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Jacob Gladish edited this page Jun 26, 2026 · 4 revisions

Hardware Layout

This is a sketch of the hardware configuration.

  1. Official Raspberry Pi v3 camera module connected vis CSI to Pi5.
  2. Pi5 powered by Anker USB batter back.
  3. PCA9685 attached to Pi5 via i2c for servo control. This board can control up to 16 servos.
  4. PCA9685 is connected to the steering servo and the electronic speed control (ESC)
  5. The NiMH that normally powered the entire truck is connected to the ESC and powers the ESC, drive motor, and steering servo. Hardware_Layout

Battery

Nothing special Anker 5200 mAh USB batter pack. How long will it power Pi5? No idea. We'll see.

Batter_Pack

Camera

This is the standard Pi v3 camera.

Camera_Front

Servo Driver

The PCA9685 servo driver is double-sided taped to the back of the rpi5 case. This is what I mean an Arduino would likely have been cleaner. I'd like to add a GPS module, which will be more wiring and another small board to install somewhere.

Servo_Driver

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