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Introduction
Note: The Wireless Motor Driver Shield was built off Ludus Protoshield Wireless. For more information on the older version, check out the
Ludus Protoshield Hookup guide.
Heads up! Originally, this tutorial was written to configure an XBee Series 1 to communicate in transparency mode. However, this can apply to the XBee Series 3 module as long as you configure the firmware to the legacy 802.15.4 protocol. For more information, check out the
Exploring XBees and XCTU tutorial.
The Wireless Motor Driver Shield is an Arduino shield designed to make it easier and faster to connect motors and sensors to your Arduino compatible development board. It's really handy for throwing together remote control rovers and small autonomous robots. This guide will get you up and running with your very own Wireless Motor Driver Shield!
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Required Materials
Aside from the Wireless Motor Driver Shield, you will also need to stack the shield to a microcontroller. We recommend the SparkFun RedBoard or any other Arduino form factor boards such as the Arduino Uno or the Arduino Leonardo.
One of the main features of the Driver Shield is to make working with motors easier for those just learning. In order to fully utilize this shield, you'll also need some motors to drive. Check out our Motors Category for some ideas.
Suggested Reading
You may find some of the following concepts useful before using your Driver Shield.
Serial Communication
Asynchronous serial communication concepts: packets, signal levels, baud rates, UARTs and more!
What is an Arduino?
What is this 'Arduino' thing anyway? This tutorials dives into what an Arduino is and along with Arduino projects and widgets.
Installing Arduino IDE
A step-by-step guide to installing and testing the Arduino software on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Serial Terminal Basics
This tutorial will show you how to communicate with your serial devices using a variety of terminal emulator applications.
Arduino Shields v2
An update to our classic Arduino Shields Tutorial! All things Arduino shields. What they are and how to assemble them.
Nick Poole, 
Shawn Hymel 
