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Has anyone wired an EZ comtroller to a Lego Motor? If so how? Thanks.
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I was thinking this myself tonight (as I can get mind storms pretty cheap).
From the minimal research I've done you can but it's not easy. I did find a post about an NXT motor shield someone has made, it comes up in google if you search about mindstorms specifications or using mindstorms with arduino.
i was think of going directly to motor. I have an old RX1.
If attach to red and black on EZ D0 and plug in power to controller the motor just works.
No activation of D0 required.
That is not good.
I want the controller to turn it on for me not just turn at plug in.
I guess EZ black and red are hot upon power up.
Just got this so I am on newbee.
To run a DC motor from the EZB you need to use a HBridge (details are in the tutorials). Do not just plug the red and black in.
As far as I know there are small PCBs in the mindstorms motors, I'm not sure what they do, it may not be a case of just using a HBridge.
ok thanks .. i will do that.
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I also have light sensor for line following.. Any ideas about usig that part?
I was looking into the same thing. I think I will pick up a copy of this book. Looks interesting.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590598180?ie=UTF8&tag=onlicort-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1590598180
Wooops! There is a more recent version of that book:
https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-NXT-Extending-MINDSTORMS-Technology/dp/1430224533/ref=dp_ob_title_bk