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MG996R Metal Gear Servo, High Torque

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MG996R Metal Gear Servo, High Torque - Waveshare - 15299
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High-torque analog servo with metal gears and dual ball bearings. Standard 3-wire PWM control; commonly used in robotic arms, pan-tilt heads, and RC vehicles.

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MG996R Metal Gear Servo, High Torque — Waveshare — 15299

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
MG996R METAL GEAR SERVGNDSIGVCC
  • GND

    Brown wire - ground. Must share common ground with the controller and any external servo supply.

    Type · Ground
  • VCC

    Red wire - servo power from a dedicated external supply. Do not power high-torque servos from a microcontroller regulator.

    Type · PowerVoltage · 5
  • SIG

    Orange wire - standard 50 Hz RC-servo signal, roughly 500-2500 us pulse width.

    Type · PWM
PinTypeFunctionVoltage
GNDGroundBrown wire - ground. Must share common ground with the controller and any external servo supply.
VCCPowerRed wire - servo power from a dedicated external supply. Do not power high-torque servos from a microcontroller regulator.5
SIGPWMOrange wire - standard 50 Hz RC-servo signal, roughly 500-2500 us pulse width.
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
MG996R METAL GEAR SERVGNDSIGVCC

Pin details

3 connections
  1. GND

    Brown wire - ground. Must share common ground with the controller and any external servo supply.

    Ground
  2. VCC

    Red wire - servo power from a dedicated external supply. Do not power high-torque servos from a microcontroller regulator.

    PowerVoltage · 5
  3. SIG

    Orange wire - standard 50 Hz RC-servo signal, roughly 500-2500 us pulse width.

    PWM

Start wiring

PWM · UART · Wide input · Wired

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: VCC, GND, SIG. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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