Summary

Chapter 10 started off with a simple introduction to stepper motors and how to control their speed and direction using a motor drive IC. You also learned the difference between a bipolar and a unipolar stepper motor and how they work. Then you moved onto using a simple motor shield to control two motors independently and ended up with connecting that shield to a robot base to make a two wheeled line-following robot.

You have also learned about shields and their different uses, and you've put a motor shied to a practical application. Knowing how to control stepper motors and standard motors, as well as servos (Chapter 9), means you are well on your way to making your own advanced robot or animatronics device!

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