The perfect video. Dude. S-Tier. I cannot describe how thankful I feel every time I land on a video as well-made as this one. You made my day. Thank you.
Thanks! I wanted to keep it under 5 minutes since it's not a complete project, just an intro / explanation video, but maybe that wasn't necessary ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@itstriggy4814 no it's awesome, means it's easy to repeat it as I need to. Only thing I'd add is having the model number of the transistor in the description was easy to find anyway but may be difficult for those a bit hard of hearing or without strong English knowledge.
Hey Triggy, nice work. Consider doing a follow up on flyback diodes for the valve. The back EMF from the valve coil will destroy your indicator LEDs in short order.
one of the best tutorials on this out there! thank you very much! quick accurate and precise! I was just briefly surprised that the two voltage grounds are connected! Isn't it best to keep them separate? It seems to me as a recipe for fried circuitry? (but I'm no electronics genius so please explain.) Thanks
Thanks Jakob! You do in fact want to connect the grounds. Ground defines the point where there is zero voltage, so connecting the grounds ensures that the 5V and 12V have the save reference point.
You did nice work, the only suggestion is throw a flyback diode between the solenoid because some solenoids create a high voltage spike when driving them directly with a MOSFET and that can destroy the MOSFET fairly quickly and also cause other things like mcu reset.
Hi Triggy, nice build! I wanted to see if there is any way to adjust how much pressure goes into the pneumatic cylinder? I am trying to put together a Tamping Machine where I can adjust timing and force
Hey instead of connecting it to a air compressor, can you connect it to like a small air reservoir tank and would that still work? And is there any good recommendations for a small air reservoir tank, something for a robotics project?
Hello! Thank you for the video, it was of great help. I am actually doing a project where I have to rotate a small crib of certain angles using pneumatic cylinders. Would you have any advice for controlling the position of the cylinder to define precisely the angle of rotation of the crib?
Adding to the requests for a wiring diagram. I have a very hard time seeing exactly what MOSFET pins are connected to LEDs/Resistors. REally hesitant to power this thing up without knowing what might cause a fire :) also, for future viewers, dropping code in the description would be very helpful.
@@itstriggy4814 Awesome. Thanks so much! I was able to get things working (and diagnose that I'd blown several MOSFETs due to insufficient resistance). I also built a simulation in TinkerCad, and added a photoresistor circuit to make it light (i.e., motion) activated for props www.tinkercad.com/embed/1rdzFZYw81P
hey. good day ,were you still active today? i would like to know more about this mini hydraulic cylinder. What's the dimensions of your hydraulic cylinder? i was planning to build a landing gear for my adventure bike. since it was so tall and I'm just 5'1 of height. your video was great
could you make a video where you show if and how you can control the position of a pneumatic cylinder with an arduino? Especially with a 5/3 valve would be great, or with something like a magnetic sensor that pneumatic cylinders come with sometimes. thanks!
Hm yeah for some reason the "share post" link seems to be linking to my patron account, not my creator account... Have any ideas where else to host the image?
Hello Triggy, Thank you very much for your prompt and good answer. Your project is very good for my application and I'm currently working to adapt your solution to my own project. If anything should be unclear to me I will contact you for some explanations, with your permission. Have a nice weekend. Kind regards, Sorin.
I’m new to this stuff and was wondering how could I do multiple of the pneumaticS in one Arduino script? Like pretend I wanted to control an arm, how could I make it to where I click like an arrow on my keyboard to trigger one of the pneumatic cylinders?
Notice how the video only uses a single Arduino digital pin. That means you can duplicate the set-up and just attach it to another digital pin! :) You will probably want to hook up both valves to the same battery, no need to get two. Just make sure they're attached in parallel!
Absolutely, just connect the positive lead of each valve to the transistor terminal instead of just one. And of course negative to ground for both as well.
Great video, Triggy-thanks! I'm wondering how I could incorporate a capacitive proximity sensor to control the cylinder. Would you have any suggestions?
For position control? From what I've seen, it's notoriously challenging without buying a $300+ sensor. I'm not familiar with capacitive proximity sensors specifically, though my intuition is that they might have trouble measuring accurately over the whole range of the stroke (in my case 175mm). Let me know if you find any good solutions!
@@itstriggy4814 I was actually thinking about a sensor that would simply activate an air cylinder when you place a bottle in a set position. It would be a substitute for pressing a button or a pedal.
@@macwol Oh, that should be pretty easy! Just check for a signal from your sensor in the loop of your Arduino code, and if the signal is high (and the piston isn't already activated), activate the piston. www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-PIR-Motion-Sensor.html
@9YearsLater It might be easier to have him press a button if his hands allow, but if you're keen on the voice idea, check out my JARVIS video! It covers basically exactly that.
Hi Sorin, the resistors for the LEDs? LEDs run at around 20mA, so those resistors are just to limit current flow. Using ~500ohms should be fine for all of them. resistor = voltage / 0.02 amps
This is great. Very nicely done. How can I control the speed of the cylinder action using an Arduino. You mentioned something about the exhaust outputs but can these be controlled electronically?
I want to do this with two cylinders acting in unison. Would simply adding Tees between the output ports and the cylinder ports work or would two valves be required?
@@오태준-y9e www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4V210-08-DC-12V-29mA-2-Position-5-Ways-Pneumatic-Air-Solenoid-Valve-UK-Stock/392532167378?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190711100440%26meid%3De2c81a8533e746e4811d69d3a30913fe%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D18%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D222899772883%26itm%3D392532167378%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplRVIAMLv5WebWithPLRVIOnTopCombiner&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 hope this helps!
Hello there great tutorial I need some help I'm kind of a beginner. I'm trying to make a animatronic like showbiz which needs a lot of Pneumatic Cylinders and I wouldn't have enough room for a bunch of breadboards to control each Cylinder so is it possible I could use something like relays to control it instead of the circuit you showed in this wonderful video?
the Arduino has like 14 digital output pins so you can control up to 14 valves with one controller. A relay could take the place of the MOSFET that was used in this demo.
brother my pneumatic valve is 24 dc. so which mosfet should i use and resistor? could you kindly help me? i have 24 dc power supply and everything including actuator, arduino etc,, just need help with mosfet and resistor values,
@@itstriggy4814 hey triggy. this circuit worked . i just hav a question.. all these resistors that you used are for leds right? if i dont want leds then i can skip resistors? plus i saw some people using relays also in pneumatic cylinder arduino circuits? why is that? i used IRFB4227 P814JKW17 MOSFET instead of the one that u used. plus a 24 dc with 1.5 amp dc power source. everzthing was working but somehow two of my arduinos are not working any more. may be because i was connecting and disconnecting the signal wire number 5 pin for my testing? can that be a reason?
@@dbodybuilder1 Without the LEDs you'd only need one resistor, a pull down resistor connecting the gate of the MOSFET to ground (anything 1K-10K will do). A relay is another type of electronic switch, it will also work. It's just bigger, more expensive, and doesn't last as long. They are maybe easier to use though. Not sure why the Arduino's don't work... depending on how you wired it, something might have gotten shorted and damaged pin 5.
@@itstriggy4814 thanks triggy for always replying and clearing doubts. i dont know why this happened to two of my controllers. one is arduino nano and other is controllino maxi. they are showing the power but i am not able to uplaod any new program. i found a guide to burn bootloader or something. will try to do that.
A colleague and I are using this video of yours as reference. Nice one!
Glad to hear it!
The perfect video. Dude. S-Tier. I cannot describe how thankful I feel every time I land on a video as well-made as this one. You made my day. Thank you.
A little fast, but I love how detailed you were in explaining each step! Nice work.
Thanks! I wanted to keep it under 5 minutes since it's not a complete project, just an intro / explanation video, but maybe that wasn't necessary ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@itstriggy4814 it was a perfect video and straight to the point.
@@itstriggy4814 Stay Fast!!!! Ive been looking everywhere for someone like this. Can't state how refreshing the rapid fire content was.
And yet we all know why his girlfriend made him make this
@@itstriggy4814 no it's awesome, means it's easy to repeat it as I need to. Only thing I'd add is having the model number of the transistor in the description was easy to find anyway but may be difficult for those a bit hard of hearing or without strong English knowledge.
Hello, can you please re-upload the circuit diagram? The link doesn't seem to work. Thanks!
Straight to the point. Love it.
Hey Triggy, nice work. Consider doing a follow up on flyback diodes for the valve. The back EMF from the valve coil will destroy your indicator LEDs in short order.
Nice catch! I've included it in the circuit diagram in the description.
@@itstriggy4814 I want to know what or which diode can be used. Can you give a suggestion ?
@@antoniohernandez8367 1N4007 should do the trick
@@itstriggy4814 Thanks for the info !
Or you can use a relay switch, which eliminates needing a breadboard at all.
Triggy,
Thank you. Very well done!
one of the best tutorials on this out there! thank you very much! quick accurate and precise!
I was just briefly surprised that the two voltage grounds are connected! Isn't it best to keep them separate? It seems to me as a recipe for fried circuitry? (but I'm no electronics genius so please explain.)
Thanks
Thanks Jakob!
You do in fact want to connect the grounds. Ground defines the point where there is zero voltage, so connecting the grounds ensures that the 5V and 12V have the save reference point.
You did nice work, the only suggestion is throw a flyback diode between the solenoid because some solenoids create a high voltage spike when driving them directly with a MOSFET and that can destroy the MOSFET fairly quickly and also cause other things like mcu reset.
Trying to write this circuit for a project I have at work. Any way you could assist? I'm learning and could use some help. TIA
Comment for the algorithm to help the channel 👍 👍👍👍.
Very kind of you!
what we can do if we dont have compressor insted of it we have double size of the cilynder . and we have to re use the same filed air
Simply demonstrated very well
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Can you show the circuit diagram on how to connect to the mosfet and what items to use? You link does not work anymore.
thanks a LOT
Dc 12v
What is the difference between this fqp30n06l and a relay?
I want the circuit diagram can you help me with that. Link that you’ve given is not opening.
This came at a perfect time for me as I've wanted to learn to design pneumatic systems.
Liked and subbed!
could you make a video about how to choose a pneumatic cylinder please?
Would be super awesome if you included a shopping bag or links for parts so that viewers could try to build what you're building!
I put some links in the description!
@@itstriggy4814 thank you! Its wonderful to watch learn, and DOING is the best way to master material. Ty again
How do we control the extension rate?
Any knowledge on incorporating a damper or shock absorber? I.E. for the cylinder rod?
If you wanted something to hit a golf across a room, could you use a pneumatic cylinder or do you need something more powerful?
Congratulations, I subscribed to your channel, as this is an excellent demonstration, a good reason to associate my machines with arduino, Like 2.3K
Hi Triggy, nice build! I wanted to see if there is any way to adjust how much pressure goes into the pneumatic cylinder? I am trying to put together a Tamping Machine where I can adjust timing and force
Yep, look up pressure regulator :)
This is a very good tutorial, but how would I control multiple cylinders at once?
Can you have variable speed AND stop it half way and it still hold a load. Does the compressor have to be 'ON' to hold a load.Thanks
Could you please do a video on how to connect a NE555 to a solenoid via a SSR. Its for a lightgun recoil. Thank you
Can I do the same with my raspberry Pi with a bit of modifications? Is there any safety precautions I need to take? Please help me .
Is it possible to open the pneumatic cylinder partially/slowly by replacing the solenoid with something?
Hey instead of connecting it to a air compressor, can you connect it to like a small air reservoir tank and would that still work? And is there any good recommendations for a small air reservoir tank, something for a robotics project?
what if i need to connect two cylinders on the same arduino board? can i hook two of them to the same board?
Amazing video!! Would you happen to know what kind of connectors you used for the 12 volt battery and the solenoid valve? Thanks!
Sorry for the late reply! they're called tamiya connectors
Hi, where did you find that comressor quick connect to 6mm pneumatic hose adapter?
Hello! Thank you for the video, it was of great help.
I am actually doing a project where I have to rotate a small crib of certain angles using pneumatic cylinders. Would you have any advice for controlling the position of the cylinder to define precisely the angle of rotation of the crib?
it would require more parts like a proportional pneumatic valve and a position sensor on the cylinder to have that kind of control.
All I wanted to know was what you’re using for the air supply. Are you using a compressor? An air cylinder? How do you know which pressure to use?
this is great!
A circuit diagram of the Arduino/breadboard would be helpful. Other than that, great video. Clear, concise and informative.
Yes - I'd want it too.
Here's the circuit diagram: www.patreon.com/posts/43812212
@@itstriggy4814 I get a blank screen at that link.... I have purchased all the parts for this I just need the diagram... thanks.
Me too, can you perhaps post it a different way?
Would this pump work with any gas? Or do I hate to use a big air pump, because I want to make something that would fit on me
that pneumatic can withstand vehicle wheel load? I want to make tyre killer and I couldnt find yet whether I should use pneumatic or hydralic
Can we build this project without using air compressor? Because I am working on a project to make a compact flipper robot?
Is it a good idea to use pneumatic cylinder to a hydraulic bicycle brake caliper? Or should i just directly connect it to the brake caliper?
Can you post the circuit diagram again?
So I have to permanently keep an air compressor hooked up to my pneumatic cylinder?
Good. Air from? No details about the compressor.
The circuit diagram not available anymore 😢
Can you add where you got these materials and what exact thing to buy
Adding to the requests for a wiring diagram. I have a very hard time seeing exactly what MOSFET pins are connected to LEDs/Resistors. REally hesitant to power this thing up without knowing what might cause a fire :) also, for future viewers, dropping code in the description would be very helpful.
Circuit diagram: www.patreon.com/posts/43812212
@@itstriggy4814 Awesome. Thanks so much! I was able to get things working (and diagnose that I'd blown several MOSFETs due to insufficient resistance). I also built a simulation in TinkerCad, and added a photoresistor circuit to make it light (i.e., motion) activated for props www.tinkercad.com/embed/1rdzFZYw81P
@@itstriggy4814 Hey man this link is no good... still got the wiring diagram? Thanks for the video, super helpful!
The link is not working for the circuit diagram. Is there a way to get it ?
Can u tell me the value of pull down resistor in ohms and watts and even the value of LED in mm
hey. good day ,were you still active today? i would like to know more about this mini hydraulic cylinder. What's the dimensions of your hydraulic cylinder? i was planning to build a landing gear for my adventure bike. since it was so tall and I'm just 5'1 of height. your video was great
Can you give me detail of item for this project? Plist list with spec.. thank you
How many can you connect and control individually with this type of set up?
Hello, may i get the circuit diagram for this video pls? I cant open it
Can you make one without air and that has power to lift 150 pounds that runs on 12 volts?
could you make a video where you show if and how you can control the position of a pneumatic cylinder with an arduino? Especially with a 5/3 valve would be great, or with something like a magnetic sensor that pneumatic cylinders come with sometimes.
thanks!
Is the pneumatic cylinders able to move slower?
Can you point me to a light duty air pump and a tank that can do the job ?
I’m wondering if i can use a mini air compressor for a small sized pneumatic cylinder. your thoughts?
I'm sure you could. Depending on the size you may have to refill often.
Thanks for asking I was always wondering that
What PSI do you regulate the compressor at for that cylinder speed you are getting?
how could you program the rod to move partially?
Hey
Do you have a circuit diagram/schematic available, the on linked doesn't work and sends me to and empty patreon site :)
Hm yeah for some reason the "share post" link seems to be linking to my patron account, not my creator account... Have any ideas where else to host the image?
Excellent tutorial. Any suggestions for a short stroke (2 - 4") pneumatic actuator?
I would also really like to know if a pneumatic actuator length of stroke can be controlled please.
Creative video, thanks :)
Hi! Do you think you could show how to do this with a solenoid valve bank?
I have a question..
What is the cheapest option because I need multiple cylinders which will be controlled with sensors.
Excellent! New sub.
Thanks Jeff!
Hello Triggy,
Thank you very much for your prompt and good answer.
Your project is very good for my application and I'm currently working to adapt your solution to my own project.
If anything should be unclear to me I will contact you for some explanations, with your permission.
Have a nice weekend.
Kind regards,
Sorin.
I’m new to this stuff and was wondering how could I do multiple of the pneumaticS in one Arduino script? Like pretend I wanted to control an arm, how could I make it to where I click like an arrow on my keyboard to trigger one of the pneumatic cylinders?
Notice how the video only uses a single Arduino digital pin. That means you can duplicate the set-up and just attach it to another digital pin! :) You will probably want to hook up both valves to the same battery, no need to get two. Just make sure they're attached in parallel!
Do you have an Amazon link for the quick connect with push fitting that you used? I can't find one.
It looks like it comes with the pneumatic cylinder
Can i get the coding for the Arduino?
can it be connected to a microblue?
So I have a 21.4 V-24.5 V DC solenoid could I connect same way as this 12V one?
Just switch out the 12 V battery for a 24V current ?
could use ac and watch it vibrate back and forth really fast
Wow..u product exclnt.i love my projek long time for agro cocunut tree
Sir what size did u use pneumatic cylinder?
Is it possible to control 2 actuators at the same time with the same button? I've been looking for a way to do it.
Absolutely, just connect the positive lead of each valve to the transistor terminal instead of just one. And of course negative to ground for both as well.
Where did you buy that wire
Could you pass the connection diagram and the programming code, please?
Is there a way i could vary pressure using valves
Hi Sir am interested with the same design but can it be used or designed for car acceleration and deceleration mechanisn
Great video, Triggy-thanks! I'm wondering how I could incorporate a capacitive proximity sensor to control the cylinder. Would you have any suggestions?
For position control? From what I've seen, it's notoriously challenging without buying a $300+ sensor. I'm not familiar with capacitive proximity sensors specifically, though my intuition is that they might have trouble measuring accurately over the whole range of the stroke (in my case 175mm). Let me know if you find any good solutions!
@@itstriggy4814 I was actually thinking about a sensor that would simply activate an air cylinder when you place a bottle in a set position. It would be a substitute for pressing a button or a pedal.
@@macwol Oh, that should be pretty easy! Just check for a signal from your sensor in the loop of your Arduino code, and if the signal is high (and the piston isn't already activated), activate the piston.
www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-PIR-Motion-Sensor.html
@9YearsLater It might be easier to have him press a button if his hands allow, but if you're keen on the voice idea, check out my JARVIS video! It covers basically exactly that.
Hello Triggy,
What are the sizes of the two resistors you used? Are they equal sizes or different? Thank you very much. Regards, Sorin.
Hi Sorin, the resistors for the LEDs? LEDs run at around 20mA, so those resistors are just to limit current flow. Using ~500ohms should be fine for all of them. resistor = voltage / 0.02 amps
Hi could you please share circuit diagram and code ?
Pls do for automatic pneumatic door with ardino bro
Instead of a compressor could you use a simple CO2 canister for a portable version?
I'm sure! You will be limited by volume in the tank, however.
@@itstriggy4814 cheers. Thinking of using this for a smaller portable robot as like an extending arm with a gripper attached
@@seasnek7024 sounds cool. Look into linear actuators, that might be an option.
@@itstriggy4814 yeah might consider. They are quite slow however
Hey nice video! I was wondering how powerful of an air compressor do I need to move the piston?
110 PSI should be fine
This is great. Very nicely done. How can I control the speed of the cylinder action using an Arduino. You mentioned something about the exhaust outputs but can these be controlled electronically?
hmm that's definitely more tricky. I'm not sure how that would be done, let me know if you find anything!
I want to do this with two cylinders acting in unison. Would simply adding Tees between the output ports and the cylinder ports work or would two valves be required?
You should be good with just one valve and some Y connect fittings from amazon
Very interesting!!!
Hey man, i love your video and have some questions about the working of the arduino. How to DM you?
Can we use any other transistor ?
dhanyawad
Thnx this helped me a lot
Can you give us some information about the tools you used??
What do you mean?
@@itstriggy4814 I want to know where we can buy them.
@@오태준-y9e www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4V210-08-DC-12V-29mA-2-Position-5-Ways-Pneumatic-Air-Solenoid-Valve-UK-Stock/392532167378?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190711100440%26meid%3De2c81a8533e746e4811d69d3a30913fe%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D18%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D222899772883%26itm%3D392532167378%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplRVIAMLv5WebWithPLRVIOnTopCombiner&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 hope this helps!
Is there a circuit diagram for this?
Bro can I get circuit diagram for this
Hello there great tutorial I need some help I'm kind of a beginner. I'm trying to make a animatronic like showbiz which needs a lot of Pneumatic Cylinders and I wouldn't have enough room for a bunch of breadboards to control each Cylinder so is it possible I could use something like relays to control it instead of the circuit you showed in this wonderful video?
the Arduino has like 14 digital output pins so you can control up to 14 valves with one controller. A relay could take the place of the MOSFET that was used in this demo.
brother my pneumatic valve is 24 dc. so which mosfet should i use and resistor? could you kindly help me? i have 24 dc power supply and everything including actuator, arduino etc,, just need help with mosfet and resistor values,
You can use the same transistor as in the video, it should be good for up to 60V. A 10k pull-down resistor will do the job :)
@@itstriggy4814 thx man.. will test it tomorrow 🙂🙂
@@itstriggy4814 hey triggy. this circuit worked . i just hav a question.. all these resistors that you used are for leds right? if i dont want leds then i can skip resistors? plus i saw some people using relays also in pneumatic cylinder arduino circuits? why is that? i used IRFB4227 P814JKW17 MOSFET instead of the one that u used. plus a 24 dc with 1.5 amp dc power source. everzthing was working but somehow two of my arduinos are not working any more. may be because i was connecting and disconnecting the signal wire number 5 pin for my testing? can that be a reason?
@@dbodybuilder1 Without the LEDs you'd only need one resistor, a pull down resistor connecting the gate of the MOSFET to ground (anything 1K-10K will do). A relay is another type of electronic switch, it will also work. It's just bigger, more expensive, and doesn't last as long. They are maybe easier to use though. Not sure why the Arduino's don't work... depending on how you wired it, something might have gotten shorted and damaged pin 5.
@@itstriggy4814 thanks triggy for always replying and clearing doubts. i dont know why this happened to two of my controllers. one is arduino nano and other is controllino maxi. they are showing the power but i am not able to uplaod any new program. i found a guide to burn bootloader or something. will try to do that.
Hello, where did you buy your quick connect with push on? I'm in Canada. Thanks :)
Princess Auto has everything you need in this video, except the Arduino.