Lab 6 - Controlling a DC motor with H-bridge.

For this lab, we used a DC gearhead motor and an H-bridge to control the direction of the motor. This lab was the first in which we used an external IC but since Charlie and I already had some experience working with Xbee's, we setup the Arduino to work with the chip with relative ease. Here are two photos of the board and little movie of the motor spinning and changing direction when I pressed the switch.








For the creative part of the lab, Charlie and I were trying to brainstorm ideas of what to do with the motor. We thought of making a fancy clock, a conveyer belt, and a car. We decided to try and make a car out of junk we found in the lab. I'd say we were pretty resourceful but couldn't quite nail the drive train.