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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: jamort on July 28, 2009, 10:45:12 PM

Title: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: jamort on July 28, 2009, 10:45:12 PM
is it a good idea to have and onboard h bridge on a microcontroller say maybe two for controlling two drive motors? This is mainly aimed for newb use so he can get it and dont have to worry about plugging the micro to an h-bridge(believe it or not for newbs it can be quite a task)
Title: Re: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: Razor Concepts on July 28, 2009, 11:33:51 PM
It depends on the microcontroller application  :) I know there is an arduino variant that has a motor driver built in.
Title: Re: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: jamort on July 28, 2009, 11:50:33 PM
ok kool im just trying to help some noobs out... after all we were all in there shoes at one time
Title: Re: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: SmAsH on July 29, 2009, 12:32:51 AM
yeah, there is an arduino with this... but the amount of people who want to just use dc motors instead of servos that come through here... i don't see a point in a board like that...
theres already many options for microcontrollers and lots for motor drivers.
Title: Re: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: jamort on July 29, 2009, 01:06:20 AM
I'll probably build me one for personal use thats two levels microcontroller on top and h-bridges on bottom or vice versa
Title: Re: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: SmAsH on July 29, 2009, 01:07:10 AM
so, like a shield?
Title: Re: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: jamort on July 29, 2009, 01:14:10 AM
basically yes... but i might try to wire all the inputs to the top level were the h-bridge would be... idk yet ive gotta get an h-bridge going thats efficient ive only built one before and it worked but it wasnt very good so im going to try to get a really good design
Title: Re: stupiid idea or not?
Post by: Brandon121233 on July 30, 2009, 04:32:41 PM
just get a simple dual full H-bridge, its easy as plugging inputs and outputs up with power and ground, like the L298