ESP32 - Servo Motor
This tutorial instructs you how to use ESP32 to control a servo motor.
Hardware Used In This Tutorial
1 | × | ESP-WROOM-32 Dev Module | |
1 | × | Micro USB Cable | |
1 | × | Servo Motor | |
3 | × | Jumper Wires |
Introduction to Servo Motor
The standard servo motor is a motor that can rotate between 0° and 180°.
Servo Motor Pinout
The servo motor has three pins:
- GND pin: (brown or black) connects this pin to GND (0V)
- VCC pin: (red) connects this pin to VCC (5V)
- Signal pin: (yellow or orange) receives the PWM control signal from an ESP32's pin.

How Servo Motor Works
Wiring Diagram between Servo Motor and ESP32

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ESP32 Code
Quick Instructions
- If this is the first time you use ESP32, see how to setup environment for ESP32 on Arduino IDE.
- Do the wiring as above image.
- Connect the ESP32 board to your PC via a micro USB cable
- Open Arduino IDE on your PC.
- Select the right ESP32 board (e.g. ESP32 Dev Module) and COM port.
- Copy the above code and paste it to Arduino IDE.
- Compile and upload code to ESP32 board by clicking Upload button on Arduino IDE
- See the result: Servo motor rotates slowly about 180° in clockwise and counter-clockwise direction

Line-by-line Code Explanation
The above ESP32 code contains line-by-line explanation. Please read the comments in the code!
How to Control Speed of Servo Motor
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