slim6072
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Will I be able to plug the Servos Directly into these port without a voltage regulator? Can I use my old PING from EZB directly with the new board without voltage regulator?
If I need a regulator should I use a 11.1V Battery and turn it down to 5V
I think the top end for the PING sensor here is 5.1volts so I think either of the above will work fine Second 1 is 1/4th the price
Both will work.
5v1 shouldn't kill it (although there are reports on other forums and sites of even 0.1v killing but I would imagine that's the convenient excuse and thing to blame rather than user error).
Hey just wanted to jump in and verify that @Rich is correct that the analog ports indeed have a regulated 3.3V on their power rails and the rest of the digital pins have Vin (whatever battery voltage is supplied). For digital sensors and servos that can't handle an input voltage above 6V we do have the 5V regulator board (pictured in this thread).
In regard to the question about using the old plastic servos from the v3 kit on the new v4 board, DJ has done some testing and they do work at 7.4V, it won't kill them.