Day 11: (Wed Oct 6, Week 6) Limit and Position Sensing

Notes for 2021-10-06.

New Assignments

  1. New assignment, due by next class: Exercise: Motor Marble Run Tile.

Administrative

  • If you use the IDeATe laser cutters, always make an entry on the hot-work log. Otherwise there is a threat that access may be further limited.

Agenda

  1. Brief review of motors and drivers.

  2. Introduce new assignment.

  3. Comments on sample design.

  4. PWM oscilloscope demo.

  5. In-class work:

    1. sketching solution for assignment

    2. as needed: preparing leads for DC motors

    3. as needed: soldering pins onto DRV8833 boards

    4. testing driver circuit and code