A nice, well thought out motor shield from Seeedstudio, that allows you to add motor control to your Arduino projects.

This shield is based around the popular L298 chip and allows you to drive 2 DC motors, or one stepper motor.

Note: The header pins do not come attached to this shield, and need to be soldered on.

Features

• Can be powered from Arduino, or separate 6-15V power supply
• 2 motor channels
• 1.6A continuous output per channel 
• 2A peak output per channel
• Large heatsink to get the most out of the L298
• LED status lights including enable indicator and rotation direction indicators
• Seeeduino/Arduino compatible

Warning

The heatsink can get hot so please be careful not to touch. It can reach 100°C when the motor shield is operating at full load.

Useful Links

Datasheet for the L298

Manual