A simple to use motor shield for the Raspberry Pi. This board is designed to simplify the process of making small roving robots using a Raspberry Pi.
Features
Dual bi-directional motor control using TB6612FNG dual H-bridge
Dual open drain 2A MOSFET outputs
Socket for HC-SRo4 Rangfinder
Socket for 5V 12C Interface
Provides 5V regulated power to Raspberry Pi (efficient SMPS)
2 x user controllable LEDs
2 x header pins for switches
Reverse polarity protection
Open Source Python Software library
Screw terminals for motor connections
Compatible with Pi, B+, A+, Pi2
Specification
Electrical Characteristics | ||
For characteristics of the bi-directional motor driver outputs L and R see the TB6612FNG datasheet. | ||
Parameter | Value | Units |
Max Input voltage | 12 | V |
Min Input voltage | 6 | V |
Max current OC1 and OC2 | 2 | A |
Max current I2C 5V supply | 100 | mA |
Part List
1x RaspiRobot v3
Documents
This shield is designed to be used with low cost robot chassis to make simple autonomous robots such as the one shown to the right. The board has an accompanying Python library that can be found on GitHub here.
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Technical Details
Battery | Exclude |