Adafruit Motor Shield V2

Control motors connected to add-on shields on Arduino^® hardware

Adafruit^® Motor Shield V2 is an add-on shield that you can plug into Arduino Uno, Mega, or Due hardware to control motors. The Adafruit Motor Shield v2 can drive up to 4 bi-directional DC motors , 2 stepper motors, or 2 servo motors. The Adafruit Motor Shield comes with a TB6612 MOSFET driver and 4 H-Bridges capable of delivering 1.2A per channel with a 3A peak capability and also has internal kick-back protection diodes. You can also stack multiple motor shields to control additional motors, if you are using Arduino Uno or Due boards. Create an Arduino object using arduino before you use Adafruit Motor Shield V2 functions. See Connect to Arduino Hardware for more information.

Functions

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Adafruit Motor Shield V2 Creation

addon Connection to add-on device for Arduino hardware

DC Motor Functions

`dcmotor`	Connection to DC motor on Adafruit Motor Shield V2 for Arduino
`start`	Start DC motor connected to Adafruit Motor Shield
`stop`	Stop DC motor connected to Adafruit Motor Shield

Stepper Motor Functions

`stepper`	Connection to stepper motor on Adafruit Motor Shield V2 for Arduino
`move`	Rotate stepper motor connected to Adafruit Motor Shield
`release`	Release stepper motor connected to Adafruit Motor Shield

Servo Motor Functions

`servo`	Connection to servo motor on Adafruit Motor Shield V2 for Arduino
`readPosition`	Read position from servo motor connected to Adafruit Motor Shield
`writePosition`	Write position to servo motor connected to Adafruit Motor Shield

Topics

Control Motors Using Adafruit® Motor Shield V2
Use Adafruit motor shield v2 to control servo motors, DC motors, and stepper motors.

Troubleshooting

Adafruit Motor Shields and Servo Issues

If you are facing issues using Adafruit motor shields and servo motors, try these tips.