USER MANUAL

L298N dual bridge DC and stepper motor controller board
WPI409

Introduction

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What is Arduino®

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Product Overview

This module allows full control of two DC motors or one stepper motor.

Specifications

• driver: L298N
• driver power supply: 5-35 V
• driver output current (max.): 2 A
• logic power output Vss: 5-7 V (internal supply +5 V)
• logic current: 0-36 mA
• controlling level: low -0.3 V to 1.5 V, high: 2.3 V-Vss
• enable signal level: low -0.3 V to 1.5 V, high: 2.3 V-Vss
• max. power: 25 W
• working temperature: -25 to +130 °C (-13 to 266 °F)
• dimensions: 69 x 56 x 36 mm (2.71 x 2.2 x 1.41″)

Pin Layout

testing or tied to a jumper to disable it
CSA| current test pin for motor 2; can be wired to a resistor for current testing or tied to a jumper to disable it
UR1| pull-up resistor
UR2| pull-up resistor
UR3| pull-up resistor
UR4| pull-up resistor
5V EN| 5 V source jumper; supplies power from the VMS port when the jumper is enabled; the power is supplied by the 5 V port when the jumper is disabled

Example

This demo will test the motor controller board by running two connected DC motors in each direction for 2 seconds See whadda.com for the manual which includes a wiring diagram

*/
int in1=13; // IN1 connected to digital pin 13
int in2=12; // IN2 connected to digital pin 12
int in3=11; // IN3 connected to digital pin 11
int in4=10; // IN4 connected to digital pin 10

void setup() {
pinMode(in1, OUTPUT); // Set IN1 as OUPUT
pinMode(in2, OUTPUT); // Set IN2 as OUPUT
pinMode(in3, OUTPUT); // Set IN3 as OUPUT
pinMode(in4, OUTPUT); // Set IN4 as OUPUT
// disable motor output by setting all INx pins high
digitalWrite(in1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(in2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(in3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(in4, HIGH);
}

void loop() {
digitalWrite(in1, LOW); // Turn on motor A in direction 1 delay(2000);
digitalWrite(in1, HIGH); // Turn off motor A in direction 1
digitalWrite(in2, LOW); // Turn on motor A in direction 2 delay(2000);
digitalWrite(in2, HIGH); // Turn off motor A in direction 2
digitalWrite(in3, LOW); // Turn on motor B in direction 1 delay(2000);
digitalWrite(in3, HIGH); // Turn off motor B in direction 1
digitalWrite(in4, LOW); // Turn on motor B in direction 2 delay(2000);
digitalWrite(in4, HIGH); // Turn off motor B in direction 2
}

2-Phase Stepper Motor

This demo will test the motor controller board by running a connected stepper motor in each direction for a full revolution.
See whadda.com for the manual which includes a wiring diagram
*/
// Include the Arduino Stepper Library

include <Stepper.h>

// Number of steps per output rotation
const int stepsPerRevolution = 200;
// Create Instance of Stepper library
Stepper myStepper(stepsPerRevolution, 8, 9, 10, 11);

void setup()
{
// set the speed at 60 rpm:
myStepper.setSpeed(60);
// initialize the serial port:
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop()
{
// step one revolution in one direction:
Serial.println(“clockwise”);
myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution); delay(500);
// step one revolution in the other direction:
Serial.println(“counterclockwise”);
myStepper.step(-stepsPerRevolution); delay(500);
}

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References

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