Motor Shield v2.1.... why not?

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Motor Shield v2.1.... why not?

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Hi,

Having purchased the Adafruit Motor Shield v2 and tried it successfully on an Arduino Mega, I
have only words of gratitude for Adafruit's people for building such a
simple and easy to use shield for arduino.

Nevertheless, I came up with one little issue which brought me to the Motor
Shield v2.1 idea.

I commonly work with an Arduino Mega and/or Arduino Due, which as you know,
have different voltage logic.

From the motor shield v2 (MSV2) point of view, you may change the working
logic from 5v to 3v, but it´s kind of a permanent solution, which involves
cutting and soldering pads... :shock: :shock: :shock:

One question (and why not suggestion):

:idea: :idea: :idea: Can the pads for 3v/5v logic be replaced with a jumper? so the user may
easily change from one logic to the other without having to mess with the
pcb, cutting and soldering? :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea:

I'll try to solder a surface mounted 3 pin 1.27mm male header to achieve
this...

I hope I won't be needing a new shield :wink:

Any alternate ideas for achieving this? :roll:

cheers!!

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Re: Motor Shield v2.1.... why not?

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Thanks for the suggestion, I'll pass it along to the hardware team.

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Re: Motor Shield v2.1.... why not?

Post by pistolero992000 »

Motor Shield V2.1=success!!!!

No need for another board!!! hahahahaha

I just used a surface mounted 1.27mm header with a small jumper.

Now the board can be easily changed from 3v3 logic to 5v logic.... unfortunately my soldering skills are not that developed so the header moved somehow off the correct position (not affecting the connections of course), so i cannot put a header on the adyacent holes (GND, VIN, 5v, 3v3, etc.) but it's good enough.

Although the jumper is a solution, a simple switch can do the same job.. considering that there is a lot of available space to put it (less protoboard space = normal jumper, switch or dip switch....

Anyway... a complete success!

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