HOW TO – Serial controlled variable speed motor

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Here’s a cool DIY on how to control a DC motor using your serial port via Make.

Westsw shows you how to control the speed of a small DC motor with nothing but the serial port on your computer, a single MOSFET, and DOS commands…

2 Responses to HOW TO – Serial controlled variable speed motor

  1. Izl says:

    Hey i have a motoro from a old printer, it has 4 wires leaving it what are the different wires? I thought they were supposed to have 2!

  2. Izl says:

    Anyone have an answer?

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