Hey guys,
I'm a bit new when it comes to arduinos and I'm just wondering whether it would be possible to set up the Vidor using its FPGA so that I wont need a motor shield to use more than one motor?
Thanks
"a bit new to arduinos" and MKRVidor4000 seems like a bad combination to me. This is a more advanced board. I would recommend getting started with one of the more beginner friendly boards like a Nano or MKR ZERO where the price of letting out the magic smoke isn't so high. Of course, some people like to jump in with both feet. If you're one of those people then I say go for it! Just be prepared for it to require some persistence.
Yeah I'm still debating which board to buy because my initial goals are to make some RC gadgets, which is why I was wondering whether or not I'd need a motor shield for the Vidor. I was also keen to get that board because I know it will keep me interested and learning for a long time, and also is suitable if I want to try and do different things with it.
Hi Ryan,
Vidor can drive as many motors as you want given every pin can be custom configured however you always need a motor driver as like any other board, pins are logic level and can't drive the power required to the motor.
if you don't want a motor shield at least you need to provide external motor power drivers or MOSFETS.
of course the kind of power circuit required depends a bit on which kind of motor you want to drive. i just showcased a demo at HackMIT where i was controlling a DC motor with integrated encoder to steer a camera so that it could follow motion of a QR code (that was being tracked by the MIPI camera).
let me know if you need additional info on how to hook up your board...
thanks,
Dario
That helps heaps, thank you!