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Week 6 Lab

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== Controlling the speed AND direction of a motor ==
 
WHY: Because you can control both speed and direction of a motor at once... everything you need for forward/backward motion.
 
L293 quadruple half H-Bridge:
http://www.st.com/stonline/books/pdf/docs/1328.pdf
== Moving a solenoid ==
 
WHY: With forceful linear motion, you can lock/unlock doors, pull strings, move arms (levers), push keys, punch buttons, tap foreheads. What Would You Do?
== Moving a Servo ==
Turn WHY: With precise angular motion, you can... hmm... turn knobs, tune radios, steer cars.  In this example, turn a knob to have a motor turn, correspondently.
// potentiometer_servo

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