We bridge the gap between the Arduino and motor by introducing a motor driver. To solve this problem, the use of a motor driver is essential. Hence the output of Arduino is not enough to power up the motors. Also, the output current limit of Arduino is relatively very low. But a decent DC motor needs at least 5V or 12V. For instance, the Arduino or PIC microcontroller can output a maximum voltage of 5V or 3.3V. Why do we need a motor driver module?Īll microcontrollers operate on low-level voltage/current signals, unlike motors. The IC alone can control the DC motor, but using the module makes interfacing with Arduino easy. The motor driver module consists of a motor driver IC, which is the heart of the module. To put it in simple words, you can control the direction of DC motors by giving appropriate logic to the motor driver module. This input logic controls the direction of DC motors connected to the driver. A motor driver module takes the low voltage input from a controller like Arduino. It is commonly used in autonomous robots and RC cars (L298N and L293D are the most regularly utilized motor driver chips). That said we are always willing to help people to make parts as everyone benefits from more people willing and able to make parts.A motor driver module is a simple circuit used for controlling a DC motor. To create the part yourself, these two sets of tutorials apply to the current versions of Fritzing (most of the others are for older versions of the software.) Using Eagle2Fritzing is more difficult yet (for starters you need a Fritzing development environment to build Eagle2Fritzing!) If you need a small number of parts, it is easier to convince one of us that know parts making to make them for you. To use directly for the breadboard view of the part, the image needs to be svg format, with proper scaling. The web page for ordering the part could have a “technical details” section with the needed details. That appears to be an Ardunio Uno style shields, but that still needs details about all of the additional pins. It needs a data sheet that shows the function and location of each of the connection pins. It takes more than an image to create a part.

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