Muhammad Anas
Published © GPL3+

Control a Servo with a Force Resistive Sensor on Arduino

The force resistive sensor outputs the applied force to the Arduino, and we move the servo according to the amount of force.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
Resistor 10k ohm
Resistor 10k ohm
×1
Force resistive sensor (FSR)
×1
Servos (Tower Pro MG996R)
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Arduino Web Editor
Arduino Web Editor

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Schematics

Circuit diagram

Code

Arduino code

C/C++
 #include <Servo.h>
 Servo servo;
 int reading;   
 
void setup(void) {
 Serial.begin(9600);   
 servo.attach(9); //servo at digital pin 9
 servo.write(0); //initial point for servo

}
 
void loop(void) {
  reading = analogRead(A0); //attached to analog 0
  Serial.print("Sensor value = ");
  Serial.println(reading);
 
int value = map(reading, 0, 1023, 0, 255);

  servo.write(value);
 
  delay(100);
}

Credits

Muhammad Anas

Muhammad Anas

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Thanks to Viscous.co 3D printing pakistan.

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