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13 changes: 8 additions & 5 deletions content/blog/2025/05/nuttx-motor-control-and-sensing/index.md
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- Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) via I2C for vibration analysis
- Wireless connectivity for data acquisition and processing

The goal is to build a comprehensive motor control and sensing system using the NuttX RTOS. We'll implement open-loop speed control while measuring mechanical vibrations through an IMU. The system will stream sensor data wirelessly to a computer for logging and analysis, showcasing NuttX's real-time capabilities, multi-threading support and the ESP32-C6's wireless connectivity features.
The goal is to build a comprehensive motor control and sensing system using the NuttX RTOS. We'll implement open-loop speed control while measuring mechanical vibrations through an IMU. The system will stream sensor data wirelessly to a computer for logging and analysis, showcasing NuttX's real-time capabilities, multi-threading support and the ESP32-C6 wireless connectivity features.

In this first article, we'll focus on implementing basic motor control. You'll learn how to use the ESP32-C6's MCPWM peripheral to drive a DC motor through an H-bridge, with speed control provided by a potentiometer input and reading the quadrature encoder. This will give us the basic functionalities before we can get to data offloading and analysis in the next article.
In this first article, we'll focus on implementing basic motor control. You'll learn how to use the ESP32-C6 MCPWM peripheral to drive a DC motor through an H-bridge, with speed control provided by a potentiometer input and reading the quadrature encoder. This will give us the basic functionalities before we can get to data offloading and analysis in the next article.

## Getting Started

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- L298N H-Bridge motor driver module
- 10kΩ linear potentiometer
- GY521 IMU module (MPU6050)
- ESP32C6-DevkitC development board
- ESP32-C6-DevkitC development board

All components have been mounted on a test bench as shown below:

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## What's Next

In the second part of this series, we'll expand this foundation to create a complete motor control and analysis system. We'll add:
In the second part of this series, we expand this foundation to create a complete motor control and analysis system. The following items are added:

- MPU6050 IMU configuration for vibration analysis
- WiFi connectivity for real-time data streaming
- Wi-Fi connectivity for real-time data streaming
- Data visualization and analysis on a host computer

You can access the second article [here](../../07/nuttx-motor-control-and-sensing-data-trans).

## Related Resources

- [NuttX ESP32 Documentation](https://nuttx.apache.org/docs/latest/platforms/risc-v/esp32c6/index.html)
- [ESP32-C6 Technical Reference Manual](https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-c6_technical_reference_manual_en.pdf)
- [Example Repository](https://github.com/fdcavalcanti/nuttx-esp-motor-sensing)
- [Getting Started with NuttX and ESP32](https://developer.espressif.com/blog/nuttx-getting-started/)
- [Part 2: NuttX for Motor Control and Sensing: IMU Integration and Wireless Data Streaming](../../07/nuttx-motor-control-and-sensing-data-trans)
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