Arduino Project

Velocity View

Course Introduction

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use two buttons and the L9110 motor driver module to control the servo speed and visualize it on the LCD screen.

Pressing the red button starts the servo and increases its speed in the clockwise direction. Pressing the green button slows it down and rotates the servo counterclockwise.

Note

If this is your first time working with an Arduino project, we recommend downloading and reviewing the basic materials first.

1.1 Install Arduino IDE(Important)
1.2 Introduction of Arduino IDE

Required Components

In this project, we need the following components:

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COMPONENT INTRODUCTION

QUANTITY

PURCHASE LINK

1

Arduino UNO R3

1

BUY

2

USB Cable

1

×

3

Breadboard

1

BUY

4

Wires

Several

BUY

5

L9110 Motor Driver Module

1

×

6

TT Motor

1

×

7

I2C LCD 1602

1

BUY

8

Button

2

BUY

Wiring

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Common Connections:

I2C LCD 1602
SDA: Connect to A4 on the Arduino.
SCL: Connect to A5 on the Arduino.
GND: Connect to breadboard’s negative power bus.
VCC: Connect to breadboard’s red power bus.

TT Motor
Connect to MOTOR B on the L9110 Motor Driver Module.

L9110 Motor Driver Module
GND: Connect to breadboard’s negative power bus.
VCC: Connect to breadboard’s red power bus.
B-1B: Connect to 5 on the Arduino.
B-1A: Connect to 6 on the Arduino.

Button
Connect to breadboard’s negative power bus.
Connect to 11, 10 on the Arduino.

Writing the Code

Note
You can copy this code into Arduino IDE.
To install the library, use the Arduino Library Manager and search for LiquidCrystal I2C and install it.
Don’t forget to select the board(Arduino UNO R4 Minima) and the correct port before clicking the Upload button.


#include 
#include 

// LCD setup
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2);

// Button pins
const int greenButtonPin = 10;
const int redButtonPin = 11;

// Motor pins
const int motorPin1 = 5; // TT Motor pin 1
const int motorPin2 = 6; // TT Motor pin 2

// Gear and Speed arrays
String gears[] = {"Back", "0", "1", "2", "3", "4"};
int speeds[] = {110, 0, 110, 150, 200, 255};

// Index to track current gear and speed
int index = 1;

void setup() {
  lcd.init();
  lcd.backlight();

  // Initialize buttons
  pinMode(greenButtonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(redButtonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);

  // Initialize motor pins
  pinMode(motorPin1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motorPin2, OUTPUT);

  // Display initial gear and speed
  updateDisplay();
}

void loop() {
  // Increase gear and speed
  if (digitalRead(greenButtonPin) == LOW) {
    if (index < 5) {  // Check to avoid going out of array bounds
      index++;
      controlMotor();
    }
    updateDisplay();
    delay(200); // Debouncing
  }

  // Decrease gear and speed
  if (digitalRead(redButtonPin) == LOW) {
    if (index > 0) {  // Check to avoid going below 0
      index--;
      controlMotor();
    }
    updateDisplay();
    delay(200); // Debouncing
  }
}

void updateDisplay() {
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("Gear: " + gears[index]);
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("Speed: " + String(speeds[index]));
}

void controlMotor() {
  if (gears[index] == "Back") {
    analogWrite(motorPin1, map(speeds[index], 0, 255, 0, 255));
    digitalWrite(motorPin2, LOW);
  } else {
    digitalWrite(motorPin1, LOW);
    analogWrite(motorPin2, map(speeds[index], 0, 255, 0, 255));
  }
}