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Robot
motorsWrite()
Description
Controls the speed and direction of the two motors connected to the robot's wheels. motorsWrite() needs values between -255 and 255. If the value is greater than 0, the wheel turns forward. If less than 0, the motor turns backwards.
Syntax
Robot.motorsWrite(speedLeft, speedRight)
Parameters
- speedLeft: the speed of left wheel
- speedRight: the speed of right wheel
Returns
none
Examples
#include <ArduinoRobot.h>
void
setup
(
)
{
Robot.begin
(
)
;
}
void
loop
(
)
{
Robot.motorsWrite
(
255
,
255
)
;
//Make the robot go forward, full speed
delay
(
1000
)
;
Robot.motorsWrite
(
0
,
0
)
;
//Make the robot stop
delay
(
1000
)
;
Robot.motorsWrite
(
255
,-
255
)
;
//Make the robot rotate right, full speed
delay
(
1000
)
;
Robot.motorsWrite
(
0
,
0
)
;
//Make the robot stop
delay
(
1000
)
;
}
See also
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