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Offline navbotTopic starter

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Speed control for geared dc motor..
« on: February 27, 2011, 03:28:27 AM »
 i am using a 12v ,60rpm geared dc motor to drive my robot...can i use the basic pwm program for controlling the geared dc motor speed??

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Re: Speed control for geared dc motor..
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 06:04:15 AM »
i am using a 12v ,60rpm geared dc motor to drive my robot...can i use the basic pwm program for controlling the geared dc motor speed??

You can't just send a pwm signal straight to the motor if that's what you're asking. Gear motors are different than servos because you need a motor driver of some kind (servos have drivers built in).

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Re: Speed control for geared dc motor..
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2011, 03:22:37 PM »
Yes you can use PWM to control the speed of your geared dc motor. You will need something like an H-bridge between your microcontroller and the DC motor to prevent damage to your controller.

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