I’ve been looking for a motor controller that I can use for my Arduino. I’ve been over multiple stores, but I’m not sure which would work best for an Arduino Uno. I’m also looking for a Triple h bridge or higher so I can control more than 2 DC motors. Range needed is at least 5v- 12v. Anyone have any good suggestions, first time using a controller that doesn’t have motor controls built in.
For the tl:dr; version:
*I need a motor controller that fits on an ardunino uno
*Works at least in the 5v min range
*Needs to control 3 or more DC motors if possible
Thanks for any help!
Edit: Clarified min voltage. Sorry for the confusion! D:
I have a Dagu ComMotion which supports 4 motors via I2C. It can be confusing getting started as the board contains 2 CPU chips that need to communicate with each other in order to function. The manual is accurate but also requires careful reading. There are multiple versions of demo code that just don’t work. I suspect they reflect earlier versions of the embedded firmware.
Thanks for the info. My Thanks for the info. My space is limited, so I’m looking to get as much functionality on the board as possible. I am looking into moving the third motor circuit away from the board, in case the part is not available or too expensive. I may look into using this board on my bigger bots, as it has some neat functionality.
Read up on it, and it’s got Read up on it, and it’s got a lot of features. Pretty neat, and seems like you can even control some wireless tech through it! The documentation seems to be missing according to Seed Studio. If the demo code doesn’t work and is as complicated as you say, I might pass it up for now. Thanks for the information though!
I wanted direct PWM control with tach feedback. Final code is very simple. Can post or email my minimal solution if you get one. I also use dual pwm PMOD modules from digilentinc.com. Little pricey but top quality.
Much appreciated! Oddbot’s Much appreciated! Oddbot’s team’s stuff is usually pretty good. Have their discontinued Magician controller, which is like a super micromagician. Not sure why they stopped it. Works pretty well.
Edited and clarified the Edited and clarified the voltage I needed at minimum for accuracy. I need a minimum of 5 or lower, as my current motors are rated at 5v.
Search on Aliexpress for “arduino shield motor driver”. There are many vendors for a motor shield which is a clone of an old adafruit motor shield, which is sold for 2-5€. It can’t run more than little motors and uses up almost all pins in an arduino uno, but if you use a Mega you still have more than 20 spare pins.
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