Servo 2040 current sensing

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First, thanks for the Servo 2040–it’s a great board. I have three of them now.:-)

Is it possible to use the current sensor to check the current consumption of individual servos? The example current_meter.py (or the corresponding CircuitPython example) only seem to display one current reading, which I assume is for the entire board (let me know if that assumption is correct/incorrect).

Being able to shut down a servo when it approaches stall torque/current draw would be a great thing for my application.

Thanks,

Olav

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If I read the schematic correctly, there is only one sensor, that measures the current drawn by all the servos.
servo2040.sch (shopify.com)

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Yep, the current sensing is for the whole board, not per servo.

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Thanks! You’ve saved me a bunch of time today!

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