An extension board for Arduino which provides functionality for controlling DC/stepper motors and other inductive loads (such as relays and solenoids).
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Connect 5V DC Fan to Ardumoto
I wish to connect 2 simple 5V DC Brushless Fan (80x80x15mm, https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9649) to Ardumoto (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9815).
Therefore, how to I turn on/off the fan as I ...
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Which battery should I use to power arduino+motor shield + two 200 RPM (3.6V/1.5A)motors
I am using two motors ( from old two drill machines - same kind, these are 3.6v motors ), connected to arduino + arduino motor shield seeed studio v2.
When I measured the both motors (indvidually) ...
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MIT happy board like shield for arduino
I'm working with the robotics lab at the university to try and find a replacement for the obsolete Handy Board.
We're considering purchasing arduinos because of their ease of use but we can't seem to ...
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Seeeduino Motor Shield Power Supply
I'm looking to drive two DC motors (on a toy RC car) using a Seeeduino and Seeed Motor Shield V2, but can't manage to get the power scheme right. Right now, a 9V battery connected to the shield powers ...
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Adafruit motorshield disconnected but getting current from Arduino
my Adafruit motorshield is getting current from Arduino board even after disconnected from battery. I was planning to give separate dc power from 6 AA cells to motor shield but not sure if extra ...
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Motor Shield with 4 DC motors + small servo, which battery is suitable?
I am building my first 4wd vehicle with Adafruit motor shield with one Ultrasonic sensor and one small servo to move sensor.
I am facing some problems.
Bought 4 motors (2 GM9 and 2 GM3), found ...
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H-Bridge vs Motor shield for the arduino
Assuming we wish to control a small toy car with an arduino - meaning spinning the right and left wheels forward and backward and being able to break and control the speed, where each wheel has it's ...
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How to test on Big easy driver,whether it's function or not?
I am currently using an Arduino Uno 3 to run this stepper motor driver (Big Easy Driver, ROB-11876 from sparkfun) https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11876.
actually this is my first try on this motor ...
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Arduino motor shield will only work in one direction
I have this Arduino motor shield which is hooked up with two DC motors. The board is the same as this one from Sparkfun.
A PWM output controls the speed of the motor, and a digital out controls the ...
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How to detect high/low signal from a DC servo motor using arduino?
I am a newbie to Arduino.
What I am going to do is to change my roll to roll printer to flatbed printer.
Rather using print roller, I decided to move the bed from a stepper motor.I know how to run ...
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Change direction on dfrobot motor shield l298p
I want to change direction of rotation of motor shield l298p, but it is not works. I read the manual and use code from there. I found same problems (here) but cant found resolve it. How to change ...
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Driving stepper motors adafruit motor shield v2
I got an Arduino Uno Rev3 and Adafruits Motor Shield V2. I also got two RepRap stepper motors:
Frame size 42 x 42mm - NEMA 17
1.8 degree step angle
Length 47mm
Holding torque 44 N.cm (4.4kg.cm, ...
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Which Arduino DC Motor Controller Shield to use?
Hi just begnning my life in arduino.
i wanted to try and experiment on 24V DC motors (Dual) and was looking for controllers compatible with Arduino UNO.
When i found this
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Debugging a Radioshack Arduino motor/sensor shield
I bought a cheap "Make" kit at Radioshack, which includes some sort of proprietary Arduino-Uno capatible motor/sensor shield. Naturally, the documentation is pretty bad. I found a circuit ...
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Two 300RPM 12V DC motors connected to arduino motor shield r3 power supply
I have two 300RPM 12V DC motors connected to arduino motor shield r3 that is mounted on arduino uno board.
Problem is my motors runs very slow some times not even running.
After googling I found I ...
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Over voltage on Arduino and Ardumoto
I am using Arduino Leonardo and Ardumoto to drive 2 12v motors running at 1.3 amps each.
I purchased a rechargeable battery of 12V with 5AH
I first started by plugging in the battery to the Arduino ...
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Is it ok to share the same power rail for the arduino and a shield?
I have a two amp 5VDC power rail. I have configured a motor shield to use external DC (by moving a jumper.) Is it ok to share the rail between the arduino's 5V and Gnd pins, and the motor shield?
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Stacking Arduino Shield (Motor Shield, LCD Keypad, LED Sensor)
I'm building a line follower with arduino, here some part that I'm going to use
Arduino Uno
Motor Shield 2A http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=69
LCD Keypad
4 ...
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Arduino + simple DC motors? (4WD kit)
I am trying to connect 4 small DC motors to Arduino, like those in the following image:
The specification for each of them is:
Suggested Voltage: 3V DC;
No Load Speed: 65 ± 10rpm;
No Load ...
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Motor shield and wireless transceiver compete for same pins
I would like to use these 2 components with an Arduino Uno:
Arduino Motor Shield R3
nRF24L01 2.4GHz Wireless Transceiver
I use Stepper for the motor shield, and SPI + RF24 for the wireless ...
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Question different ways of connecting L298N motor driver board to arduino and motors and powering them
I read few posts and tutorials on this topic but none of them kind of answered my questions. I bought this L298N motor board and i have two motors that are rated 3V
Now i am trying to understand ...
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Sonar and servo stop working when usb cable unplugged
I am using the following components to build simple motobot:
Arduino Uno
Arduino motor shield,
servo,
sonar HC-SR04,
magician chessis,
DC adapter with 4 AA batteries.
All works fine while USB ...
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Is there some sample code for operating a servo with an Adafruit Motor Shield?
I have an Adaruit Motor Shield v2, and a Tower Pro SG92R micro servo. I've got it setup so the shield works with my Arduino Uno, and I've successfully tested using other types of motors on the shield. ...
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Are these lcd and motor-shields stackable?
first of all, I'm kindly apologizing for asking such stupid questions, but as my electronic-knowledge is dramatically limited, you are my only hope to get my problem solved.
I'm pretty new to Arduino ...
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How to drive 5 cd motors with one motorshield [closed]
I have the adafruit motorshield which contains 4 H bridges and is therefore capable of driving 4 DC motors.
I want to add the capability of driving one additional motor (it does not need to be ...
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Arduino Uno + Ardumoto + BT robot works from USB but not from baterries
My Arduino UNO board is part of a small robot that works when connected to the laptop by USB but it does not when plugged to the batteries. The baterries plug seems okay, it outputs 7.8 V. My UNO is ...
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How can I connect the Tamiya double gearbox to Ardunio uno?
I'm working on building my first robot—indeed, this is my first foray into DIY electronics. I already have a Arduino uno, and I have ordered the Tamiya double gearbox here. My goal is to control the ...
