{"id":1830,"date":"2025-04-14T08:16:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/?post_type=spl_knowledgebase&#038;p=1830"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:34:16","slug":"spice10213-connecting-motors","status":"publish","type":"spl_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/product-documentation\/product-documentation-spice-add-on-boards\/spice10213-dc-motor-control\/spice10213-connecting-motors\/","title":{"rendered":"SPice10213: Connecting motors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SPice10213-Connecting-motors-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SPice10213-Connecting-motors-.jpg 350w, https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SPice10213-Connecting-motors--300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SPice10213-Connecting-motors--64x37.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The diagram above shows two motors, M1 and M2, connected to the SPice10213.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M1 is connected to the reversible, PWM controlled output pins labelled M1A and M1B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M2 is connected to the non-reversible PWM output between the pin labelled M2 and one of the + pins. 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