
Adafruit's PCA9685 16-channel servo driver. Its channels sit in four groups of four, so the three servo rows are declared with an uneven step list rather than a pitch.
- Made by
Adafruit
- SKU
- 815
- Kind
- Circuit board (PCB)
- Licence
- CC-BY-SA-3.0
- Keywords
- pca9685, servo, driver, pwm, 16-channel, i2c, breakout, motor
| Overall size (X × Y × Z) | 62.2 × 25.4 × 13.7 mm |
|---|---|
| PCB size | 62.2 × 25.4 mm |
| PCB thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Mounting holes | 4 × Ø2.5 mm |
| Through-hole pads | 64 |
| Components | 18 |
| Function | motor driver |
| Chip | PCA9685 |
| Interface | I2C |
| Logic level | 3-5 V |
| Supply voltage | 5-6 V |
| Channels | 16 |
| Resolution | 12 bit |
| Weight | 9 g |
| Qty | Part | Value | References | Datasheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| × 4 | Pin Header, 3 x 4 | JP1, JP2, JP5, JP6 | ||
| × 4 | SMD Resistor Array4x0603 | 220 | R11, R12, R13, R14 | CAT16/CAY16 series datasheet (Bourns) |
| × 2 | SMD Resistor Array4x0603 | 10K | R1, R2 | CAT16/CAY16 series datasheet (Bourns) |
| × 1 | DPAK / D2PAKTO-252-2 | AOD417 | Q1 | AOD417 datasheet (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor) |
| × 1 | SMD Capacitor0805 | 10uF | C1 | X7R SMD MLCC series datasheet (KEMET) |
| × 1 | SMD Electrolytic Capacitor3x5.3 | C2 | UCD series datasheet (Nichicon) | |
| × 1 | SMD LED0805 · green | GREEN | LED1 | |
| × 1 | SMD Resistor0805 | 10K | R7 | RC_L series datasheet (Yageo) |
| × 1 | SMD Resistor0805 | 470 | R10 | RC_L series datasheet (Yageo) |
| × 1 | SOIC / SSOP / TSSOPTSSOP-28 | PCA9685 | U1 | PCA9685 datasheet (NXP) |
| × 1 | Terminal Block3.5 · 2 | J1 | PT 1,5 3.5 mm datasheet (Phoenix Contact) |





