I hooked it up and ran the DC motor test example from my Raspberry Pi 3 B+. It sends back the message on the serial but, nothing moves and no further messages from the serial interface. Wrote some simple code, that didn't work. Moved the Arduino and board over to my laptop running Arduino 1.6.13, loaded the DC motor test and it still isn't working. No voltage on the M1 connections when checked with a multimeter, when at full voltage output (255). Plus, I put the following in my code after the AFMS.begin, with no results.
AFMS.begin(1000);
Serial.println("AFMS Began");
Motor Shield V2.3 Not working out of the box
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Re: Motor Shield V2.3 Not working out of the box
The motor shield is designed for use with an Arduino. It can be adapted for use with a Pi, but the HAT version will plug in directly.I hooked it up and ran the DC motor test example from my Raspberry Pi 3 B+. It sends back the message on the serial but, nothing moves and no further messages from the serial interface.
Please post photos showing your soldering and connections.Moved the Arduino and board over to my laptop running Arduino 1.6.13, loaded the DC motor test and it still isn't working.
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Re: Motor Shield V2.3 Not working out of the box
I have the motor shield connected to my Arduino UNO. I thought it may have been something to do with my Raspberry Pi not jiving with the Arduino. So, I hooked up my Arduino to my laptop and still had the same failing results.
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Re: Motor Shield V2.3 Not working out of the box
For use with the Raspberry Pi (or any 3.3v processor) you need to set the logic level jumper on the board.... I thought it may have been something to do with my Raspberry Pi not jiving with the Arduino...
Please post photos showing your soldering and connections.So, I hooked up my Arduino to my laptop and still had the same failing results.
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Re: Motor Shield V2.3 Not working out of the box
I checked all the pins with a meter and had 0 Ohms from the Motor Shield to the bottom pins on the Arduino.
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Re: Motor Shield V2.3 Not working out of the box
Please post photos showing your soldering and connections.
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Re: Motor Shield V2.3 Not working out of the box
Got it working. Not sure what I did other than dismounted it off of my project and retested it.
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