L293D Motor Driver/Servo Shield for Arduino

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Working Principle

Description

The L293D Motor Driver/Servo Shield for Arduino utilizes two L293D motor drivers and one 74HC595 shift register to control the direction of motors. It can drive 4 DC motors or two 4-wire steppers and two 5V servos. The shield interfaces with Arduino pins 9 and 10 to control the servos.

Sensor Types

DC Motors

Stepper Motors

Servo Motors

Dos And Donts

Donts

Do not supply power from the EXT_PWR terminal block without removing the PWR jumper to avoid damaging the shield and Arduino board.

Do not enable motors without proper initialization to prevent damage during power-up.

Dos

Supply power for the motors from the Arduino board's DC Jack or the 2-pin EXT-PWR terminal block.

Install the required Arduino libraries for motor and stepper control.

Use appropriate wire gauge (18-26AWG) for connections.

Limits

Logic Control Voltage Vss

4.5~5.5V

Maximum Current Per Bridge

0.6A (1.2A peak)

Maximum Motor Voltage

25VDC

How To Connect

Motor Connections

  • Dc Motors: Connect to the terminal block connectors with individual speed selection.,
  • Stepper Motors: Connect based on the stepping mode (single coil, double coil, or interleaved).,
  • Servo Motors: Connect to the dedicated servo connectors.
Dimensions

Length X Width X Height

70x54x18 mm

Shipping Dimensions

8 × 6 × 3 cm

Shipping Weight

0.037 kg

Weight

35g