How to reverse motor direction?

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esbfggc

Joined Apr 25, 2026
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I need an electronic device (circuit) that will act as a DPDT switch to run a 20ma 12vdc motor forward and reverse. The trigger to activate is a + 2vdc pulse to activate the motor in one direction and when signal is removed the motor runs the other direction. I do not want to use a standard DPDT mechanical switch or relay. Can anyone help me please.

Thank you, Ron
 

MaxHeadRoom

Joined Jul 18, 2013
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As an aside, that L297N board is sold by quite a few vendors where it always claims good for steppers, but the unit fails to include the neccesary current control ability needed for a stepper.
So good for DC motor only. ! ;)

Note: the L298N IC itself does however have the feature, just not facilitated on these boards.
 

Reloadron

Joined Jan 15, 2015
7,893
While the old L298 is an H Bridge, consider the voltage drop (loss) using it. There are much better H Bridge modules available using MOSFETs. Google is your friend.

Ron
 
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