PID control, or adding an encoder, motors are getting smart. Usually, though, we’re talking about fancy brushless motors or steppers. The humble DC brushed motor is again left out in the cold.

Then you will learn how sensors are tested for high reliability in the field. This module contains the materials you need to complete the PID Control and Closed-Loop DC Motor control lab assignments.

[Frank Herrmann] had an interesting idea to turn a geared DC motor into a servo motor ... all that is needed to read the encoder, control the motor rotation and listen on the ‘stepper motor ...