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L293D MOTOR DRIVER SHIELD :The Adafruit Motor Shield is a great and quick way to control DC
motors, servos or even stepper motors. It has the capability of controlling up to 2 stepper motors,
4 DC motors. and 2 servos. I think this shield would be a good start for beginners because of its
versatility for its price range.
PROGRAMMING THE MOTOR DRIVER FOR BASIC MOVEMENTS
int car_command = 0;
void setup()
{
pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
analogWrite(3, 150);
analogWrite(11, 150);
}
void loop()
{
if (Serial.available() > 0) {
car_command = Serial.read();
Serial.println(car_command);
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