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Arduino-Controlled Disk Drive with L298N Motor Driver

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Summary of the Circuit

This circuit is designed to control a disk drive using an Arduino UNO microcontroller and an L298N DC motor driver. The Arduino UNO sends control signals to the L298N driver, which in turn drives the disk drive motor. The circuit is powered by a 12V power supply, which provides the necessary voltage to the motor driver and the disk drive.

Component List

Arduino UNO

  • Description: A microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P.
  • Purpose: Acts as the control unit for the circuit, sending signals to the L298N motor driver.
  • Pins: UNUSED, IOREF, Reset, 3.3V, 5V, GND, Vin, A0-A5, SCL, SDA, AREF, D0-D13.

L298N DC Motor Driver

  • Description: A module capable of driving two DC motors.
  • Purpose: Receives control signals from the Arduino UNO to drive the disk drive motor.
  • Pins: OUT1, OUT2, 12V, GND, 5V, OUT3, OUT4, 5V-ENA-JMP-I, 5V-ENA-JMP-O, +5V-J1, +5V-J2, ENA, IN1, IN2, IN3, IN4, ENB.

Disk Drive

  • Description: A storage device that uses magnetic storage to read and write digital data.
  • Purpose: The component that is being controlled by the motor driver.
  • Pins: Negative, Positive.

12V Power Supply

  • Description: A power supply unit that provides a 12V output.
  • Purpose: Supplies power to the L298N motor driver and the disk drive.
  • Pins: Negative, Positive.

Wiring Details

Arduino UNO

  • D1 connected to L298N DC Motor Driver IN1
  • D0 connected to L298N DC Motor Driver IN2

L298N DC Motor Driver

  • OUT1 connected to Disk Drive Negative
  • OUT2 connected to Disk Drive Positive
  • 12V connected to 12V Power Supply Positive
  • GND connected to 12V Power Supply Negative
  • IN1 connected to Arduino UNO D1
  • IN2 connected to Arduino UNO D0

Disk Drive

  • Negative connected to L298N DC Motor Driver OUT1
  • Positive connected to L298N DC Motor Driver OUT2

12V Power Supply

  • Positive connected to L298N DC Motor Driver 12V
  • Negative connected to L298N DC Motor Driver GND

Documented Code

Arduino UNO Code (sketch.ino)

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:

}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

}

Additional Notes (documentation.txt)

No additional code documentation provided.