Brushless DC Motor with Encoder 12V 159RPM from DFRobot
Hi everybody,
I have a Brushless DC Motor with Encoder 12V 159RPM from DFRobot, and I would like to control it using an Arduino. My goal is to have the motor's shaft rotate 45 degrees every 2 seconds. Could someone please help me with the code to achieve this?
Thank you!
You can try this code. This is to rotate the motor shaft by 45 degrees every 2 seconds:
// Include the necessary libraries
#include <Encoder.h>
// Define constants
const int encoderPinA = 2; // Encoder channel A connected to digital pin 2
const int encoderPinB = 3; // Encoder channel B connected to digital pin 3
const int motorControlPin = 9; // Example pin for motor control, adjust as needed
// Create an Encoder object
Encoder myEncoder(encoderPinA, encoderPinB);
// Variables to track motor position
volatile long currentPosition = 0; // Current position in encoder counts
long targetPosition = 0; // Target position in encoder counts
int stepsPerRevolution = 360; // Number of encoder counts per revolution
// Variables for timing
unsigned long previousTime = 0; // Time storage for elapsed time calculation
unsigned long interval = 2000; // Interval between movements in milliseconds (2 seconds)
void setup() {
// Initialize serial communication
Serial.begin(9600);
// Attach interrupt for encoder channel A to update position
attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(encoderPinA), updateEncoder, CHANGE);
// Initialize motor control pin as output
pinMode(motorControlPin, OUTPUT);
// Move the motor to initial position (rotate 45 degrees from current position)
targetPosition = currentPosition + (stepsPerRevolution / 8); // 45 degrees in encoder counts
moveMotorToPosition(targetPosition);
}
void loop() {
// Calculate elapsed time since last movement
unsigned long currentTime = millis();
unsigned long elapsedTime = currentTime - previousTime;
// Check if it's time to move the motor
if (elapsedTime >= interval) {
// Update previous time to current time
previousTime = currentTime;
// Update target position for the next movement
targetPosition = currentPosition + (stepsPerRevolution / 8); // 45 degrees in encoder counts
// Move the motor to the target position
moveMotorToPosition(targetPosition);
}
// Other loop tasks can be placed here
}
// Function to update encoder position
void updateEncoder() {
// Read the direction of rotation
int encoderValue = digitalRead(encoderPinB);
// Update current position based on direction
if (encoderValue == HIGH) {
currentPosition++;
} else {
currentPosition--;
}
// Debugging: print current position
Serial.print("Current Position: ");
Serial.println(currentPosition);
}
// Function to move the motor to a specified encoder position
void moveMotorToPosition(long target) {
// Determine direction of rotation
if (target > currentPosition) {
// Rotate clockwise
digitalWrite(motorControlPin, HIGH); // Example: Activate motor clockwise
} else {
// Rotate counterclockwise
digitalWrite(motorControlPin, LOW); // Example: Activate motor counterclockwise
}
// Optionally, you can implement PID control or other methods to control motor movement
// Example: Delay for motor to reach the target position (adjust as necessary)
delay(500); // Adjust based on motor response time
// Stop the motor (you may need to implement this based on your motor driver)
digitalWrite(motorControlPin, LOW);
}