Timeline for Microcontrollers - Beginner questions
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| Apr 18, 2013 at 2:13 | comment | added | helloworld922 | @user2278106 Motors require higher current than a typical micro can provide. You'll most likely need a motor driver or some similar solution (say, an H-bridge). Motor selection is dictated by the mechanical requirements of the system (how much torque is required to open/close the window, and how fast do you want it to open/close), and drivers are chosen/designed once a motor is selected | |
| Apr 18, 2013 at 2:12 | comment | added | efox29 | Any motor really. Each motor has to be controlled, and depending on the motor, that can vary between models, types, etc.. Once you know how the motor is controlled, you would have to create a circuit ( a microcontroller alone is not good enough), that interfaces your microcontroller to the motor. | |
| Apr 18, 2013 at 2:07 | comment | added | user2278106 | thanks for the answer. I can see on sparkfun they have the controllers and the thermometer, but what type of motors work eith a microcontroller? | |
| Apr 18, 2013 at 1:59 | history | answered | efox29 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |