Re: Motor cycling between limits

Terry Pinnell wrote: 
I want to run a mechanism with a DC
motor  between fixed limits,
constantly cycling: forward, reverse, forward, etc.

 What's the simplest way to add separate short
pauses, say 100 ms at the forward limit and 300 ms at the reverse
limit?


Easy microcontroller job. Drive the motor through an H bridge, or two relays if you think they will last long enough. The rest is software.

Paul Burke
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