L293D based DC Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino

The Arduino L293D motor driver shield guide is a robotics project that involves driving various types of motors. The most common types used for robotic applications include DC, servo, and stepper motors.

However, these motors typically cannot be driven directly by Arduino or another microcontroller. This is because of their higher current and power ratings, so motor shields or driver ICs are used instead. These shields or ICs isolate a motor’s power supply and use control logic from the microcontroller circuitry.

One of the most popular motor driver shields used with Arduino is the L293D. The full-featured L293D motor driver shield can control up to four bi-directional DC motors with 8-bit speed selection, two stepper motors, and two servo motors.

Features:

• Up to 4 bi-directional DC motors with individual 8-bit speed selection
• Can run motors on 4.5V to 16V DC.
• Pull down resistors keep motors disabled during power-up

This Arduino compatible motor Driver shield is a full-featured products that it can be used to drive 4 DC motors or two 4-wire stepper and two 5V ‘hobby’ servo. It drive the DC motor and stepper with the L293D, and it drive the servo with Arduino’s pin9 and pin10.

Package Include:

1 x L293D motor driver Arduino shield