I’ve been testing this code which is simply from the site… Is the code designed to run the motor for 2 seconds and quit? In the Serial Monitor my motor speed appears whatever I enter. But after about two seconds. A new line appears indicating that Motor Speed is 0. Is this how it is suppose to be? Is there a way to change this?
Thanks,
/*
SparkFun Inventor’s Kit
Circuit 5A - Motor Basics
Learn how to control one motor with the motor driver.
This sketch was written by SparkFun Electronics, with lots of help from the Arduino community.
This code is completely free for any use.
View circuit diagram and instructions at: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sp … uide—v40
Download drawings and code at: https://github.com/sparkfun/SIK-Guide-Code
*/
//PIN VARIABLES
//the motor will be controlled by the motor A pins on the motor driver
const int AIN1 = 13; //control pin 1 on the motor driver for the right motor
const int AIN2 = 12; //control pin 2 on the motor driver for the right motor
const int PWMA = 11; //speed control pin on the motor driver for the right motor
int switchPin = 7; //switch to turn the robot on and off
//VARIABLES
int motorSpeed = 0; //starting speed for the motor
void setup() {
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT_PULLUP); //set this as a pullup to sense whether the switch is flipped
//set the motor contro pins as outputs
pinMode(AIN1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(AIN2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(PWMA, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600); //begin serial communication with the computer
Serial.println("Enter motor speed (0-255)… "); //Prompt to get input in the serial monitor.
}
void loop() {
if (Serial.available() > 0){ //if the user has entered something in the serial monitor
motorSpeed = Serial.parseInt(); //set the motor speed equal to the number in the serial message
Serial.print("Motor Speed: "); //print the speed that the motor is set to run at
Serial.println(motorSpeed);
}
if(digitalRead(7) == LOW){ //if the switch is on…
spinMotor(motorSpeed);
} else{ //if the switch is off…
spinMotor(0); //turn the motor off
}
}
/********************************************************************************/
void spinMotor(int motorSpeed) //function for driving the right motor
{
if (motorSpeed > 0) //if the motor should drive forward (positive speed)
{
digitalWrite(AIN1, HIGH); //set pin 1 to high
digitalWrite(AIN2, LOW); //set pin 2 to low
}
else if (motorSpeed < 0) //if the motor should drive backwar (negative speed)
{
digitalWrite(AIN1, LOW); //set pin 1 to low
digitalWrite(AIN2, HIGH); //set pin 2 to high
}
else //if the motor should stop
{
digitalWrite(AIN1, LOW); //set pin 1 to low
digitalWrite(AIN2, LOW); //set pin 2 to low
}
analogWrite(PWMA, abs(motorSpeed)); //now that the motor direction is set, drive it at the entered speed
}
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