Solomon Oche Ogonye
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Controlling DC Motors with Arduino and L298n Motor Driver

This project gives an introduction to Arduino and Robotics. it involves how to interface Arduino, DC Motors and L298n motor driver.

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Controlling DC Motors with Arduino and L298n Motor Driver

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1
9V battery (generic)
9V battery (generic)
×1
L298N-Dual-H-bridge-Motor-Driver-Board
×1
DC motor
×2
PC laptop
×1
Amazon Web Services Arduino power cable
×1

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Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

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Schematics

Circuit Diagram

follow the diagram to connect all components together.

Code

CODE

Arduino
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// Motor A
 
int enA = 10;
int in1 = 8;
int in2 = 8;
 
// Motor B
 
int enB = 2;
int in3 = 4;
int in4 = 3;
 
void setup()
 
{
 
  // Set all the motor control pins to outputs
 
  pinMode(enA, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(enB, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(in1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(in2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(in3, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(in4, OUTPUT);
 
}
 
void demoOne()
 
{
 
  // This function will run the motors in both directions at a fixed speed
 
  // Turn on motor A
 
  digitalWrite(in1, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(in2, LOW);
 
  // Set speed to 200 out of possible range 0~255
 
  analogWrite(enA, 200);
 
  // Turn on motor B
 
  digitalWrite(in3, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(in4, LOW);
 
  // Set speed to 200 out of possible range 0~255
 
  analogWrite(enB, 200);
 
  delay(2000);
 
  // Now change motor directions
 
  digitalWrite(in1, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in2, HIGH);  
  digitalWrite(in3, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in4, HIGH); 
 
  delay(2000);
 
  // Now turn off motors
 
  digitalWrite(in1, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in2, LOW);  
  digitalWrite(in3, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in4, LOW);
 
}
 
void demoTwo()
 
{
 
  // This function will run the motors across the range of possible speeds
  // Note that maximum speed is determined by the motor itself and the operating voltage
 
  // Turn on motors
 
  digitalWrite(in1, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in2, HIGH);  
  digitalWrite(in3, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in4, HIGH); 
 
  // Accelerate from zero to maximum speed
 
  for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
 
  {
 
    analogWrite(enA, i);
    analogWrite(enB, i);
 
    delay(20);
 
  } 
 
  // Decelerate from maximum speed to zero
 
  for (int i = 255; i >= 0; --i)
 
  {
 
    analogWrite(enA, i);
    analogWrite(enB, i);
 
    delay(20);
 
  } 
 
  // Now turn off motors
 
  digitalWrite(in1, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in2, LOW);  
  digitalWrite(in3, LOW);
  digitalWrite(in4, LOW);  
 
}
 
void loop()
 
{
 
  demoOne();
 
  delay(1000);
 
  demoTwo();
 
  delay(1000);
 
}

Credits

Solomon Oche Ogonye

Solomon Oche Ogonye

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