MOTOR DRIVER SHIELD

Motor Driver Shield

Features & Specications

The e-Gizmo Motor Driver Shield can be used

to drive two DC motors independently, or one

bipolar stepping motor. Up to 16VDC 1.4A
per motor output drive.
Compatible in all Gizduino/Arduino kits.

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MAJOR COMPONENTS
PRESENTATION

Arduino-compatible Motor Driver Shield

pins
occupied pins

LB11847

DC Motor/
Bipolar Stepper Motor
connection pins

Motor Driver Shield

occupied pins

Motor Driver Shield

Table 1. Motor Driver Shield pins and Descriptions

PIN I.D

Descriptions

+5V

Power Supply

GND

Ground

OUT A
OUT A
OUT B
OUT B

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Right Motor output

Left Motor output

Pin 8

Digital I/O pins

Pin 9

Digital I/O pins

Pin 10

Digital I/O pins

Pin 11

Digital I/O pins

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Motor Driver Shield

Figure 2. Motor Driver Shield Schematic Diagram

S CHEMATIC D IAGRAM

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PCB B OARD P RESENTATION

Motor Driver Shield

Motor Driver Shield

Figure 3. Motor Driver Shield

(silkscreen layout)

Figure 4. Motor Driver Shield

(Top layout)

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Figure 5. Motor Driver Shield

(Buttom layout)

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S AMPLE A PPLICATIONS

Motor Driver Shield

Connections to
Motor Driver Pins
11 10 9 8

GND

JP4
AREF

JP3
13

12

11

10

A0

A1

A2

1
TX

0
RX

PWM

ANALOG IN

VIN

GND

GND

+5V

+3.3V

Reset

POWER
A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

JP2

+5V

+5V
GND

JP1

Motor Driver Shield

Connections to
Motor Driver Pins

Wiring connections:
MCU MOTOR DRIVER SHIELD
+5V
- +5V
GND
- GND
VIN
- +5V
PIN 8
- PIN 8
PIN9
- PIN 9
PIN 10 - PIN10
PIN11 - PIN 11

Figure 6. Gizduino connections to Motor Driver Shield

Sample Application Wiring Diagram
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S AMPLE A PPLICATIONS

LEFT MOTOR

Motor Driver Shield

Connections to
GIZDUINO PINS
11 10 9 8

+5V

RIGHT MOTOR

+5V
GND

Motor
Driver

Motor Driver Shield

Connections to
GIZDUINO PINS
Wiring connections:
LEFT MOTOR MOTOR DRIVER SHIELD
- OUTB
- OUTB
RIGHT MOTOR
- OUTA
-OUTA

Figure 7. Motor Driver Shield wire connections to

Gizduino (MCU) and to the Left and Right Motor
Sample Application Wiring Diagram

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S AMPLE C ODES

Motor Driver Shield

(Copy & paste this to your Arduino IDE)

/* Sample Program for Motor Driver
Shield.
Codes by:
eGizmo
Mechatronix Central
September 19,2013
*/
int speed;

Motor Driver Shield

void setup() {
pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
digitalWrite(11, LOW);
for (speed=0; speed<256; speed++){
analogWrite(9, speed);
analogWrite(10, speed);
delay(10);
// wait for a second
}
for (speed=255; speed>0; speed){
analogWrite(9, speed);
analogWrite(10, speed);
delay(10);
// wait for a second
}
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
for (speed=0; speed<256; speed++){
analogWrite(9, speed);
analogWrite(10, speed);
delay(10);
// wait for a second
}
for (speed=255; speed>0; speed){
analogWrite(9, speed);
analogWrite(10, speed);
delay(10);
// wait for a second
}
}
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