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Drive a DC Motor with an L298N Module
Engineering illustration: Drive a DC Motor with an L298N Module

Wiring the L298N module to control a DC motor, with an important safety note on the 5V jumper when exceeding 12V.

Drive a Stepper Motor with an L298N Module
Engineering illustration: Drive a Stepper Motor with an L298N Module

Wiring the L298N module to control a bipolar stepper motor like the NEMA 17, and comparing it to the L293D chip.

Drive a DC Motor with the L293D IC
Engineering illustration: Drive a DC Motor with the L293D IC

Wiring the L293D chip to control a DC motor's direction and speed via direction logic and pulse-width modulation.

Drive a Stepper Motor with the L293D IC
Engineering illustration: Drive a Stepper Motor with the L293D IC

Wiring the L293D chip to control a stepper motor via four direction pins and the Stepper library, with the difference between unipolar and bipolar motors.