Synchronously control four DC motors at the same time with only three pins on Arduino. The design has a 3 or 4 wire SPI slave port
I have been teaching electronics and robotics in college for eight years. I always found that there is a need for quad DC motor control board. There are many dual motor control boards on the markets now. But they lack a synchronous interface, like SPI. They consume too many GPIOs. Most of them are too limited in either current or voltage.
I would like to produce a quad DC motor control board that can,
Has a synchronous interface, like SPI slave, 5 V digital interface
Use only 3 pins
Can operate all four DC motors at the same time
1 A peak current and 0.5 A DC current per DC motor
Can work up to 30 V battery
Control board is 3.8 inch by 2.5 inch
Inexpensive and easy to replace components. I like to use through hole components
Arduino compatible but not limited to Arduino
My initial design is not a shield yet. I would like to make it a shield.
I have put the design on breadboards already as proof of concept
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Complete UN-ASSEMBLED board with components. We use through hole design. So, you can solder down all components very easily. Sample codes for Arduino UNO. Include shipping cost in US and Canada only.
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Complete ASSEMBLED board with components populated, tested. Sample codes for Arduino UNO. Include shipping cost in US and Canada only.
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