L298N Motor Driver: Control 2 DC Motors with Arduino
In this beginner-friendly Arduino tutorial, you'll learn how to use the L298N Motor Driver to control two DC motors with an Arduino. The L298N is one of the most popular motor driver modules for robot cars, mobile robots, animatronics, props, and DIY electronics projects.
We'll cover:
• What the L298N motor driver does
• Pin-by-pin wiring explained
• How to connect two DC motors to Arduino
• Move forward, reverse, turn left and turn right
• Power supply tips to avoid damaging your Arduino
• Beginner-friendly Arduino code examples
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🎬 VIDEO CHAPTERS: Control 2 DC Motors with Arduino
0:00 Welcome
0:25 Why you need a motor driver
1:25 L298N pin-by-pin breakdown
1:45 How to wire DC motors to the L298N
3:02 How many DC motors can the L298N control?
3:56 How to power the DC motors and Arduino
7:04 How to wire the L298N to an Arduino
10:50 How to power your robot car for prototyping
11:56 Code Example 1: Spin both DC motors forward
19:33 How to fix wrong motor direction (wiring & Arduino code)?
21:18 Finding your motors' PWM (speed) starting threshold
23:00 Accounting for L298N voltage drop
26:01 Code Example 2: Spin both DC motors in reverse
26:38 Code Example 3: Accelerate & decelerate the DC motors
33:22 Code Example 4: Turn robot car to the right
34:55 Code Example 5: Turn robot car to the left
35:42 How to power your robot car with batteries
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