Powering Motor w/ Microprocessor Signal: Help!

[TheCoolBrian]

Help With power stuff?

ok let's say I want to power a motor and I programed a microprocessor to do so but when you send the signal from the microprocessor to the motor I know it won't be enough energy. How would I make the motor activate when it gets a signal from the microprocessor so in other words how do I use a signal from the microprocessor to complete a power connection from direct power to the motor.

Sorry I,am new and I don't know if I really explained this right

 

[TheCoolBrian]

Would I use a Transistor for something like this?

 

[stewartcs]

ok let's say I want to power a motor and I programed a microprocessor to do so but when you send the signal from the microprocessor to the motor I know it won't be enough energy. How would I make the motor activate when it gets a signal from the microprocessor so in other words how do I use a signal from the microprocessor to complete a power connection from direct power to the motor.

Sorry I,am new and I don't know if I really explained this right

http://www.arrickrobotics.com/highload.html

I'd use a PLC to send the signal to a motor controller instead.

CS

 

[chroot]

You haven't told us nearly enough information. What kind of motor is it?

- Warren

 

[TheCoolBrian]

Thanks for the helps guys

 

[quadraphonics]

As has been mentioned, you would typically use a motor controller for this task. Which type of controller depends on which type of motor, and what you need it to do. You may not even need a microcontroller/microprocessor, depending on the application. If it's a custom motor, you may need to design a corresponding custom controller.

Hopefully it's a stepper motor; those are the most fun to program, and have the neatest controllers.