Motor Shield Problem

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Motor Shield Problem

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My new Motor Shield lights up red when connected to a Arduino Uno Rev 3. At this point I could only test it with a servo, which worked fine. Dont have any motors to test so could someone please tell me ( mayby a link to the functions of the LED ) if the LED should light green when connected to a controller? The Uno is powered by USB but I also tested it with a 9V external batterie, same effect, LED red...

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Re: Motor Shield Problem

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Post photos of the shield so we know the exact model. Where did you purchase the shield?

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Re: Motor Shield Problem

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It was an Ebay item from a company called Dongguan HDE LLC. I hope the quality of the foto aint to bad
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Re: Motor Shield Problem

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on the board : http://www.ladyada.net/make/mshield 1982AY L293 24231H2 , my Uno ist Revision 3 if it matters...

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Re: Motor Shield Problem

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That is not an Adafruit motor shield. You'll have to contact the manufacturer for support.

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Re: Motor Shield Problem

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Thx for the reply. I will contact the manufacturer. But generally is it a fault when the LED lights red without any motors connected?

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Re: Motor Shield Problem

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Our shields don't have red LEDs. You will have to ask the manufacturer what that means.

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