So basically i have this super arduino kit i bought a few years back and only now im starting to use it. I have a motor and I'd like to know how to connect it to the board, control it and if i can connect it to a breadboard. Thanks
We're going to need a bit more information.
What specific arduino
what specific motor
Breadboards are generally not made for motor currents unless they are really small.
Arduino(?) outputs, maximum 20 mA. For more current drivers are needed.
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Concept 1: arduino is a microcontroller and outputs only signal level voltages and currents. It does not power things, that is the job of a power supply. It is the brains, not the brawn. It’s logic level signals can be used to switch mosfets or transistors which allow control of higher voltages and currents. There is lots of online info about these circuits.
Concept 2: Breadboards are for testing your logic. They have small wires and will not tollerate large currents without heating up. You can use them for the logic side of your projects with LEDs to represent larger loads. If you want to add the real loads then you need to solder directly to the components used with appropriate sized wire
Sorry to disagree with my fellow members, but a solderless breadboard should work fine for the small toy motors that usually come in those starter kits. I have used solderless breadboards with them many times with no issues.
They are right in that you will need a driver for the motor. OP, what transistors come with the starter kit?
MOSFET transistor Bipolar Transistor
Transistor motor drivers. Make sure that the transistor will handle the motor stall current.
For drivers that allow reversing the motor, Google "Arduino motor driver" for more information.
It's a freenove starter kit. It comes with:
LCD 1602A
A Small Breadboard
some LEDs + some buttons
An Arduino UNO
1k, 10k and 220 ohm resistors
An 8x8 LED Matrix
Two tiny mysterious chips (i have no idea what they are)
A bunch of wires
Some regulators
A basic motor
A weird orange box with4 pins on one side and two on the other
A battery pack
Two strange cylinders with two pins on the bottom
and thats it.
Read the number on the tops of the "Two tiny mysterious chips". Maybe one is a motor driver.
Did the kit not come with a manual? Maybe the maker has a manual online.
I think I found the manual:
One of the example sketches implies there is an L293D motor driver in your kit.
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