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The L293D is a motor driver integrated circuit that can control two DC motors simultaneously. It uses an H-bridge circuit to allow voltage to flow in either direction for each motor. The L293D requires an external power source of up to 36V to drive the motors. It uses logic inputs to control the direction of each motor independently.

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Motor Driver

The L293D is a motor driver integrated circuit that can control two DC motors simultaneously. It uses an H-bridge circuit to allow voltage to flow in either direction for each motor. The L293D requires an external power source of up to 36V to drive the motors. It uses logic inputs to control the direction of each motor independently.

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L293D is a Motor driver integrated circuit which is used to drive DC motors rotating in either
direction. It is a 16-pin IC which can control a set of two DC motors simultaneously. The L293D
uses 5V for its own power and external power source is needed to drive the motors, which can be
up to 36V and draw up to 600mA.

Contents
1 Concept
2 Working of L293D
3 L293D Logic Table
4 Voltage Specifications

Concept
Main article: H bridge

The L293D works on the concept of typical H-bridge, a circuit which allows the high voltage to
be flown in either direction. In a single L293D IC there two H-bridge circuits which can rotate
two DC motors independently. Due to its size and voltage requirement, it is frequently used in
robotics applications for controlling DC motors, including in Arduino projects. The L293D is
also a key component in larger 'motor driver' boards available premade for hobbyists.

Working of L293D
There are two Enable pins on L293D. Pin 1 (left H-bridge) and pin 9 (right H-bridge). To drive
the corresponding motor, pin 1 or 9 need to be set to HIGH. If either pin 1 or pin 9 goes low then
the motor in the corresponding section will suspend working.

The four Input pins for the L293D are pin 2 and 7 on the left and pin 15 and 10 on the right as
shown on the pin diagram. Left input pins will regulate the rotation of motor connected on the
left side and right input for motor on the right hand side. The motors are rotated on the basis of
the inputs provided at the input pins as LOGIC 1 or LOGIC 0.

L293D Logic Table


Assuming a motor connected on left side output pins (pin 3,6).

Pin 2 = Logic 1 and Pin 7 = Logic 0 | Clockwise Direction


Pin 2 = Logic 0 and Pin 7 = Logic 1 | Anticlockwise Direction
Pin 2 = Logic 0 and Pin 7 = Logic 0 | Idle [No rotation] [Hi-Impedance state]
Pin 2 = Logic 1 and Pin 7 = Logic 1 | Idle [No rotation]

In a similar way, the motor can be operated across input pins 15 and 10 to control the motor
attached to the H-bridge's right side.

Voltage Specifications
The voltage (Vcc) needed to for its own working is 5V but L293d will not use that Voltage to
drive DC Motors. That means you should provide that voltage (36V maximum) and a maximum
current of 600mA to drive the motors (maximum resistance 60 ohms

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