Testing the Pololu MP6550 Motor Driver Carrier | Arduino | Robotics

Electronics, Robotics and 3D printing are a hobbies of mine, so I am still learning. I am starting a new series of videos for a robotics project inspired by Matt Denton’s Spoolbot. It will be made up of completely different parts but I will be using his design as a guide. I have a 12-volt lead acid battery that has been needing purpose, so I think this is it. It is much heavier than the Spoolbots 12-volt Nickle Metal Hydride batteries. Hopefully I will be able to pull it off. In this video, I am testing out some basic functions of a motor driver board I just bought. (I am not sponsored or anything; this is just a hobby.) I write a simple Arduino sketch for an Uno and wired up a circuit on a breadboard. I make a few voltage measurements with a multimeter to see what the output is from this board. As a comparison, I put together what I think is equivalent for the L293 motor driver, L293D to be exact, and compare the outputs. I have used the L293D in other robots, but I was hoping to try something different for my current project. I plan to create another video about the code for anyone who may want to try this motor driver carrier. However, now that I am able to control speed and direction, I can move on to testing the motors in the near future. Matt Denton’s Spooly McSpoolBot:    • A Robot In Disguise - Spooly McSpoolBot - ...   Instructable for the code and circuit: https://www.instructables.com/Testing... Information about the Pololu MP6550 Motor Driver Carrier: https://www.pololu.com/product/4733 My knobs for potentiometer – download the STL from Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1101...