Hello, I ordered a DF Robot kit and got some help to put it together.
I want to control the wheels with my netduino.
What I want to do is simple. Press the netduino’s button, and start the 4 wheels in the same direction, full power.
When I try to make it run with one wheel plugged in my breadboard, it works, the wheel move.
But when I add a second wheel, nothing happens. It seems that I don’t have enough power to make the wheels move.
The netduino is powered by a 9volt battery. When I press the button, the netduino let the big power source ( 5 AA batteries , as suggested in the kit) flow in the motors. (this is how I see it correct me if I’m wrong.)
( note that I removed the resistor)
Basically, I’m doing the exact same thing with my df-robot kit.
The motors negative wires are all lined up in the #5 pin of the 4n35 transistor. The 4 positive wires are all lined up with the positive power source positive wire. (5 new AA batteries)
I’m using the 4n35 transistor that came with my netduino kit I ordered.
But before I go on and buy something along the lines of a motor shield, is there a way to get it working with my current setup ?
Thanks