Hello,
I want to controll 10 12V DC Motors with 4W with an Arduino. Also I want to change the on/off status of 4 Lamps with either the same Arduino or a second one.
Here is my Set-Up:
The motors are located at the ceiling (about 5m height).
The lamps are at the ground or mounted at the wall at a height of max 1m.
In order not to need too many cables, I thought of using one Arduino at the ceiling, and one at the floor.
I want to programm the motors so that they are rotating forward, backward or stop, the lamps to be on or off.
My first idea was to use an Arduino Uno with a motor shield. But the motor shield can only work on 4 different DC Motors. Is there a way to controll all 4 motors?
I already worked with Arduino UNO but thats a couple of years ago.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Nane
As you need to go CW/CCW on the motors you would either need drivers or a C/O relay for each.
Perfectly do-able with a single Arduino.
The lamps depending on voltage / current would be either a MOSFET or a RELAY
Again perfectly do able with a single Arduino
So currently you need 14 I/O which is within the scope of many single Arduino boards
Some unanswered Q.
Will you need to use variable speed or PWM on any of those 14 items as that introduces some complexity ?
Are there any additional components you wish to deploy such as switches or sensors as that too will add to the overall task and may need further investigation.
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