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Controlling DC Motors with the L298N H Bridge and Arduino

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DroneBot Workshop shows how to drive DC motors from an Arduino with an L298N H-bridge, covering speed and direction; a common starting point for motor control questions.

Watch for: L298N voltage drop with low-voltage motors

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L298 & Arduino Tutorial video - 36 minutes

Russell McMahon on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jun 2019. CC BY-SA.

I did find this video but in my untrained mind, it seems just hooking up to a switch, if it's available, would be less expensive and more simple:

tayglo on electronics.stackexchange.com, Feb 2023. CC BY-SA.

I tried to follow this step by step tutorial ([video]) but the motor is not spinning..yet.

Anthony De Faria on arduino.stackexchange.com, May 2020. CC BY-SA.

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