Dobrica Pavlinušić's random unstructured stuff
PCA9685: Revision 7
{image: PCA9685.jpg}

16-channel, 12-bit PWM Fm+ I 2 C-bus LED controller

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dpavlin@cubieboard:~$ zgrep 9685 /proc/config.gz
CONFIG_PWM_PCA9685=m

# on armbian this requires kernel recompile

root@cubieboard:~# i2cdetect -y 2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40: UU UU -- UU -- -- -- -- UU -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
70: 70 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

root@cubieboard:~# echo pca9685 0x70 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device
[Tue Jun 25 19:59:58 2019] i2c i2c-2: new_device: Instantiated device pca9685 at 0x70

root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0# echo 0 > export

# Default period_ns = 1/200 Hz
root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# echo 5000000 > period
root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# cat period
5000000
root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# cat duty_cycle
0

# move servo

root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# echo 2000000 > duty_cycle
root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# echo 1000000 > duty_cycle
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^ sg90 servo motor

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root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# echo 20000000 > period # 50Hz

root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# echo 1000000 > duty_cycle # min?

root@cubieboard:/sys/devices/platform/soc/1c2b000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0# echo 3000000 > duty_cycle # max?



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