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ESP8266 DRV8848 Dual Motor Controller Board

I designed a board that includes the ESP8266 (ESP-12F) WiFi module, allowing you to control some sensors, a servo and dual DC motors.

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ESP8266 DRV8848 Dual Motor Controller Board

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drv8848-dual-analog-PWM-mode.ino

Arduino
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

const int M1forwardPin = 14;
const int M1backwardPin = 12;
const int M2forwardPin = 5;
const int M2backwardPin = 4;
const int sleepPin = 16;

#define M1SPEED 145
#define M2SPEED 150

#define DELAY 500


void setup() {
  pinMode(M1forwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M1backwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2forwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2backwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(sleepPin, OUTPUT);

  digitalWrite(sleepPin, HIGH);
}

void forward() {
  analogWrite(M1forwardPin, M1SPEED);
  analogWrite(M2forwardPin, M2SPEED);
  analogWrite(M1backwardPin, 0);
  analogWrite(M2backwardPin, 0);
}

void backward() {
  analogWrite(M1backwardPin, M1SPEED);
  analogWrite(M2backwardPin, M2SPEED);
  analogWrite(M1forwardPin, 0);
  analogWrite(M2forwardPin, 0);
}

void turnLeft() {
  analogWrite(M1backwardPin, M1SPEED);
  analogWrite(M2forwardPin, M2SPEED);
  analogWrite(M1forwardPin, 0);
  analogWrite(M2backwardPin, 0);
}

void turnRight() {
  analogWrite(M1forwardPin, M1SPEED);
  analogWrite(M2backwardPin, M2SPEED);
  analogWrite(M1backwardPin, 0);
  analogWrite(M2forwardPin, 0);
}

void stopMotors() {
  digitalWrite(sleepPin, LOW);
  analogWrite(M1forwardPin, 0);
  analogWrite(M2forwardPin, 0);
  analogWrite(M1backwardPin, 0);
  analogWrite(M2backwardPin, 0);
}

void loop() {
  stopMotors();
  delay(1000);
  forward();
  delay(DELAY);
  backward();
  delay(DELAY);
  turnLeft();
  delay(DELAY);
  turnRight();
  delay(DELAY);
}

drv8848-dual-analog-PWM-HCSR04-mode.ino

Arduino
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

//Pins to which motors are connected (GPIO)
int M1forwardPin = 14;
int M1backwardPin = 12;
int M2forwardPin = 5;
int M2backwardPin = 4;
int sleepPin = 16;

//Pins to which the ultrasonic sensor is connected (GPIO)
const int trigPin = 13;
const int echoPin = 0;

//Define variable for distance calculation
long duration, distance;

void setup() {
  delay(random(500, 2000));
  pinMode(M1forwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M1backwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2forwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2backwardPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(sleepPin, OUTPUT);

  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);

  digitalWrite(sleepPin, HIGH);
}

void loop() {
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);

  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
  distance = duration / 58.2;

  delay(10);

  if (distance > 15)
  {
    analogWrite(M1forwardPin, 128);
    analogWrite(M2forwardPin, 128);
    analogWrite(M1backwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M2backwardPin, LOW);
    
  }
  
  if (distance < 14)
  {
    analogWrite(M1forwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M2forwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M1backwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M2backwardPin, LOW);
    delay(200);
    analogWrite(M2backwardPin, 128);
    analogWrite(M1backwardPin, 128);
    analogWrite(M1forwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M2forwardPin, LOW);
    delay(200);
    analogWrite(M1forwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M2forwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M1backwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M2backwardPin, LOW);
    delay(100);
    analogWrite(M1forwardPin, 128);
    analogWrite(M2backwardPin, 128);
    analogWrite(M2forwardPin, LOW);
    analogWrite(M1backwardPin, LOW);
    delay(300);
  }
}

drv8848-dual-analog-PWM-IR-mode.ino

Arduino
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
 
#define M1FWD 14
#define M1BWD 12
#define M2FWD 5
#define M2BWD 4
#define SLP 16
#define IR 0

void setup() {
  pinMode(M1FWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M1BWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2FWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2BWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(SLP, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(IR, INPUT);

  digitalWrite(SLP, HIGH);
}

void loop() {
  int IRval = digitalRead(IR);
  if(IRval == HIGH)
  {
    analogWrite(M1FWD, 128);
    analogWrite(M2FWD, 128);
    analogWrite(M1BWD, 0);
    analogWrite(M2BWD, 0);
  } else
  {
    analogWrite(M1BWD, 128);
    analogWrite(M2FWD, 128);
    analogWrite(M1FWD, 0);
    analogWrite(M2BWD, 0);
  }

}

drv8848-dual-analog-PWM-Servo-mode.ino

Arduino
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <Servo.h>
 
#define M1FWD 14
#define M1BWD 12
#define M2FWD 5
#define M2BWD 4
#define SLP 16
#define SERVO 0

Servo myServo;

void setup() {
  pinMode(M1FWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M1BWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2FWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(M2BWD, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(SLP, OUTPUT);
  myServo.attach(SERVO);
  
  digitalWrite(SLP, HIGH);
}

void loop() {
    analogWrite(M1BWD, 0);
    analogWrite(M2FWD, 0);
    analogWrite(M1FWD, 0);
    analogWrite(M2BWD, 0);
    myServo.write(70);
    delay(3000);
    
    myServo.write(120);
    delay(500);
    analogWrite(M1BWD, 128);
    analogWrite(M2FWD, 128);
    analogWrite(M1FWD, 0);
    analogWrite(M2BWD, 0);
    delay(3000);

}

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