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rPi2 model B v1.1 smoke comes out near power port
The Raspberry Pi requires 5 Volts - if you've fed it 12 Volts you've killed it. Powering the Pi using the GPIO pins bypasses the fuses that might have saved the Pi if you had used the micro USB ...
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L298N Not working with 4 x AA Batteries
The problem was that there was no ground between the L298N and the Raspberry Pi. By wiring the Ground (-'ve) terminal on the L298N to a ground pin on the Raspberry (as well as the batteries) it then ...
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How to detect an electric current in a secondary circuit (12v)?
I would recommend that you use a Opto Coupler. An Opto coupler consist of a LED (Light Emitting Diode) and a Photo sensitive transistor.
That will create a safety isolation between your motor that ...
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Why can I drive a motor from the 3.3V pin but not a GPIO?
A GPIO can only supply a little current, perhaps 60mA or so, whereas the 3V3 rail can supply up to 1 amp depending on the Pi model.
It is probably not safe to draw more than say 20mA from a GPIO for ...
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rPi2 model B v1.1 smoke comes out near power port
I agree with the answer by CoderMike that you've probably fried your Pi. Based on the wiring diagram though, I differ in thinking that it might have been avoidable with this hardware if you had ...
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Raspberry Pi Model B Current Overdraw from 3.3V Pin
The 50 mA limit is for the GPIO.
The 3V3 pins are not GPIO.
You can draw as much current from the 3V3 pins as is available from the power supply. If you attempt to draw more current than is available ...
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Where can I find the "PiMotor" library?
The library source code is linked to from the SB Components website, where there is a link:
Get the library source code from GitHub
This leads you to this GitHub repository, which contains PiMotor....
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Raspberry Pi Error: AttributeError: module 'l293d.driver' has no attribute to 'motor'
If you read the documentation, there are two mistakes in your code. First, just use import l293d. Second, use motor1 = l293d.DC(22, 18, 16)
There isn't a motor attribute, but there is a DC attribute ...
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How to control unipolar/bipolar stepper/stepping motors such as 28BYJ48 using motor drivers such as L293D
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Stepper 28byj48 unipolar OK with uln2003
Slit the red wire so there are only two windings
Measured ohms across coils. Pin 1 ic - 5v pos ... (OMG, 16 connection
pairs!!!)
Answer
I did the ...
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Is it safe to use 3V3 on raspberry pi 3B+ to control a 3V DC motor?
In my estimation, there is a good chance that you will "break" your RPi. Connecting GPIO pins to DC motors is not a good idea; you shouldn't do it unless you're OK with breaking your Raspberry Pi.
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Can I reliably control four ESC with a servo driver board?
pigpio will let you control ESCs from the Pi.
It uses hardware timed PWM.
Python: use set_servo_pulsewidth
C: use gpioServo
Command line: use pigs s
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Is it ok to power L298N 5V from Raspberry Pi 4 5V GPIO? (or use 6V for L298N power supply?)
6V motors usually work fine with 5V (other than the fact that they run at 80%..85% of it max speed). However, powering a motor from the Pi is only possible for very small motors, which have stall ...
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Is it ok to power L298N 5V from Raspberry Pi 4 5V GPIO? (or use 6V for L298N power supply?)
There is more than one type of motor driver board using the L298N.
The typical board has two voltage inputs and a common ground.
One voltage input is to drive the motors. The other voltage input is ...
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Will my L298N circuit work and will it be safe?
As long as that diagram is an accurate reflection of the wiring on the L298N module and between the module and the Pi it looks okay.
Of course only one motor will be controlled as no GPIO are shown ...
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5 Volt Relay not working as expected
This isn't how a relay works. The relay board is just a switch that can be turned on and off by a low power signal from a raspberry pi GPIO pin. You will need to provide a separate power source to ...
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rPi2 model B v1.1 smoke comes out near power port
The very first thing you should look at is the datasheet or the reference manual before starting hooking it up.
In this case, the manual has a schematic, so you do know exactly what will happen when ...
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Motor running slow using PWM
You wrote that you're not using an external power supply for the motor?
This motor probably requires a separate supply. I could not find the stall current for the motor, but under load the motor will ...
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Motor running slow using PWM
You have misunderstood how PWM is used to control DC motor speed.
To control the speed you vary the duty cycle, not the frequency. The frequency should be fixed at a reasonable value for your motor ...
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Raspberry Pi controlling motors?
Both the Pi and an Arduino should be able to handle the decision making. The Pi will be better once the decision making becomes more complicated.
The Pi is just as good as an Arduino at controlling ...
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Updated info/software/advice on using Raspberry Pi to control stepper motor drivers
Steppers are typically driven by stepper driver boards such as the TMC2208. Microcontrollers such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi send pulses to the stepper driver boards to turn the stepper motor. I ...
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Raspberry PI Relay power motor
Your design has some shortcommings
There is no direct 5V output
the 3v3 probaply isn't strong enaugh to drive a relay so you need a transistor too and a diode to protect the Pi 5v
the accumulated ...
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L298N Not working with 4 x AA Batteries
On another (related) note - I see from the spec sheet that the module's power supply (not the motor supply) should be 6.5-12v... and you're powering it with 4xAA batteries, which is fine when they are ...
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Raspberry Pi Error: AttributeError: module 'l293d.driver' has no attribute to 'motor'
According to documentation page for the l293d Python library, you've used syntax that's incorrect. The docs suggest this may work:
import l293d
motor1 = l293d.DC(22, 18, 16)
then the rest of ...
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Why does my raspberry pi zero w crashes when controlling a DC motor with an L9232D and a 9g Servo motor?
"The only thing is that I connected the 3.3V of the L293D on a 5V pin, but I assumed it is not a big deal..."
Translation AKA edited as is common on this forum
**I am using common power source for ...
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Why does my raspberry pi zero w crashes when controlling a DC motor with an L9232D and a 9g Servo motor?
the spike caused by motors, drops the controller voltage.
in this case (the pi), it will drop to 4.6 v for example, which is enough to cause to to reboot.
either use an adapter for rpi, or give it ...
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Control motors and servos simultaneously (Python)
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrRg1guojQE
This shows (my) pigpio library being used to control a variety of devices.
A Raspberry Pi controlling a variety of motors and sensors.
The pan-...
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Rpi GPIO Interface L298N DC Motor Driver Troubleshooting Problem
I would suggest to do the testing in 2 steps:
(1) Check by hand if jumper wire 5V, Gnd signals can move motor forward and backward.
(2) If motor can turn manually, then start writing the python ...
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Robot arm using "Solenoid"
A quick rule of thumb for if the GPIO is suitable for some type of input is to ask if the information you want is digital. That is, if the information you want is either on or off. Considering you're ...
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Driving 2 12v - 30A brushed DC motors with Raspberry Pi 3
I did a similar project with a Power Wheels Wild Thing and an Arduino. I settled on buying a couple of BTS7960B motor controllers. They are rated for 43 amps, and I assume they will work for a Pi ...
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Rpi python using L298 motor driver and PCA9685 servo controller to change speed and diretion of robot car
Executive Summary
Helping to understand the OP's AI (OpenCV!) robot car code.
/ to continue, ...
Contents
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1.1 motor, led python modules summary
1.2 server, run python modules ...
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