Can you stack Arduino Motor Shield?
You can stack up to 32 shields for a total of 64 steppers or 128 DC motors! (PS if you drive 64 steppers from one of these shields send us a photo, OK?) Note that stacking shields does not increase the servo connections – those are hard-wired to the Arduino digital 9 & 10 pins.
How do I connect Adafruit Motor shield to Arduino?
Plug the shield into the Arduino and connect a stepper motor to motor port 2 – unlike DC motors, the wire order does ‘matter’. Connect to the top two terminal ports (coil #1) and the bottom two terminal ports (coil #2). If you have a bipolar motor, do not connect to the middle pin (GND).
Can you use a stacking shield on Arduino?
Note that stacking shields does not increase the servo connections – those are hard-wired to the Arduino digital 9 & 10 pins. If you need to control a lot of servos, you can use our 16-channel servo shield and stack it with this shield to add a crazy large # of servos.
How many DC motor shields can I stack?
One of the cool things about this shield design is that it is possible to stack shields. You can stack up to 32 shields for a total of 64 steppers or 128 DC motors!
How many steppers can I drive with a stacking shield?
Every shield you stack can control another 2 steppers or 4 DC motors (or a mix of the two) You can stack up to 32 shields for a total of 64 steppers or 128 DC motors! Most people will probably just stack two or maybe three but hey, you never know. (PS if you drive 64 steppers from one of these shields send us a photo, OK?)
What do I need to know about stacking Shields?
The only thing to watch for when stacking shields is every shield must have a unique I2C address. The default address is 0x60. You can adjust the address of the shields to range from 0x60 to 0x7F for a total of 32 unique addresses. Each board in the chain must be assigned a unique address.