monitored by the Pico.

Power is supplied via a terminal strip connector, which is then controlled by an on/off switch on the board. A green power LED indicates when the board is powered on. The board produces a regulated 3V supply that is routed to the 40-way connector to power the Pico. The power connections are reverse polarity protected.

To support the board, Kitronik has developed a MicroPython module and sample code for controlling servos with the Pico. This code is available through this GitHub repo.

Important:

• This board does not come with a Raspberry Pi Pico, which is available separately here.
• This board is suitable for continuous use at high currents. During such usage, it may get a bit hot.
• Due to the additional power draw of the wireless functions of a Pico W, it is not recommended to use the wireless functionality with this board. The standard functions of the Pico W work as usual, only the wireless functions are affected.

Technical information

• Supply voltage: 3V-12V
• Maximum current (continuous): 10A (all channels)
• Max current output at 3V3: 50mA
• Number of servo channels: 8
• Servo pins: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Additional Pin Breakout: 0, 1, 26, 27, 28, 3V3, GND
• Dimensions: 65x36x14mm