Using L298N Module to control 2 DC Motors with library
Control DC Motor with L298N Motor Driver module
This this video shows how to use L298N Module to control 2 DC Motor fully with Robojax Library. Please watch video for instruction. Download library.
To use 2 modules and 3 or 4 motors, See this page
Resources for this sketch
- Robojax L298N DC Motor Library
- Datasheet for L298N H-Bridge Motor driver (pdf)
- Datasheet for 7805 Voltage regulator (pdf)
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Code to control 2 DC motor using L298N Module
/*
* Library Example for L298N Module to control DC motors
*
* This code is to control two DC motors.
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* Written by Ahmad Shamshiri on October 01, 2019 at 21:26
* in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. www.robojax.com
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#include <Robojax_L298N_DC_motor.h>
// motor 1 settings
#define IN1 2
#define IN2 4
#define ENA 3 // this pin must be PWM enabled pin
// motor 2 settings
#define IN3 7
#define IN4 8
#define ENB 9 // this pin must be PWM enabled pin
const int CCW = 2; // do not change
const int CW = 1; // do not change
#define motor1 1 // do not change
#define motor2 2 // do not change
// use the line below for single motor
//Robojax_L298N_DC_motor motor(IN1, IN2, ENA, true);
// use the line below for two motors
Robojax_L298N_DC_motor motor(IN1, IN2, ENA, IN2, IN3, ENB, true);
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
motor.begin();
//L298N DC Motor by Robojax.com
}
void loop() {
motor.demo(1);
motor.demo(2);
motor.rotate(motor1, 60, CW);//run motor1 at 60% speed in CW direction
motor.rotate(motor2, 60, CCW);//run motor2 at 60% speed in CCW direction
delay(3000);
motor.brake(1);
motor.brake(2);
delay(2000);
motor.rotate(motor1, 100, CW);//run motor1 at 60% speed in CW direction
motor.rotate(motor2, 100, CCW);//run motor2 at 60% speed in CCW direction
delay(3000);
motor.brake(1);
motor.brake(2);
delay(2000);
for(int i=0; i<=100; i++)
{
motor.rotate(motor1, i, CW);// turn motor1 with i% speed in CW direction (whatever is i)
delay(100);
}
delay(2000);
motor.brake(1);
motor.brake(2);
delay(2000);
motor.rotate(motor1, 70, CCW);//run motor1 at 70% speed in CCW direction
motor.rotate(motor2, 5, CW);//run motor2 at 50% speed in CW direction
delay(4000);
motor.brake(3);
delay(2000);
}