Hello, I am an Electrical Engineering student working on a automated conveyor project. I was researching types of microcontrollers for this project, and decided to use an Arduino. However, I realized that I already had a P-Star 45k50 programmable module, and am already well-versed in the language needed to program this module. My question is would the 45k50 be suitable for this project? It has 30 output/input pins and can handle voltages up to 36 VDC. I feel the higher DC voltages will be necesary to power the two DC motors that work the conveyor. Please let me know if you have any thoughts. Thank you!
Hello @Nic_Rivait13 and welcome to the RobotShop forum,
My question is would the 45k50 be suitable for this project?
Yes, you can use that module, however, keep in mind that as it is a microcontroller it won’t be able to provide the current the motor’s will need so you will also need a motor controller, or if you don’t need to control the speed you could use relays instead.
It has 30 output/input pins and can handle voltages up to 36 VDC
Not really, it has a step-down voltage regulator which allows it to be powered from either USB or an external 5-36V source. The logic voltage is 5V.
Thank you for the quick reply! I had not thought about controlling the speed of the motor, thanks for bringing that up! I think that I will use a motor controller with an H-bridge as it will also allow me to reverse the motors.
Thank you for sending the link as well. I am sure I will find it to be very helpful!
