L298N is a popular, low-cost motor driver board. Here is how you can connect L298N to ESP32 and drive a ROS2 (Kaia.ai-compatible) differential robot. Schematic Wiring Refer to these wiring example illustrations. Firmware Use the default firmware with no changes.…
Maker’s Pet Arduino ROS2 robot kit now supports ROS2 Jazzy (beta). Please feel free to try out the new Docker image. If you notice any problems, please post your issue in the support forum.
TB6612FNG is a low-cost driver IC for brushed DC motors – popular with DIY enthusiasts to build small wheeled robots. One TB6612FNG can drive twomotors with power supply voltage up to 15V, average output current up to 1.2A per motor…
Kaia.ai firmware works with a wide variety of ESP32 boards, supports robots of different sizes, with various Lidars, motors, motor drivers and motor encoders – all thanks to a configuration file where you can specify your GPIO assignments. Configuring Kaia.ai…
Developer log update – I have combined various Kaia.ai-compatible firmware including Maker’s Pet Loki, Fido and Snoopy into a single “platform” firmware repository and revised the single firmware to be configurable using a web browser. If you operate a Kaia.ai…
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