The breadboard is assembled and wired for this class. A lot still remains to be done:
1) run wiring to the motors
2) add protective diodes
3) add power
4) write the program
After that, the class needs to be written. Most of the work will be done by then.
Additional features of the board are:
1) LEDs to indicate the motor direction so one can see how the power is directed to the motors
2) LEDs to indicate pinMode LOW when the motor is disabled
3) actually running two motors at the same time
This class will have less demonstrations on the same breadboard, but several things come together in this class. The students will be using PWM to control the H-bridge. The H-bridge is a solid-state device built expressly for motor control but can be driven like a MosFET.
The entire breadboard can be mounted to a 2-motor differential drive unit for demonstration. It would be good to have a method of securing the breadboard to the chassis.
More news later.
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