Datasheet

Using DC Motors

DC motors are used for all sort of robotic projects.

The motor shield can drive up to 4 DC motors bi-directionally. That means they can be driven forwards and backwards.

The speed can also be varied at 0.5% increments using the high-quality built in PWM. This means the speed is very

smooth and won't vary!

Note that the H-bridge chip is not meant for driving continuous loads of 1.2A, so this is for small motors. Check the

datasheet for information about the motor to verify its OK!

Connecting DC Motors

To connect a motor, simply solder two wires to the terminals and then connect them to either the M1, M2, M3, or M4.

Then follow these steps in your sketch

Include the required libraries

Make sure you #include the required libraries

Create the Adafruit_MotorShield object

#include <Wire.h>

#include <Adafruit_MotorShield.h>

#include "utility/Adafruit_MS_PWMServoDriver.h"

Adafruit_MotorShield AFMS = Adafruit_MotorShield();