Industrial & Biomedical Automation · Intermediate

Automated Screw Feeder

Vibration or step-based feeder presenting one fastener at a time. Vibration or step-based feeder presenting one fastener at a time.

Components

  • MCU
  • feeder motor
  • presence sensor

Build steps

  1. Inventory the board, actuators, sensors, and power rails listed for I05.
  2. Build and inspect the low-voltage wiring against the supplied connection diagram before connecting actuators.
  3. Flash the firmware, run the startup self-check, and record the printed board and firmware version.
  4. Calibrate the sensors and limits, then run the acceptance tests at the lowest safe energy level.

Test and expected result

Measure feed rate, double-feed rate, jam recovery, and acoustic limits.

Safety and limits

Use low-energy vibration and guarded test fixtures.

Download Arduino source code

Download connection diagram SVG

Automated Screw Feeder project illustration