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2015-10-31
f.althaus
SparkFun Ludus Protoshield
Description: The SparkFun Ludus Protoshield is an Arduino compatible shield designed to make connecting motors and sensors to your Arduino-based development board as fast and easy as possible. Each Ludus shield has been equipped with a small prototyping area for quick integration of Arduino projects without the need of a separate breadboard. Simply assemble what you need in the prototyping area, attach this shield to your Arduino, and you will be up and running in no time. The SparkFun Ludus Protoshield was developed by our Education department to help teach any interested individual the dynamics of motor control through the Arduino IDE and was lovingly named after their very own mascot.
The heart of the Ludus ProtoShield is an H-Bridge Motor Driver. This allows the ProtoShield to drive two DC motors at once in both directions and brake electronically. The TB6612FNG H-Bridge Driver is rated up to 1.2A per channel at 13V which means it will drive a fair variety of hobby motors ranging in power. This Ludus board also features PWR and GND rails alongside the GPIO pins. Not only does this help you to avoid the common inconvenience of running out of GND and PWR pins, but because the pins are arranged with PWR in the center, plugging in servos is a snap! The PWR rail can even be switched between 5V (from the Arduino’s voltage regulator) and Vin using the on board slide switches. These features make the SparkFun Ludus Protoshield ideal for small rover-style robots.
This specific Ludus Protoshield includes an I2C header that has been laid out so that you can plug in a device such as a magnetometer or a 9DOF sensor. With these sensors it’s possible to set up a a nice a reliable navigation system.
Ludus ProtoShield
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13310
Ludus
Protoshield
Shield
Sparkfun
Motor
Sensor
H-Bridge
Sparkfun Shield
Ludus Protoshield
GND
PWR_RAIL
D0
GND
PWR_RAIL
D1
GND
PWR_RAIL
D2
GND
PWR_RAIL
PWMA
GND
PWR_RAIL
AIN1
GND
PWR_RAIL
AIN2
GND
PWR_RAIL
PWMB
GND
PWR_RAIL
BIN1
GND
PWR_RAIL
BIN2
GND
PWR_RAIL
D9
GND
PWR_RAIL
D10
GND
PWR_RAIL
D11
GND
PWR_RAIL
D12
GND
PWR_RAIL
D13
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A0
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A1
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A2
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A3
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A4
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A5
GND
3.3V
SDA_I2C_PORT
SCL_I2C_PORT
BOUT2
BOUT1
AOUT2
AOUT1
GND
3.3V
SDA_I2C_PORT
SCL_I2C_PORT
BOUT2
BOUT1
AOUT2
AOUT1
3.3V
VCC
A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
AREF
D2
PWMA
AIN1
AIN2
PWMB
BIN1
BIN2
D9
D10
D11
D12
D13
GND
GND
GND
IOREF
NC
RESET
D0
SCL
SDA
D1
VIN
pin 1
pin 2
pin 3
pin 4
pin 5
pin 6
pin 7
pin 8
pin 9
pin 10
pin 11
pin 12
pin 13
pin 14
pin 15
pin 16
pin 17
pin 18
pin 19
pin 20
pin 21
pin 22
pin 23
pin 24
pin 25
pin 26
pin 27
pin 28
pin 29
pin 30
pin 31
pin 32
pin 33
pin 34
pin 35
pin 36
pin 37
pin 38
pin 39
pin 40
pin 41
pin 42
pin 43
pin 44
pin 45
pin 46
pin 47
pin 48
pin 49
pin 50
pin 51
pin 52
pin 53
pin 54
pin 55
pin 56
pin 57
pin 58
pin 59
pin 60
pin 27
pin 28
pin 29
pin 30
pin 31
pin 32
pin 33
pin 34
pin 35
pin 36
pin 37
pin 38
pin 39
pin 40
pin 41
pin 42
pin 43
pin 44
pin 45
pin 46
pin 47
pin 48
pin 49
pin 50
pin 51
pin 52
pin 53
pin 54
pin 55
pin 56
pin 57
pin 58