The Motor& Stepper Shield is based on the dual channel motor driver IC L298P, it is the upgrade version of the Motor Shield , which is based on L298N. Basically, these two boards have the same usage, but the Motor& Stepper Shield has the following upgrades:

• Stackable Design.

    The Motor& Stepper Shield uses the L298P and lower heatsink, to make the Motor& Stepper Shield stackable.

• Smaller Current Resistance.

    The Motor& Stepper Shield uses smaller current resistance, which is 0.5 ohm, 5W. It can support 3A current at max, which meets the shield’s specifications.

• Switch to power on/off

    The switch helps to power on/off the Motor& Stepper Shield, which make it more convenient in using, especially in your building& debugging.

• Control Selector Removed.

    To avoid any confusion, especially for beginner, the control selector removed, need 3 Arduino Pins to control each motor.

• More Reliable layouts.

    To ensure the L298P works in best status, the PCB layout meets the max current 2A requirments.

• More LED Indicators.

    There are 8 LEDs to indicate the Power, RST, Speed, Directions, to help user get the detailed information of working status.