deskthority

im seeking to put an xwhatsit solenoid driver onto a pro micro so i can run more powerful solenoids but the only thing close to this was that one image of something that wasnt a pro micro and had a ton of pins

You can find a lot of info in the QMK docs. Looks like you just need to give the solenoid driver power and it can be configured to any pin on the controller.

jsheradin wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 14:26 You can find a lot of info in the QMK docs. Looks like you just need to give the solenoid driver power and it can be configured to any pin on the controller.

Just power and GND?

vyquad wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 19:08 Just power and GND?

The docs say you also need to assign SOLENOID_PIN. I think it's just those 3 to get the hardware working, the rest is done in software.

jsheradin wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 20:02

vyquad wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 19:08 Just power and GND?

The docs say you also need to assign SOLENOID_PIN. I think it's just those 3 to get the hardware working, the rest is done in software.

So i would have 2 wires on VCC and the pin thats assigned is the ENABLE one right?

It works! although i need an additional microcontroller only for power and gnd

You should be able to get power/gnd off the same controller as the enable pin unless you're overdrawing from USB. Do you have more info about your setup?

jsheradin wrote: 20 Apr 2022, 17:41 You should be able to get power/gnd off the same controller as the enable pin unless you're overdrawing from USB. Do you have more info about your setup?

Probably overdrawing as i have alot of stuff already connected to the USB hub, i should also mention i accidently at one point plugged the solenoid driver in upside down into an xwhatsit so that may have messed with voltage regulation