Free Back Article: Precision Control for DC Motors
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Article type: back article from Elektor Magazine archive
Original publication: Elektor magazine 3 / 2016 (May & June).
Author: Martin Weiss
PCB available: Yes, see Products under this article
Disclaimer: Since its publication of the project in 2016, components, software elements, webpages and other elements mentioned in the article may be subject to updating to the present day.
This control circuit will provide the correct rotational speed and direction of a 12-V DC motor. Nothing special in that? But there is definitely, when you consider the multitude of potential options for actuating the motor. You can adjust the speed manually with a potentiometer (‘pot’), using a DC voltage level between 0 and 5 (or 10 V) or even digitally using I2C.
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Original publication: Elektor magazine 3 / 2016 (May & June).
Author: Martin Weiss
PCB available: Yes, see Products under this article
Disclaimer: Since its publication of the project in 2016, components, software elements, webpages and other elements mentioned in the article may be subject to updating to the present day.
This control circuit will provide the correct rotational speed and direction of a 12-V DC motor. Nothing special in that? But there is definitely, when you consider the multitude of potential options for actuating the motor. You can adjust the speed manually with a potentiometer (‘pot’), using a DC voltage level between 0 and 5 (or 10 V) or even digitally using I2C.
Go to the article page and download a pdf copy of this back article. Downloading is free to all Elektor e-zine subscribers.
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