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2015-11-04
f.althaus
SparkFun Ludus Protoshield Wireless
The SparkFun Ludus Protoshield Wireless is an Arduino compatible shield designed to make connecting motors and sensors to your Arduino-based development board as fast and easy as possible. This wireless Ludus is incredibly handy for throwing together remote control rovers and small autonomous robots. Simply attach this shield to your Arduino, attach an XBee, and you will be up and running in no time. The SparkFun Ludus Protoshield Wireless was developed by our Education department to help teach any interested individual the dynamics of wireless motor control through the Arduino IDE and was lovingly named after their very own mascot.
The heart of the Ludus ProtoShield Wireless 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 pin-out and a built in XBee socket, making the Ludus ProtoShield Wireless perfect for setting up XBee based remote control. Simply plug an XBee module into the socket on the shield and you’re ready to transmit wireless data!
Ludus ProtoShield Wireless
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13295
Ludus
Protoshield
Shield
Sparkfun
Motor
Sensor
H-Bridge
Sparkfun Shield
Ludus Wirless Protoshield
GND
PWR_RAIL
D0/RXI
GND
PWR_RAIL
D1/TXO
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/SW_RXI
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A1/SW_TXO
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A2
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A3
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A4
GND
ANALOG_PWR_RAIL
A5
GND
FUSED_3.3V
SDA_I2C_PORT
SCL_I2C_PORT
BOUT2
BOUT1
AOUT2
AOUT1
BOUT2
BOUT1
AOUT2
AOUT1
FUSED_3.3V
DOUT
DIN
4
XBEE_RESET
RSSI
DIO11
8
9
GND
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
DIO1
DIO0
3.3V
5V
A0/SW_RXI
A1/SW_TXO
A2
A3
A4
A5
AREF
D2
PWMA
AIN1
AIN2
PWMB
BIN1
BIN2
D9
D10
D11
D12
D13
GND
GND
GND
IOREF
NC
RESET
D0/RXI
SCL
SDA
D1/TXO
VIN