UBUCIKO
UBUHLE NEMPILO
UBUCIKO BEZANDLA
AMASIKO NOMLANDO
EZOKUZIJABULISA
IMVELO
UKUDLA NEZIPHUZO
REVERSE ENGINEERING
IZAYENSI
EZEMIDLALO
UBUCHWEPHESHE
IZINTO EZIGQOKWAYO
Controlling a DC Motor with an L298N Driver
Ed

Yenziwe ngu-

Ed

13. uNtulikazi 2026FI
37
0
0
0
0

Controlling a DC Motor with an L298N Driver

An Arduino pin can't power a motor directly — it can't supply enough current, and it can't reverse the flow. An L298N H-bridge solves both: the Arduino sends low-power control signals, and the driver switches the motor's own battery to run it forwards, backwards and at any speed. This is the core building block of every wheeled robot.

Ophakathi
1-2 hours

Imiyalelo

1

Wire the driver, motor and battery

Push the L298N's control header into the breadboard. From the Arduino, jumper pin 8 to IN1, pin 9 to IN2, and pin 10 to ENA. Connect the DC motor's two wires to the OUT1/OUT2 screw terminals, and a 4×AA battery pack to the +12V and GND motor terminals. IMPORTANT: join all the grounds together — Arduino GND, driver GND and battery GND — or the motor won't run.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Arduino Uno R3 SMDArduino Uno R3 SMD1 ucezu
Full-Bridge Motor Driver Dual - L298NFull-Bridge Motor Driver Dual - L298N1 ucezu
Hobby Motor - GearHobby Motor - Gear1 ucezu
Battery Holder - 4xAA Square TerminatedBattery Holder - 4xAA Square Terminated1 ucezu
Breadboard - ClassicBreadboard - Classic1 ucezu
Jumper Wires Premium M/M 20 AWG - 15.5 cmJumper Wires Premium M/M 20 AWG - 15.5 cm1 iphakethe
2

Connect and open the IDE

Plug the Arduino into your computer with the USB cable, open the Arduino IDE, and select Arduino Uno and its serial port. Leave the motor battery switched off until the code is uploaded.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable - 1.8 meterSparkFun Cerberus USB Cable - 1.8 meter1 ucezu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ikhompyutha Ene-Arduino IDEIkhompyutha Ene-Arduino IDE
3

Upload the motor sketch

Paste this sketch and upload, then switch on the battery. The motor runs forward, stops, reverses, and stops — on a loop.

dc_motor_l298n.inoarduino
// Control a DC motor's speed and direction with an L298N H-bridge.
// L298N IN1 -> pin 8, IN2 -> pin 9, ENA (PWM speed) -> pin 10.
// The motor is powered by the battery pack through the driver; all grounds are joined.

const int IN1 = 8;
const int IN2 = 9;
const int ENA = 10;   // PWM speed pin (0-255)

void setup() {
  pinMode(IN1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(IN2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(ENA, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // forward at medium speed
  digitalWrite(IN1, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(IN2, LOW);
  analogWrite(ENA, 180);
  delay(2000);

  // stop
  analogWrite(ENA, 0);
  delay(1000);

  // reverse at full speed
  digitalWrite(IN1, LOW);
  digitalWrite(IN2, HIGH);
  analogWrite(ENA, 255);
  delay(2000);

  // stop
  analogWrite(ENA, 0);
  delay(1000);
}
4

Test and control it

Watch the motor go forward, stop, reverse. IN1/IN2 set the direction (swap which is HIGH to flip it); the number in analogWrite(ENA, ...) sets the speed from 0 (off) to 255 (full). If the motor doesn't spin, check that all three grounds are joined and the battery is on.

5

Make it a robot

The L298N drives TWO motors. Wire a second motor to OUT3/OUT4 and control it with IN3, IN4 and ENB on three more Arduino pins. Two motors on a chassis with wheels gives you a robot base you can drive — turn by running the wheels at different speeds or directions.

Izinto

7

Amathuluzi Adingekayo

1
Isamba Esilinganiselwe
Lokho umenzi akuthenga. Izinto ezikhonjiswa ngaphandle kwentengo uzithola lapho uzithenga khona.
$57.54

Ama-blueprint ahlobene

Lama-blueprint abelana ngolwazi — amasu, izinto noma izimiso

Blinking LED — Your First Arduino Project
BLUEPRINT NFT

Blinking LED — Your First Arduino Project

ngu-Admiral OOMNO

Kwedijithali

515
2
1
7
0
0
Driving a Motor — SIK Circuit 12

Driving a Motor — SIK Circuit 12

ngu-EdFI

Kwedijithali

82
0
0
0
0
0

CC0 Isizinda Somphakathi

Le blueprint ikhishwe ngaphansi kwe-CC0. Ukhululekile ukukopisha, ukuguqula, ukusabalalisa, nokusebenzisa ngaphandle kwemvume.

Sekela uMenzi ngokuthenga imikhiqizo nge-Blueprint yabo IKhomishane Yomenzi kumiswe ngabathengisi, noma dala inguqulo entsha yale Blueprint bese uyifaka njengoxhumaniso ku-Blueprint yakho ukuze wabelane ngemali engenayo.

Ingxoxo

(0)

Ngena ukuze ujoyine ingxoxo

Kulayishwa amazwana...