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Control a Stepper Motor with Hall Effect Switches

After we learn how Hall Effect switches work, we’ll use them to build limit switches and homing sensors for stepper motors. Article with code samples – https://dbot.ws/hallsw More tutorials and projects – https://dronebotworkshop.com Get involved in the forum – https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Sign up for the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews More code on GitHub – https://dbot.ws/github Today we […]
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Arduino Real Time Clock – Using the Tiny RTC

Today we will add a Real Time Clock to an Arduino. I’ll show you how the Tiny RTC is hooked up and how to use two ways, including with interrupts. We will also construct a temperature and humidity clock. Full article at https://dbws/tinyrtc More projects and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter and tell me […]
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Laser vs Ultrasonic – TOF10120 vs. HC-SR04

It’s the Battle of the Distance Sensors with the tiny TOF10120 Laser versus everyone’s favorite HC-SR04 Ultrasonic. I’ll compare the two sensors and test their accuracy on the DroneBot Workshop Distance Sensor Testbed! Accompanying article at https://dbot.ws/disttest More projects and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com Join us on the Forum at https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Keep in touch with the […]
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TB6612FNG H-Bridge Motor Controller – Better than L298N?

Today we are going to work with the TB6612FNG, a MOSFET-based H-Bridge Motor Controller that has many advantages over the popular L298N. Article with code and more information – https://dbot.ws/tb6612fng More articles and tutorials – https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews Discuss this on the forum – https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com When you want to control the speed […]
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Breadboarding & Prototyping for Electronics, Arduino & Raspberry Pi

If you’re new to experimenting with electronics, Arduino or Raspberry Pi then this is the video for you. Today I will show you the basics of prototyping using breadboards. Article at https://dbot.ws/proto More articles, tutorials, and projects at https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter and share your opinion – https://dbot.ws/dbnews Today we will look at the design […]
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Build a REAL Robot Episode 3 – Selecting Motors

In this third installment of the Build a REAL Robot series I will show you how to select DC gearmotors for your robot. I’ll also show you the motors I selected for my DB1 robot, and how they are mounted to the chassis. Article with part numbers – https://dbot.ws/rbt003 More article asd projects at https://dronebotworkshop.com […]