does any body know if you can you plug dc motors in the botbuardino compatible lynx motion microcontroller, and if you have used it and the ps4 controller by lynxmotion if it comes with a 1k pullup or if you have to buy one
@henry_bot The BotBoarduino does not have any onboard DC motor controllers, so as such, you cannot plug DC motors directly to the board. However, given that the board is Arduino-based, there are many ways to have it control DC motors, some of which include:
- DC motor controller shield https://www.robotshop.com/en/arduino-shields.html
- DC motor controller (almost any): https://www.robotshop.com/en/brushed-motor-controllers.html
If you want a method which is PS2 compatible, take a look at what’s used with the A4WD1:
http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/html/A4WD1U-guide.html
This uses the following parts:
- BotBoarduino
- Lynxmotion PS2 controller
- Sabertooth (watch out given that the Sabertooth PROVIDES 5V). Choose one which provides the current needed by your motors.
There are several versions of the PS2 controller, the most recent of which is:
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