Tried that. I am really getting a voltage diference now across the terminals, and the voltage is reversed if you change the input. (The 'ground' out pin is showing some voltage ~0.5 v) If I connect this to the motor it will not turn :? It looks like there is not enough current.
I thought that maybe its the current protection (my motor has a starting current of about 5.2 A and a free running current of 1.3 A while the L298 is rated for max of 2A constant) so I decided to try with a bulb, and still the same story :cry: :cry: :cry:
Like I don't think I am that stupid that I cannot make a chip work following a black-on-white-half-a-page diagram but it looks that way. I am getting really frustrated. Why did I like electronics? :cry:
By the way: I tried the motor if its one way, and yes its two way!!! at least something works
oh that current sensing on pin 1, maybe that is the problem? I have no idea what is it for and if it looks like a not-enough-current to the ground problem, maybe its that pin (it provides the pass to the ground, right?)
Do I need that RL (???) circuit?
I was going to send the picture of my circuit on the bredboard but have no idea how to atach the image