Wiring Your Actuator

Generic Wiring

Genric Wiring:

Basic Wiring Layout

VIN
- Accepts 3.25V - 5V, (or up to 12V for a short time)
GND
- Acccepts 0V, (ie: Ground)
CNTRL
- Accepts 0V - 5V
  - 0V - 1.2V is a LOW signal
    - the plunger will move to the retract position
  - 1.7V - 5V is a HIGH signal
    - the plunger will move to the forwards position

Step 1 Wiring Actuator to the Breadboard:

VIN
- Attach a Red or White wire to the VIN pin of the actuator
- Connect the other end to Red (+) rail of the breadboard
GND
- Attach a Blue or Black wire to the GND pin of the actuator
- Connect the other end to Blue (-) rail of the breadboard
CNTRL
- Attach a third color wire to the CNTRL pin of the actuator

Step 2 Connecting Power:

Do Not Wire With The Power Supply Plugged In

Positive Terminal
- Find the terminal which has the plus (+) symbol
- Loosen the screw, insert a Red or White wire, then tighten the screw to hold it in place
- Connect the other end of the wire to the same Red (+) rail of the breadboard as VIN
Negative Terminal
- Find the terminal which has the minus (-) symbol
- Loosen the screw, insert a Blue or Black wire, then tighten the screw to hold it in place
- Connect the other end of the wire to the same Blue (-) rail of the breadboard as GND

Be aware, incorrect wiring here may damage the actuator

Step 3 Attaching Device:

Place Device
- Attach device to two unused rails of the board
Device Input(s)
- Attach the input (VIN and/or GND) to the VIN(+) or GND(-) rail respectively
- For a button, you simply connect one of the legs to the VIN (+) rail
CNTRL Pin, (Device Output)
- Take the unconnected CNTRL wire and connect to the output of the device

Now you may connect the power supply, if the actuator does not move the plunger to retract position, or the ESP32 does not show power, disconnect power immediately and recheck wiring

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