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L293D drivers have an internal voltage drop of roughly 1.5V-2V. A 9V input will only give about 7.5V at the motors.
The L298N’s thermal shutdown occurs at 70°C junction temp. On the HW-130, the heatsink is glued poorly, and airflow is blocked by the Arduino below. You will hit thermal rollback at 1.8A continuous in a 25°C room.
Supports external power for motors to prevent Arduino damage. hw 130 motor control shield for arduino datasheet better
The HW-130 has no official datasheet – it’s a clone of a clone. But now you know its soul: an L298N chip, a handful of diodes, screw terminals, and a heroic ability to get your robot moving. Treat it with respect for heat and power, and it will serve faithfully.
The is a low-cost, clone variant of the popular L293D-based motor shield (similar to the Adafruit or DFRobot designs). It is designed to drive: L293D drivers have an internal voltage drop of roughly 1
Here are the official and practical specifications for the HW-130 shield, as derived from its datasheet and community experience.
Upload the simple test code below:
byte stepSequence[8][4] = HIGH, LOW, HIGH, LOW, // Step 1 HIGH, LOW, LOW, HIGH, // Step 2 LOW, HIGH, LOW, HIGH, // Step 3 LOW, HIGH, HIGH, LOW // Step 4 ;