Animator 5v Mono wiring

The animator 5v mono board.

Below is a schematic diagram of what pins on the pico are connected to what pads on the board. Wires are soldered directly to the boards.

The front side of the board has connections for two switches, 15 servo motors, a mono speaker and accessory power.

Connections Kite

This table has the connections for the boy with kite. It uses a stepper motor and a servo motor.

FunctionPico pinConnect toWire
length/gauge/color/dir
Stepper coil A1GPIO4M13″ / 26 / Varies / down
Stepper coil A2GPIO5M23″ / 26 / Varies / down
Stepper coil B1GPIO6M33″ / 26 / Varies / down
Stepper coil B2GPIO7M43″ / 26 / Varies / down
Servo 1GPIO16M133″ / 26 / Varies / down
Volume potGPIO28R2 mounted to boardNA
Left switchGPIO2SW110″ / 26 / BRN / up
Right switchGPIO3SW210″ / 26 / BLU / up
Mono speakerNASPK10″ / 22 / GRY-WHT+R
Accessory Power
12-18 V AC/DC
NA12 – 18 VNote: Connect to transformer only if not using 5v power supply.