Replaced by the 1065 – PhidgetMotorControl 1-Motor
The PhidgetMotorControl LV is a USB based controller that can control two low-voltage brushed DC motors independently for direction, velocity and acceleration.
Many variations of brushed DC motors exist: permanent magnet motors, electromagnet motors, coreless motors, linear motors... the PhidgetMotorController can be used with any of these, as well as other devices like small solenoids, incandescent light bulbs, and hydraulic or pneumatic devices like small pumps and valves.
The board includes overcurrent protection and four Digital Inputs that can be used to convey the state of devices such as push buttons, limit switches, relays, and logic levels.
Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Output Controller Update Rate | 30 updates/second |
Response Time | 30ms |
Velocity Resolution | 1.5% |
Acceleration Resolution | 0.11% |
Acceleration Limit (-100% to +100% velocity) | 250ms |
PWM Frequency | 2.5kHz |
Minimum Power Supply Voltage | 5VDC |
Maximum Power Supply Voltage | 12VDC |
Continuous Motor Current | 1.5A |
Motor Overcurrent Trigger | 1.5A |
USB-Power Current Specification | 100mA max |
Device Quiesctent Current Consumption | 20mA |
Device | Object Name | Channel |
---|---|---|
DC Motor Output | DCMotor | 0 - 1 |
Digital Inputs | DigitalInput | 0 - 3 |
External Power Supply
The motors are powered from an external power supply. We recommend the following power supplies:
Comes packaged with
API | Detail | Language | OS | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DCMotor | Visual Studio GUI | C# | Windows | Download |
DCMotor | Objective-C | macOS | Download | |
DCMotor | Swift | macOS | Download | |
DCMotor | Swift | iOS | Download | |
DCMotor | Visual Basic | Windows | Download | |
DCMotor | Max | Multiple | Download | |
DigitalInput | Visual Studio GUI | C# | Windows | Download |
DigitalInput | Objective-C | macOS | Download | |
DigitalInput | Swift | macOS | Download | |
DigitalInput | Swift | iOS | Download | |
DigitalInput | Visual Basic | Windows | Download | |
DigitalInput | Max | Multiple | Download |
Channel Name | API | Channel |
---|---|---|
DC Motor Controller | DCMotor | 0 - 1 |
Digital Input | DigitalInput | 0 - 3 |