Motor shield for Raspberry Pi

A Raspberry Pi motor controller HAT built around the L293D dual H-bridge driver IC, designed to make building a Raspberry Pi robot easy and fun. Control up to 4 DC motors or 2 stepper motors at up to 600 mA (1 A peak) per channel.

The board includes breakout connectors for IR line sensors and an ultrasonic sensor with built-in 3.3 V level protection, plus onboard LED arrow indicators that show motor direction in real time — great for debugging your code.

Key Features

• L293D Dual H-Bridge – Control up to 4 DC motors or 2 stepper motors
• Motor Supply Range: 6–24 V
• Output Current: 600 mA continuous, 1 A peak per channel
• LED Direction Indicators – Onboard arrow LEDs show motor direction
• 2× IR Sensor Connectors – With 3.3 V level output protection
• 1× Ultrasonic Sensor Connector – With 3.3 V level output protection
• GPIO Stacking Header – Pass-through access to remaining GPIO pins
• Python Library & GUI – Includes Python library and GUI for motor control

Specifications

• Driver IC: L293D
• Motor Channels: 4 DC or 2 stepper
• Motor Supply: 6–24 V (screw terminal or male header)
• Per-Channel Current: 600 mA / 1 A peak
• Logic Level: 3.3 V (Raspberry Pi compatible)

Ideal For

• Raspberry Pi robots and motorised projects
• Line-following and obstacle-detecting robots
• Stepper motor control experiments
• STEM education and robotics workshops

Package Contents

• 1× Motor Shield for Raspberry Pi

Resources

• GitHub Repository (sample code, manual, schematics, GUI, library)