Pimoroni Servo 2040
Linux Format|July 2022
Achieve precise motion control from Les Pounder's tiny package.
Les Pounder
Pimoroni Servo 2040

The 2040-based board is your go-to choice for servo control.

SPEC

SoC: RP2040, dual-core Arm Cortex MO+ 133MHz

Memory: 264kB of SRAM

Storage: 2MB of QSPI flash

GPIO: 18x servo, 6x analog sensors, Qw/ST Stemma QT/ Qwiic connector

Unsoldered: 3x analog inputs, 12C, Debug, 5V, 3V3, Boot, Reset

Extras: V/I sensing, 6x WS2812/ NeoPixels, boot/ user button, reset button

PSU: USB-C 5V, screw terminal 10A max

Size: 62x42mm

Powered by the RP2040, a chip that's beating the current chip shortage, Servo 2040 wears its purpose on its sleeve. Designed to control up to 18 servos, and work with up to six analog inputs, this is a serious board backed up by a well-crafted software library.

Servo 2040 is a densely packed board. It's slightly longer and almost double the width of a Raspberry Pi Pico. The 18 servo outputs feature three pins for each output. The pins are the Signal, Voltage and GND connection, and servos tend to have colour-coded connectors to show orientation. The headers are typical 2.54mm pitch and we can easily connect 18 servos, creating noodles of servo cables across your bench.

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