# Arduino Uno interface with the UR5
**URL:** https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/arduino-uno-interface-with-the-ur5/22904
**Category:** Technical Questions
**Created:** [July 26, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/arduino-uno-interface-with-the-ur5/22904 "2022-07-26T05:35:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@anon89426278](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon89426278)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/arduino-uno-interface-with-the-ur5/22904/1 "2022-07-26T05:35:31Z")
Hello, I m very new here and with the UR5. I made my custom gripper with a servo motor(12V), is there a way I can use the Arduino with the UR5 to control the servo motor in my gripper? Any assistance will be much appreciated. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@SynchMaster](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/SynchMaster)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/arduino-uno-interface-with-the-ur5/22904/2 "2022-07-26T06:10:42Z")
Maybe you can use the Arduino as Modbus slave and the UR as master.
A very simple way would be connecting a digital output from the UR to the Ardunio?
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### Author:  [@cags](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/cags)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/arduino-uno-interface-with-the-ur5/22904/3 "2022-07-26T06:16:08Z")
You need an electrical interface or a shield between the UR5 and your Arduino.
A good fit would be a 12V Modbus shield, because that would work as power adapter for powering the Arduino too. I have never found a 12V Modbus shield myself, but I know there is a 24V, like the [MKR 485 shield](https://store-usa.arduino.cc/products/arduino-mkr-485-shield).
In terms of software, there are more than 1 Modbus and RS485 libraries. What I would do is to search for a Modbus Arduino project and use their same library and shield.
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### Author:  [@anon89426278](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon89426278)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/arduino-uno-interface-with-the-ur5/22904/4 "2022-07-26T09:36:00Z")
Hi, Thanks for the quick reply, just wondering if u have seen any projects where I can interface a Dyanmixel Motor RS485 communication with the UR5? Thank You