
Fig. 1
Arduino Solid State Relay Motor Control
by Lewis Loflin
Here we will look into using solid state DC relays as replacements for transistor driver circuits. The advantages are simple construction and time savings. High voltage and high current is easier to obtain than building from scratch. Prices are low often less expensive than the parts used to build them yourself.
Fig. 1 illustrates transistor drivers for two motors with power enable.

Fig. 2
Fig. 2 illustrates the electrical connections for motors and solid state relays. The SSR can be used in the positive or negative side of the power supply.
In input connects to any microcontroller without additional components.

Fig. 3
Fig. 3 illustrates example SSRs packages.

Fig. 4
In fig. 4 a solid state relay is used as a power enable switch for a generic H-bridge circuit. Below is the program used to operate fig. 4.
Pressing S1 and S2 together enables power. Press both again and power is off.
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#define SW1 2 #define SW2 3 #define LED1 9 #define LED2 10 #define LED3 11 #define pot 0 // HIGH = 1 and LOW = 0 #define ON 1 #define OFF 0 byte temp; void setup() { // put your setup code here, to run once: pinMode(LED1, OUTPUT); pinMode(LED2, OUTPUT); pinMode(LED3, OUTPUT); pinMode(SW1, INPUT); digitalWrite(SW1, HIGH); // pull up on pinMode(SW2, INPUT); digitalWrite(SW2, HIGH); // pull up on } void loop() { // put your main code here, to run repeatedly: delayMicroseconds(50000); // delay 50mS if ( S1() && !S2() ) { delay(200); if (S2()) { } // do nothing else digitalWrite(LED1, 1); } else digitalWrite(LED1, 0); if ( S2() && !S1() ) { delay(200); if ( S1() ) { } // do nothing else digitalWrite(LED2, 1); } else digitalWrite(LED2, 0); // power enable if ( S1() && S2() ) { byte temp = !digitalRead(LED3); digitalWrite(LED3, temp); while( S1() || S2() ) {} } // end if } // returns 1 if switched pressed byte S1(void) { if (digitalRead(SW1) != 1) return 1; // or use (digitalRead(SW1) == 0) // 1 is a HIGH else return 0; } // returns 1 if switched pressed byte S2(void) { if (digitalRead(SW2) != 1) return 1; else return 0; }
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