2x1A DC Motor Shield for Arduino

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Arduino shield drives two DC motors at 7–12V, 1A per channel using an L293 chip. Supports PWM speed control and stacks onto standard Arduino boards.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

D4Arduino digital pin 4
Motor 2 direction control
Type · GPIOVoltage · 5V logic
D5Arduino digital pin 5
Motor 2 PWM speed control
Type · GPIOVoltage · 5V logic PWM
D6Arduino digital pin 6
Motor 1 PWM speed control
Type · GPIOVoltage · 5V logic PWM
D7Arduino digital pin 7
Motor 1 direction control
Type · GPIOVoltage · 5V logic
M1+Motor 1 screw terminal
Motor 1 output terminal positive side
Type · UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply
M1-Motor 1 screw terminal
Motor 1 output terminal negative side
Type · UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply
M2+Motor 2 screw terminal
Motor 2 output terminal positive side
Type · UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply
M2-Motor 2 screw terminal
Motor 2 output terminal negative side
Type · UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply

Pin	Position	Type	Function	Voltage
D4	Arduino digital pin 4	GPIO	Motor 2 direction control	5V logic
D5	Arduino digital pin 5	GPIO	Motor 2 PWM speed control	5V logic PWM
D6	Arduino digital pin 6	GPIO	Motor 1 PWM speed control	5V logic PWM
D7	Arduino digital pin 7	GPIO	Motor 1 direction control	5V logic
M1+	Motor 1 screw terminal	Unknown	Motor 1 output terminal positive side	7V to 12V motor supply
M1-	Motor 1 screw terminal	Unknown	Motor 1 output terminal negative side	7V to 12V motor supply
M2+	Motor 2 screw terminal	Unknown	Motor 2 output terminal positive side	7V to 12V motor supply
M2-	Motor 2 screw terminal	Unknown	Motor 2 output terminal negative side	7V to 12V motor supply

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Pin details

8 connections

D4
Motor 2 direction control
GPIOVoltage · 5V logic
Arduino digital pin 4
D5
Motor 2 PWM speed control
GPIOVoltage · 5V logic PWM
Arduino digital pin 5
D6
Motor 1 PWM speed control
GPIOVoltage · 5V logic PWM
Arduino digital pin 6
D7
Motor 1 direction control
GPIOVoltage · 5V logic
Arduino digital pin 7
M1+
Motor 1 output terminal positive side
UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply
Motor 1 screw terminal
M1-
Motor 1 output terminal negative side
UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply
Motor 1 screw terminal
M2+
Motor 2 output terminal positive side
UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply
Motor 2 screw terminal
M2-
Motor 2 output terminal negative side
UnknownVoltage · 7V to 12V motor supply
Motor 2 screw terminal

Start wiring

PWM · I2C · UART · Wide input · Breakout

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

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