Arduino Uno R3 - I fried it after only used it 2 times
I discovered Microcontroller when I was researching for a way to steer my trolling motor and outboard motor. Arduino UNO R3 can be used to control a servo motor and then control the throttle speed of an outboard. The commercial ones like ControlKing or Trollmasters are a few hundred dollars but these electronic parts are much cheaper to buy and build them yourself. So, here is the start.
1. Bought my first servo motor - HS-485HB (pretty high torque and small so easier to mount inside an outboard motor).
2. Bought my first Arduino Rno R3
3. Downloaded the IDE and uploaded blink and the board was blinking, nice.
4. Downloaded Knob and uploaded to the Uno board, then connected the servo motor to the board and a rotary potentiometer (10K ohm) (bought it for $1) to the board. Voila, servo motor was turning as I dial the potentiometer button.
