Hi,
I got these cheep amazon 5v dc motors with wheels for fun and I was researching how to use them and I keep seeing stuff about motor drivers and I was looking at the arduino store for theses motor driver things and I was planning on using my MKR 1010 so I found the MKR Motor carrier and it was 60 bucks and I was wondering if there was a more budget option, I thought when I bought the motors it would be 10 bucks down the drain and that's it but now its looking more this 70 bucks! If you know of a cheaper option PLEASE tell me!
While you are about it, try looking for some periods for your writing and perhaps separating thoughts into paragraphs for easier reading.
But for motors, unless you can give some discussion about how you want to use the motors there is not much anyone can help with.
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There are several types of motors, which do you have? You say 2V then 5V, what is it? How do you plan on powering these motors? Give @Paul_KD7HB advice a try it will help us help you.
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How many motors do you need to use at once? Here is an option for $6:
If you want the convenience of a shield for a relative expensive Arduino, then I guess you have to pay for it.
If you want to save some money, then use a separate (wired) motor driver board.
Pololu has an excellent range, or Adafruit. Just stay away from the l293/L298 crap.
Leo..
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I have 4 5v dc motors with wheels. I got them in Amazon.
For $12 USD, you can control 4 motors bidirectionally, using two of these — assuming that the current demands of your motors don't exceed the driver specs (1 A continuous and 3 A peak for each motor).
That should work
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Thanks for the reminder.
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