L293D Motor Driver Shield for Arduino

L293D Motor Driver Shield for Arduino
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Tags: L293D shield, Arduino shield, motor driver, DC motor, stepper motor, servo motor

The L293D Shield is a motor driver expansion board designed for Arduino UNO and Arduino Mega, built around two L293D quadruple half-H driver ICs and a 74HC595 shift register. It acts as an interface between the microcontroller and motors, allowing low-current Arduino pins to control higher-current DC motors, stepper motors, and servo motors. The 74HC595 shift register expands three Arduino control pins into eight, enabling direction control for the two L293D drivers without consuming excessive GPIO. The shield provides four H-bridges, each capable of 0.6A continuous current (1.2A peak) with thermal shutdown protection and internal kickback diodes, and it can drive motors with a supply voltage from 4.5V to 36V DC. Pull-down resistors keep motors disabled during power-up, and a reset button is included for convenience. Two dedicated 5V servo ports connect to the Arduino’s high-resolution timer for jitter-free operation, and two external power terminals allow separate logic and motor supply connections. This Arduino motor driver shield supports configurations such as four DC motors with two servos, two DC motors with one stepper and two servos, or two stepper motors with two servos, making it a practical platform for robotics and motor control projects.

L293D Motor shield Application

  1. Robotics and motor control projects with Arduino UNO and Mega
  2. Driving four DC motors with individual 8-bit speed selection
  3. Running two stepper motors (unipolar or bipolar) with single, double, or interleaved stepping
  4. Controlling two 5V hobby servo motors with jitter-free timer output
  5. Small robot platforms and DIY automation systems
  6. Educational and prototyping projects requiring multi-motor control

L293D Motor shield Specifications

  1. Model: L293D Shield
  2. Motor Driver ICs: 2× L293D (quadruple half-H drivers)
  3. Shift Register: 74HC595
  4. Supported Motors: Up to 4 DC motors, or 2 stepper motors, plus up to 2 servo motors
  5. Motor Supply Voltage (Vs): 4.5V–36V DC (per Aftab Rayaneh and L293D datasheet)
  6. Logic Supply Voltage (Vss): 5V DC (from Arduino)
  7. Continuous Current per Channel: 0.6A
  8. Peak Current per Channel: 1.2A (non-repetitive)
  9. H-Bridges: 4
  10. Thermal Shutdown Protection: Yes
  11. Internal Kickback Protection Diodes: Yes
  12. Speed Control: 8-bit PWM per DC motor (approximately 0.5% resolution)
  13. Servo Ports: 2× 5V with dedicated high-resolution timer (no jitter)
  14. Pull-Down Resistors: Keep motors disabled during power-up
  15. Reset Button: Yes
  16. External Power Terminals: 2 (for separate logic and motor supply)
  17. Compatibility: Arduino UNO, Arduino Mega 2560, and compatible boards
Driver Parameters
Drived Current 600mA (Per Channel)
Drived Voltage 4.5V to 10V
Physical Parameters
Size 68mm x 55mm x 20mm
Weight 0.2KG

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