Adafruit shield not turning dc motor

[tman2001]

I would also be even more thankful if someone could help me with the new code I'm trying to write.
it's like midnight so you'll have to excuse me being bland (and sadly ....I'm kinda a noob sry).


the code itself seems to work fine, however, after setting it all up, it just won't turn the darn motor. Everything seems to be set up fine and the values in the Serial monitor seem good, but the board won't sends the current to the motor whatsoever.
I have a 12v 60rpm motor that I'm trying to turn and simply control the throttle with a joystick.
I've messed with the code some (probably screwed it up) but everything seems to be going according to plan,,,,,,, except the motor won't turn.
I don't think the board or the shield is malfunctioning, but Idk. I'm open to any suggestions.
THX FOR THE HELP

I got some of the original code from viewtopic.php?f=25&t=11119
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#include <Adafruit_MotorShield.h>

Adafruit_MotorShield AFMS = Adafruit_MotorShield();
Adafruit_DCMotor *motor1 = AFMS.getMotor(2);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600); //serial library start
  


  // turn on motor
  motor1->setSpeed(250);  
  motor1->run(RELEASE);
delay(3000);
}


void loop()
{  
   int RCval1 = analogRead(8);
   int  adj_val1 = map(RCval1, 510, 1023, 0, 255);  // my observed RC values are between 630-1125.. these might need to be changed, depending on your RC system.

    delay (20);
    //motor1
    if (adj_val1 > 136) {             
    motor1->run(BACKWARD); 
    motor1->setSpeed(255);    //motor1->setSpeed(adj_val1 - 36);
    Serial.print ("   GOING BACK  ");
  }
    else if (adj_val1 < 120) {             
    motor1->run(FORWARD); 
    motor1->setSpeed(adj_val1+adj_val1*2);;    //    motor1.setSpeed(220 - adj_val1);
    Serial.print ("  FORWARD  ");
  }
    else{
    motor1->run(RELEASE);
    Serial.print ("  STOP  ");
  }
    
  
  Serial.print ("val1: ");
  Serial.print (RCval1);  // if you turn on your serial monitor you can see the readings.
  Serial.print ("       ");
  Serial.print ("adjusted:  ");
  Serial.print (adj_val1);
  Serial.println ("  ");
    Serial.print (adj_val1 - 36);
      Serial.print (220 - adj_val1);
}

[adafruit_support_carter]

As a way to test your setup - can you get the motor to work using one of the examples sketches from the library?

[tman2001]

first off thanks for helping

yes , the motor works fine on the "test dc motor "

[adafruit_support_carter]

Looks like you're missing a call to AFMS.begin(); in your setup().
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-mot ... controller

[tman2001]

YES !!!

[tman2001]

it's still a bit buggy ... it won't turn correctly when turning backwards, it kinda stutters after about 150/255 speed... but I think it's just the code which is made for a different joystick.

[adafruit_support_carter]

Looks like you print out the raw joystick value (RCval1) in your loop. You could use that to make sure the values your joystick produces work for the ones used in the map() function.