First, check that you have all the parts! Look over the parts list here and shown on the left.
Also check to make sure you have the necessary tools for assembly.
Next, slip the resistors into the PCB as shown, so that they sit flat against the circuit board. Bend the wire legs out a bit so that when the board is flipped over
Resistors are not polarized, that means you can put them in "either way" and they'll work just fine.
Next place the three yellow ceramic capacitors C4, C2 andC6. Ceramic capacitors are not polarized so you can put them in "either way" and they work fine.
Bend the leads out just like you did with the resistors.
Next is the 6mm tactile switchRESET and the resistor networkRN1. The tact switch is used to reset the Arduino since its not possible to reach the reset button once the motor shield is on.
The resistor network is used topull-down the pins on the motor driver chips so that they don't power up the motors before the Arduino sketch tells them to.
The tactile switch can go in 'either way'. The resistor network, however, must go in a certain way. Make sure the end with a dot is posititioned so it is at the same end as the X in the silkscreened image of the resistor network. (See picture on left).
The latest kits from Adafruit come with 2 16-pin sockets for the L293D motor drivers. They are OPTIONAL and not necessary for operation.
If you are not experienced with driving motors ( your likelyhood of wiring up a mis-specified motor is high) you should install these so if the L293Ds are destroyed you can easily replace them
If you are experienced with driving motors, you may want to skip the sockets as the decrease the chips' heat-sinking abilities.
ICs must be placed in the correct orientation to work properly. To help with placement, each chip has a U notch at the top of the chip. On the circuit board there is a printed out image of the chip outline and one end has a U notch. Make sure the chip notch is on the same end as the image notch. In this PCB, all are facing the same way.
Gently insert the three chips. Check to make sure none of the legs got bent or broken.
The 74HC595 goes in the middle, and the two L293Ds go on either side.
Solder each pin of the chips.
The four 'middle' pins of the L293D motor driver chips are tied to a large heat sink and thus may end up getting 'bridged' with solder as shown in the second image.
Next are the three 100uF electrolytic capacitors C1, C3and C5. Electrolytic capacitors are polarized and must be placed in the correct orientation or they could pop! The long leg of the capacitor is the positive (+) leg and goes into the hole marked with a +. The close-up images shown here indicate with hole is the + one.
Capacitors are not color-coded. The body color can vary from blue to violet to green to black sobe sure to read the value on the side, don't depend on the color!
Place the two 47uF remaining electrolytic capacitors, C7 andC8
These are also polarized so make sure the long lead is inserted into the + hole in the silkscreened image.
Capacitors are not color-coded. The body color can vary from blue to violet to green to black sobe sure to read the value on the side, don't depend on the color!
Next is the 3mm LED used to indicate motor power. LEDs are polarized, just like capacitors, and the long lead is the positive (+) lead.
Make sure the LED is placed correctly otherwise it wont work!
Next its time to make the headers for the jumper, servos and arduino.
We use one stick of 36-pin 'breakaway' header, and break it apart to make smaller strips. You can use diagonal cutters or pliers to snap off the pieces.
Break the 36-pin header into 2 8-pin, 2 6-pin, 2 3-pin and 1 2-pin headers.
If you have an NG arduino, you may want 1 6-pin header and 1 4-pin header instead of 2 6-pin headers.
The 2 3-pin pieces go in the servo connections in the top left corner. The 2-pin piece goes in the PWR jumper in the bottom center.
Also, place the 3 large screw terminals for the motor and external motor-power wires. If you received only 2 and 3-position terminal blocks, slide them together so that you have 2 5-position terminals and 1 2-position terminal.
Next, place the 8-pin and 6-pin headers into the Arduino board. This will make sure that the headers are perfectly lined up. Make sure the Arduino is not plugged in or powered!
Place the motor shield on top of the Arduino, making sure that all the header lines up.
You're done!
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