Adafruit Motor Selection Guide
Created by Bill Earl
Last updated on 2018-08-22 03:40:51 PM UTC
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Guide Contents
Guide Contents
Types of Motors
Quick Selection Guide:
Basic Raw Motor Types
Brushed DC Motors
Simple and Economical Motive Power for your Project
Applications:
Advantages:
Limitations:
Brushless DC Motors
Quiet Efficiency
Applications:
Advantages:
Limitations:
Stepper Motors
Precise and Repeatable Speed and Positioning
Applications:
Advantages:
Limitations:
Motor Assemblies
Harness That Power!
Motors in their elemental form are not always easy to work with. How do you turn 5,000
RPM of raw power into smooth controlled motion? Designing and building your own gear-
reduction and/or control system is a lot of work.
Motor Assembly Quick Selection Guide
Geared Motors
When the going gets tough, the tough get gearmotors!
Applications:
Advantages:
Limitations:
Servo Motors
When a little Negative Feedback is a Good Thing
RC Servos:
Analog Feedback Servos
The following summary applies to RC Servo Motors suitable for hobbyist use. Industrial servo motors are far
more capable - but at a much higher cost!
Applications of RC Servo Motors:
Advantages:
Limitations:
Continuous Rotation Servos
When is a Servo not a Servo?
Continuous Rotation 'Servo' is somewhat of a misnomer. By definition these motors are not servos
anymore because the feedback has been disabled.
Applications:
Advantages:
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