Datasheet

Once you have verified the motor is connected properly and you have the power LED lit up brightly, we can upload our

code.

In the IDE, load File->Examples->Adafruit_MotorShield->DCMotorTest

You should see and hear the DC motor turn on and move back and forth, attaching a slip of paper or tape as a 'flag'

can help you visualize the movement if you have trouble seeing the movement

Stepper Motor Test

You can also test a stepper motor connection with the shield. The shield can run unipolar (5-wire and 6-wire) and

bipolar (4-wire) steppers. It cannot run steppers with any other # of wires! The code is the same for unipolar or bipolar

motors, the wiring is just slightly different.

Plug the shield into the Arduino and connect a stepper motor to motor port 2 - unlike DC motors, the wire order does

'matter'. Connect to the top two terminal ports (coil #1) and the bottom two terminal ports (coil #2).

If you have a bipolar motor, do not connect to the middle pin (GND).

If you are using a unipolar motor with 5 wires, connect the common wire to GND.

If you are using a unipolar motor with 6 wires, you can connect the two 'center coil wires' together to GND