The Nano Motor Carrier is the perfect accessory for Nano 33 IoT boards, as it expands and enhances their capabilities.
Designed to simplify motor control, the Nano Motor Carrier handles the electronics required to drive motors, allowing students to focus on building prototypes and projects. It can also be used to connect other actuators and sensors via a series of 3-pin male connectors. The board features an on-board 9-axis accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer. It includes a battery charger for single-cell Li-Ion batteries, and has 2 ports for quadrature encoder counting.
To use the motor carrier, simply attach it to a Nano 33 board and mount the motors your project requires. Once they are connected, plug a USB cable into the Nano 33 IoT. Download the Arduino Motor Carrier library from the Library Manager and you are ready to start programming and controlling the motors using the motor drivers.
When working with motors, you will need an external power supply to feed the motor drivers and motors. You can do this by connecting a 1-cell Li-Ion battery to the battery connector or by using an external power supply.
Specs
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MICROCONTROLLER
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ATSAMD11 ( Arm Cortex-M0+ @48 Mhz)
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| MOTOR DRIVERS (X4) |
MP6522 |
| MAX INPUT VOLTAGE (POWER TERMINALS) |
4V (1S Li-Ion Battery) |
| MAX OUTPUT CURRENT PER MOTOR DRIVER |
500 mA |
| MOTOR DRIVER OUTPUT VOLTAGE |
12V |
| OVER TEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN PROTECTION (FOR DC MOTOR DRIVERS) |
Yes |
| BATTERY CHARGING |
Yes |
| MAX BATTERY CHARGING CURRENT |
500mA (configurable) |
| POWER TERMINALS (CONNECTORS) |
XT-30 and 2POS terminal block |
| SERVO CONNECTOR |
4 terminals |
| ENCODER INPUTS |
2 ports |
| DC MOTOR CONTROL |
4 ports |
| 3V DIGITAL/ANALOG SENSOR INPUT/OUTPUT |
4 ports |
| IMU |
BNO055 9axis Acc/Gyr/Mag |