Motors

The Motors class constructs a collection object containing multiple motor objects. Any method called on a Motors object will be called on each entry of the Motors object with the same parameters.

See also:

• Motor

Parameters

• numsOrObjects An array of pins, motor parameter objects and/or Motor objects:

  Property	Type	Value/ Description	Default	Required
  numsOrObjects	Array	An entry for each motor. Any valid motor parameters will work		yes

Component Initialization

With Pins

// Create three non-directional motors
//
new five.Motors([9, 10, 11]);

With Objects

// Create two customized motors
//
new five.Motors([{
  pins: {
    pwm: 3,
    dir: 12
  }
}, {
  pins: {
    pwm:9,
    dir:8,
    cdir: 11  
  }
}]);

Usage

Control all members simultaneously:

var five = require("johnny-five");
var board = new five.Board();

board.on("ready", function() {

  var motors = new five.Motors([
    { dir: 7, pwm: 6 },
    { dir: 8, pwm: 9 },
  ]);

  motors.forward(255);
});

Control a single motor in a Motors instance:

var five = require("johnny-five");
var board = new five.Board();

board.on("ready", function() {

  var motors = new five.Motors([
    { dir: 4, cdir: 5, pwm: 6 },
    { dir: 7, cdir: 8, pwm: 9 },
  ]);


  // Sweep the motor on pin 9 from 0-180 and repeat.
  motors[0].forward(255);
});

Using multiple controllers in a single Motors instance:

var five = require("johnny-five");
var board = new five.Board();

board.on("ready", function() {

  var motors = new five.Motors([
    { controller: "PCA9685", pins: { dir: 4, cdir: 5, pwm: 6 } },
    { pins: { dir: 4, cdir: 5, pwm: 6 } }
  ]);

  // Sweep both motors from 0-180 and repeat.
  motors.forward(255);
});

API

All methods in the Motor API are available on Motors