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An electrical actuator that converts electrical energy into rotational motion or sustained linear motion (linear motor). If the specific type of motor is known, it is helpful to use or add a more specific tag, such as dc-motor, brushless-dc motor or induction-motor.

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basic arduino question - do I need a 555 timer?

I would like to control multiple motors at once, but using one Arduino per motor is going to be costly. I have read a bit about 555 timers. … This way the single thread of the Arduino can loop round each chip handing out commands for their attached motor (or maybe a method of queueing?). …