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Hands-On Internet of Things with Blynk

You're reading from   Hands-On Internet of Things with Blynk Build on the power of Blynk to configure smart devices and build exciting IoT projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788995061
Length 271 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pradeeka Seneviratne Pradeeka Seneviratne
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Motor driver

The TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier (https://www.pololu.com/product/713) allows you to drive a pair of small brushed DC motors. This type of motor driver is known as a full H-bridge motor driver. This driver can accept input voltage ranges from 4.5V to 13.5V to drive DC motors, and the logic supply voltage can be 2V to 7V.

A 1×16-pin breakaway 0.1″ male header strip is included with the TB6612FNG motor driver carrier. You can find more details about the breakaway male header at https://www.pololu.com/product/965. This strip can be soldered to the carrier board so that it can be used with solderless breadboards.

Once soldered, you can use it with a solderless breadboard. You can choose a breadboard to fit the size and shape of your robot chassis. Some breadboards offer mounting options, so you can easily mount them using standoffs. Pololu offers a wide...

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