Hi All I am new to Pololu & Arduino, I am working on a new project that will run a total of Three motors and have purchased a Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v14 Shield & A-Star 32U4 Prime SV , I have successfully used one of the motor ports to run a motor and have one port left for another motor.
I want to sense the current of motor 1 to turn motor 2 on or off. The current running through motor 1 is 28Vdc and wanting to make motor two turn on when current drops below 1amp and turn off when current goes above 5amps. Motor 2 will be 12vdc 2amps
My project will have a total of 3 motors so I will require another driver anyway so my question is do I buy another driver for this part of the project or is there a better way to tackle this and I can use the second port of this driver for motor 3.
You might be able to use the current sense feedback from your 24v14 shield to control your first two motors like you described. You can find more information about that on the product page, and in the “Control and feedback pins” section of the user’s guide.
You will need another driver for your third motor. Our G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v13 uses a similar driver setup as the one on your board, but it is a single driver carrier. Alternatively, you might be able to use a less powerful driver depending on your motor’s specifications. You can view our full selection of brushed DC motor drivers here:
I think the current sense capability on your G2 High-Power Motor Driver Shield will be sufficiently accurate given what I know about your application. My recommendation would be to try test it out for yourself, and if you find it is not accurate enough, then you might consider using one of our more accurate standalone current sensors in series with your motor.
