Author Topic: How do I go about external motors on my Picaxe 28x1  (Read 2815 times)

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How do I go about external motors on my Picaxe 28x1
« on: October 06, 2008, 05:44:22 PM »
Ok heres the scenario
A, and B connections taken by the main wheels for the robot (uses an L293D)
I want to drive 4 geared motors 3 are one direction, so no need for a motor chip. They have a V wire and a G wire, obviously, so if I were to control these via high and low, would I connect the V to an output? and the G to a ground?


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Re: How do I go about external motors on my Picaxe 28x1
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2008, 04:50:35 AM »
A microcontroller can only supply a few milliamps, while motors require hundreds of milliamps minimum. You will have to use a motor driver . . .

If you only need one direction and want to save money/space, you can also use a MOSFET. You control the transistor gait with the microcontroller output pin.
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