This board allows a PICAXE 08M2 (not included) to drive two 6V motors bidirectionally and also has space for an input such as a micro switch. The motor driver IC is pre-mounted on the PCB, leaving the remaining capacitors, resistors and other components to be soldered to complete the kit. The bump and spin kit takes care of the electronics so you can focus on designing a buggy and programming it!
The board is supplied with a 3.5mm stereo jack for programming. When programming the board a small slide switch needs to be set to ‘PROG’ and on completion be set to ‘RUN’ (This is done to make full use of the microcontroller IO pins). The input pads have a pull down resistor and a de-bounce capacitor allowing a switch to be connected to the board and the PIC programmed to respond to it with the minimum effort. The motors are driven by the DRV8833 motor driver IC which is pre-mounted on the board, this will drive 1.5A motors so has plenty enough power for most projects. The kit is supplied with a 4xAA battery cage to power the board.
Features:
- ‘Bump’ detection input or other sensor input.
- Drives two motors, with full direction control.
- 1.5 Amp drive per motor.
Contents:
- 1 x Stereo PCB Socket.
- 1 x Miniature PCB Mount Slide Switch.
- 1 x 1N4148 Signal Diode.
- 2 x 10K Resistor.
- 1 x 22K Resistor.
- 3 x Capacitor, Electrolytic, 16V, 220uF.
- 3 x Capacitor, Ceramic, 50V, 100nF.
- 1 x Capacitor, Ceramic, 50V, 10nF.
- 1 x IC Socket 8 Pin.
- 1 x PP3 Battery Clip Lead (Heavy Duty).
- 1 x 4xAA Battery Cage with Clip.
- 1 x Bump and spin PCB, pre-populated with the surface mount DRV8833PWPR motor driver IC.
Dimensions:
- Length: 58mm.
- Width: 43mm.
Requires:
- 1 x PICAXE 08M2.
- 4 x AA Batteries.
- 2 x Micro Switch (Long Lever) or similar.
- 1 x Twin Motor Gearbox Kit or similar.
Tools required:
- Soldering Iron.
- Solder.
- Wire Cutters.
- A computer with PICAXE programming editor software or similar installed on it.
- PICAXE USB Download Cable.
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