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Servo Control and DC Motor Drive

motor.ps (updated 2/23/00)
motor.pdf (updated 2/23/00)

Magnetic Sensor and Infrared Reflection Sensor

sensor.ps (updated 2/22/00)
sensor.pdf (updated 2/22/00)

Power Supply Regulation

This project has rather rigorous power supply requirements--it has analog, digital, and power circuitry all running off the same 7.2V battery.  For the digital supply, you probably need 5V and ground supplies.  For the analog circuitry, it is convenient to have V+, V- and ground rails.  For the power circuitry, you can use the battery to directly power the motor, however you will need a voltage supply  higher than the batter voltage in order to drive the power transistors in the h-bridge motor drive.  As a result, you may want to consider implementing regulated power supplies of 0V, +5V, -5V, and 15V.  Switched voltage regulators provide an efficient way to step down, step up, or invert unregulated power supplies.  See the parts info page for possibilities.
 
 

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