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motor controller

Posted: Feb 23rd, 2012, 5:01 am
by simpleben77
Hi all,

im just browsing looking for components and came across this:

http://www.robotgear.com.au/Product.aspx/Details/555

does anybody know if this would be suitable to run with an arduino?

Re: motor controller

Posted: Feb 23rd, 2012, 11:00 am
by thegadgetguy
Yes, it would work with Arduino - you'd just use one PWM pin for speed control and one for directional control. It's only rated to 4 amps though, so you wouldn't want to use this with a bilge pump.

Re: motor controller

Posted: Feb 23rd, 2012, 11:08 am
by derelicte
you are also paying for encoder support which you don't need for thrusters.

Re: motor controller

Posted: Feb 23rd, 2012, 5:26 pm
by simpleben77
good point. thanks guys.