OpenMV Motor Shield

The motor shields provides a convenient way of powering your OpenMV Cam and controlling low-power motors in one package. It features a 5V linear regulator to power your OpenMV Cam from a battery along with a motor driver chip to power two less than 2A low-power motors from the same battery.

The motor driver chip has 2 pins per motor to set its internal H-Bridge direction for each motor and an additional pin per motor for PWM control. So, once you set your driving direction you just have to control the PWM per motor.

Q: Can I use the motor shield with the servo shield at the same time?
A: Yes, absolutely. They both use different pins.

Applications

The motor shield is perfect if you need your robot to move around. The motor driver shield is all you need to make an OpenMV Cam robot that can drive around.

You can also use the motor driver shield to control solenoids or any electromechanical circuit that draws less than 2A. The motor driver chip has 4 push-pull outputs.

Motor Requirements

Voltage: 6~9V

Current: Less than 2A. 2 Independent Motor Channels, 2A Motor Drive Current Per Channel.

Power Requirements

Voltage: 6~9V

Current: Greater than the sum of maximum currents of both motors

Tutorials

SingTown OpenMV Cam video tutorial - OpenMV Motor Shield Controls DC Motor