I am new to electronics/controllers etc but I have an application to where I think the SFE 12V Air Pump[font=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][/font][font=Arial][highlight=#ffffff]would work for me. It’s for a design project so I can’t get too much into the details of my application, however I would like to know if there is a way that I can tell this motor to inflate a bladder for a set amount of time, and then tell it to deflate for a set amount of time? If there is a way to do this, could you please list out the materials I would need and recommendations of what to buy? I was looking at Arduino microcontrollers along with DC motor controllers, but like I said I’m new to this kind of stuff and I have no idea if I’m on the right path. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. [/highlight][/font][h2][/h2]
Hi,
You are correct. The best way to do this is probably to use an Arduino UNO microcontroller so that you can program the inflate/deflate set time and a motor controller to drive the motor.
You can use for example a motor controller shield like the RB-Cyt-116