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Arduino Nano Shoe Car

Made by walterpapers / IoT

About the project

Build your own Arduino Nano Shoe Car!

Project info

Difficulty: Moderate

Platforms: Arduino

Estimated time: 5 hours

License: GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPL3+)

Items used in this project

Hardware components

	MotorDriver Dual TB6612FNG	x 1
	ARDUINO NANO V3	x 1
	Screw Terminals 5mm Pitch (2-Pin)	x 3
	DC Gearbox Motor - TT Motor - 200RPM - 3 to 6VDC	x 4

Software apps and online services

	ARDUINO IDE
	Bluetooth Arduino Car App any mobile app for iOS or Android

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Super Glue

x 1

Story

Blue Jim has just been born, and he's here to show you how fun and entertaining is the world of electronics. He is not an expert but with a lot of patience and detail, he will show you how is his day to day life.

So, he invites you to join him on this journey!

Schematics, diagrams and documents

Blue Jim's diagram

Code

Blue Jim's code

//download and use it on Arduino nano*

const int PWMA = 4;
const int AIN1 = 5;
const int AIN2 = 6;

const int PWMB = 3;
const int BIN1 = 11;
const int BIN2 = 10;


char data; 

void setup()
{
  //set all pins as output
  pinMode(AIN1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(AIN2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(PWMA, OUTPUT);
  
  pinMode(BIN1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(BIN2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(PWMB, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(PWMA, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(PWMB, HIGH);
  

  Serial.begin(38400);
}

void loop()
{
if (Serial.available())
    {
    char data=Serial.read();
     Serial.print("Data received");
     Serial.println(data);
     
      if(data=='1')
      { back();
 
      }
      
      if(data=='2')
      { go();
      
      }
                  
      if(data=='3')
      { left();
     
      }
      
      if(data=='4')
      { right();
     
      }
      
      if(data=='a')
      { stop();
      
      }

 }

}

 void back(){
  digitalWrite(PWMA, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(PWMB, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(AIN1,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(AIN2,LOW);
  digitalWrite(BIN1,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(BIN2,LOW);
   
  
  }
  
 void go(){
  digitalWrite(PWMA, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(PWMB, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(AIN1,LOW);
  digitalWrite(AIN2,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(BIN1,LOW);
  digitalWrite(BIN2,HIGH);
  Serial.println("GO");
  Serial.println(digitalRead(PWMB));
  }
  
 void right(){
   digitalWrite(PWMA, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(PWMB, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(AIN1,LOW);
  digitalWrite(AIN2,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(BIN1,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(BIN2,LOW);
  
  }
  
 void left(){
   digitalWrite(PWMA, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(PWMB, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(AIN1,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(AIN2,LOW);
  digitalWrite(BIN1,LOW);
  digitalWrite(BIN2,HIGH);
  
  }
  
 void stop(){
  digitalWrite(AIN1,LOW);
  digitalWrite(AIN2,LOW);
  digitalWrite(BIN1,LOW);
  digitalWrite(BIN2,LOW);
  digitalWrite(PWMA, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(PWMB, HIGH);
  Serial.println("STOP");
  Serial.println(digitalRead(PWMB));
  }

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