June 2018
Beginner to intermediate
280 pages
6h 58m
English
Content preview from Learning Robotics using Python - Second Edition
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Selecting a motor driver/controller
There are some motor drivers available in Pololu that are compatible with the selected motor. The following image shows one of the motor drivers that we will use in our robot:
Dual VNH2SP30 motor driver carrier MD03A
This motor driver is available at http://www.pololu.com/product/708.
This driver can drive two motors with a maximum current rating of 30 A, and contains two integrated ICs for driving each of the motors. The pin description of this driver is given in the upcoming sections.