Grove TB6612FNG Motor Drive

The Grove TBB6612FNG a runs over I²C bus and has the capability to control DC and Stepper motors. At the current stage of implementation only DC motor is implemented.

# Example configuration
grove_tb6612fng:
  - address: 0x14
    id: test_motor

Configuration variables: Copy link to header

  • id (Required, ID): The id to use for this TB6612FNG component.
  • address (Optional, int): The I²C address of the driver. Defaults to 0x14.

.. grove_tb6612fng.run:

grove_tb6612fng.run Action Copy link to header

Set the motor to spin by defining the direction and speed of the rotation, speed is a range from 0 to 255

on_...:
  then:
    - grove_tb6612fng.run:
        channel: 1
        speed: 255
        direction: BACKWARD
        id: test_motor

.. grove_tb6612fng.stop:

grove_tb6612fng.stop Action Copy link to header

Set the motor to stop motion but wont stop to spin in case there is a force pulling down, you would want to use break action if this is your case

on_...:
  then:
    - grove_tb6612fng.stop:
        channel: 1

.. grove_tb6612fng.break:

grove_tb6612fng.break Action Copy link to header

Set the motor channel to be on break mode which it ensure the wheel wont spin even if forced or pushed

on_...:
  then:
    - grove_tb6612fng.break:
        channel: 1
        id: test_motor

.. grove_tb6612fng.standby:

grove_tb6612fng.standby Action Copy link to header

Set the board to be on standby when is not used for a long time which reduces power consumptions and any jerking motion when stationary

on_...:
  then:
    - grove_tb6612fng.standby
        id: test_motor

.. grove_tb6612fng.no_standby:

grove_tb6612fng.no_standby Action Copy link to header

Set the board to be awake, every esphome is restarted the default mode is set to standby to ensure the motor wont spin accidentally

on_...:
  then:
    - grove_tb6612fng.no_standby
        id: test_motor

.. grove_tb6612fng.change_address:

grove_tb6612fng.change_address Action Copy link to header

If you require connecting multiple boards at once, the address can be changed using this action. The address can be changed to a value in the range of 0x01 - 0x7f inclusive.

on_...:
  then:
    - grove_tb6612fng.change_address:
        address: 0x15
        id: test_motor

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