{"title":"Motor shield for Raspberry Pi","handle":"motorshield-for-raspberry-pi","url":"/products/motorshield-for-raspberry-pi","description":"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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nKey Features\n\n\nL293D Dual H-Bridge – Control up to 4 DC motors or 2 stepper motors\n\nMotor Supply Range: 6–24 V\n\nOutput Current: 600 mA continuous, 1 A peak per channel\n\nLED Direction Indicators – Onboard arrow LEDs show motor direction\n\n2× IR Sensor Connectors – With 3.3 V level output protection\n\n1× Ultrasonic Sensor Connector – With 3.3 V level output protection\n\nGPIO Stacking Header – Pass-through access to remaining GPIO pins\n\nPython Library & GUI – Includes Python library and GUI for motor control\n\n\nSpecifications\n\n\nDriver IC: L293D\n\nMotor Channels: 4 DC or 2 stepper\n\nMotor Supply: 6–24 V (screw terminal or male header)\n\nPer-Channel Current: 600 mA / 1 A peak\n\nLogic Level: 3.3 V (Raspberry Pi compatible)\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nRaspberry Pi robots and motorised projects\nLine-following and obstacle-detecting robots\nStepper motor control experiments\nSTEM education and robotics workshops\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× Motor Shield for Raspberry Pi\n\n\nResources\n\nGitHub Repository (sample code, manual, schematics, GUI, library)\n","vendor":"PiHut","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":14592,"title":"Default Title","sku":"PH-103393","price":59.48,"compare_at_price":0.0,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":5,"option1":"Default Title"}]}