I bough Arduino and Sunfounder kit and these are working. Have done a few simple things with them. But I also bought the Motomama L298N Dual H Bridge because I want to control 2 motors.
I have seen a few youtube videos before I purchased on how to connect 2 dc motors and how to control them via ardunnio and these L298N Bridge. So I decided to purchase ardunio and a L298N bridge. Tested the ardunio first and it works, then I when to one of these youtube videos and connected as they did. However on these videos they are using a different L298n and not the motomama but the connections are the same.
I connect power source red to Vin and black to that Gnd on the motomamaI connect out 1 and out 2 to one dc motorI connect out 3 and out 4 to another dc motor
I Connect +5v to breadboard +I connect that gnd to breadboard -
I connect jubers to the motomama in1, in2, in3, in4, enA, enB. Then these jumpers to the breboard. then These i connect enA on breadboard to + on the bread board and in1 to + and in2 to minus to test one motor. I turn on the battery source. Nada. I try same thing with the other motor. Nada.
I look at other youtube movies and they all connect the same way. 12 v dc Motors work fine if connected directly to the battery.
Any suggestion or is the motomama dead? Is there supposed to be a led shining when battery connected? Because there isnt any sign of life. Any instruction manual to this thing?
Any suggestions on how to connect the moto mama to 2 dc motors. So far I am not connecting anything to the arduino, just to the breadboard. I am following these instructions. youtube.com/watch?v=dyjo_ggEtVU
I am editing to add some more information: The motor I was trying to drive has a rated current of 0.6A-1.6A so that should not be a problem since the motomama should be able to give 1.7 right? Anyway I tried with one 12V motor but still nothing and then recently I tried with a 3.7V motor. Nada. I would love to attach photos but how do I do that?