Hooked to an Arduino, the motor made a workable encoder, later improved by sending each phase through a comparator and using digital inputs rather than using the Nano’s ADCs.

Obviously things such as hard drives and memory can easily be ... which integrates pretty smoothly with an Arduino after a few pins on the touchpad ... 11 thoughts on “ Control A Motor With A ...

Hard drive clocks are a dime a dozen on sites like Etsy, but Hacked Gadgets reader NatureTM went the extra mile and employed an Arduino to control the ...

Repurpose an old hard disk drive (HDD) to create a powerful motor for your RC airplane. This DIY project shows how to extract and modify components from an old HDD, turning them into a functional ...

Hard-drive based media players aren't anything new, but hifi equipment actually built from old drives are somewhat rarer. At Hifiduino they're using an Arduino microprocessor… ...

So long as the 0V rail is connected to the Arduino 0V rail, the positive rail can be any dc voltage – more or less that the Arduino, so great for 12V motors. And it is compatible with both 5V and 3V ...