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needing help to connect a 2-pin rc-car steering motor to an adafruit pwm i2c controller

tlucas756
tlucas756 over 7 years ago

So I saw a neat project on a magazine about controlling an rc-car wirelessly through a raspberry pi, using pwm.

I ordered everything I needed, mainly an i2c controller, and I started working on it. i am using a clone of the adafruit controller instead of a real one, because it was a lot cheaper, though the functionality remains the same.

Now, I have a problem. The article says that I need to connect the steering motor to the 3 pins on the adafruit controller, which are labeled power, ground, and PWM, but my motor only has two wires, so I have no idea what they do, or what to do next.

I do not have another rc-car to do this on. How do I connect the motor to the controller? do I need to get a different motor?

Thank you for your help!

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 7 years ago +3
    Not sure from the photo if your steering is actually a DC motor or a spring loaded solenoid. Does the steering spring back to centre if the wheels are pushed and let go ? You will also likely have problems…
  • dougw
    dougw over 7 years ago +3
    As Dave indicates a DC motor would need an H-Bridge to reverse polarity. The micro servo might work as a demo but may have problems in actual use. You need to check if the torque is enough, the speed is…
  • ninjatrent
    ninjatrent over 7 years ago +3
    The L293D h bridge will drive this type of motor. It is a very low cost part (US $2). The PCA9685 is for use with servos although as mentioned a circuit can be created. The cheapest and easiest option…
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  • dougw
    dougw over 7 years ago

    As Dave indicates a DC motor would need an H-Bridge to reverse polarity.

    The micro servo might work as a demo but may have problems in actual use. You need to check if the torque is enough, the speed is adequate, and the angle of rotation is sufficient.

    If all of that is okay, the wheels can typically transmit a high spike load to the motor when one wheel hits a bump or a wall. This will often strip the plastic gears in a servo motor. Servo-savers can reduce the spike load, but it may still need metal gears.

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

    There appears to be a metal gear version of the micro servo:

    https://www.adafruit.com/product/1143

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

    There appears to be a metal gear version of the micro servo:

    https://www.adafruit.com/product/1143

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