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12/14/2017
Introduction
ELECFREKAS Motor:bit
chip TB6612, which can drive two DC motors with 1.2A max single channel current. Motor:bit has
integrated Octopus series' sensor connectors. You can plug various sensors into it directly. Among these
connectors, P0, P3-P7, P9-P10 support sensors with 3.3V power voltage only; P13-P16, P19-P20 support
3.3V or 5V sensors. You can change electric level by sliding the switch on the board.
Hardware
Features:
1. Motor Drive Chip: TB6612
2. Support GVS-Octopus electric Bricks' connector
3. Some GVS connectors support electric level switch between 3.3V and 5V.
4. With 2 channels DC motor connectors, max single channel current is 1.2A.
5. Input Voltage: DC 6-12V
6. Dimension: 60.00mm X 60.10mm
7. Weight: 30 g
Application:
1. It is compatible with
electric brick GVS extension connector.
2. It can be used as the development board of mini smart cars and balance cars.
3. Users can develop mobile-controlled robot, robot arms, etc..
https://www.elecfreaks.com/11703.html
Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware.
is a kind of motor drive board based on micro:bit. It has integrated a motor drive
ElecFreaks Octopus electric bricks module series
due to its built-in 3 pin IO
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  • Page 1 It has integrated a motor drive chip TB6612, which can drive two DC motors with 1.2A max single channel current. Motor:bit has integrated Octopus series’ sensor connectors. You can plug various sensors into it directly. Among these connectors, P0, P3-P7, P9-P10 support sensors with 3.3V power voltage only;...
  • Page 2 12/14/2017 Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware. Connector Information: https://www.elecfreaks.com/11703.html...
  • Page 3 12/14/2017 Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware. https://www.elecfreaks.com/11703.html...
  • Page 4 12/14/2017 Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware. Type Instruction Buzzer Buzzer is controlled by P0. LED COL Micro:bit LED matrix control VCC Switch 3.3V/5V electric level switch only for P13-P16, P19, P20. Button-A Micro:bit main board button...
  • Page 5 Slide switch to the end of 5V, the electric level of the blue pins (P13、P14、P15、P16、P19、P20) on motor:bit is 5V, and the voltage of the red power pins is 5V too. Similarly, when slide switch to 3.3V, the voltage of blue pins and red pins are 3.3V.
  • Page 6 12/14/2017 Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware. Motor Input Connector: Two motor input connectors in total. M1+, M1- and M2+, M2- separately controls a channel of DC motor. M1,M2 Motor Control Instruction: P8 and P12 relatively controls the rotating direction of M1 and M2; P1 and P2 control motor speed.
  • Page 7 12/14/2017 Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware. rotate under low voltage. Speed control of M1 Speed control of M2 Direction Positive rotate control of M2 under high voltage; negative rotate under low voltage. Dimension: https://www.elecfreaks.com/11703.html...
  • Page 8 12/14/2017 Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware. Example Hardware Connection Please connect components according to the picture below: https://www.elecfreaks.com/11703.html...
  • Page 9 12/14/2017 Elecfreaks Motor:bit User Guide – ElecFreaks – Devote to open hardware. Programming Positive Rotation Of Motor: P8 in high electric level means the positive rotation of motor. You can adjust the logic value of P1 to control motor speed.