Arduino A000079

Arduino Motor Shield Rev3

This shield have two separate channels, called A and B, that each use 4 of the Arduino pins to choose the rotation direction, vary the speed, fast brake or sense the current that is flowing through the motor. In total there are 8 pins in use on this shield. You can use each channel separately to drive two DC motors or combine them to drive one bipolar stepper motor. The shield can supply 2 amperes per channel, for a total of 4 amperes maximum.

This shield has the 1.0 standard pinout that consist in 4 additional pins: 2 of them placed near the AREF pin, that are used for TWI communication, and the other 2 are placed near the RESET pin. The IOREF pin is used to adapt the shield to the board on which is mounted. The last one is not connected and is reserved for future uses.

Features:

• Operating Voltage 5V to 12V
• Motor controller L298P, Drives 2 DC motors or 1 stepper motor
• Max current 2A per channel or 4A max (with external power supply)
• Current sensing 1.65V/A
• Free running stop and brake function