Arduino L293D motor shield

Description

L293D is a monolithic integrated, high voltage, high current, 4-channel driver. Basically this means using this chip you can drive DC motors with power supply up to 36 Volts, and the chip can supply a maximum current of 600mA per channel. L293D chip is also known as a type of H-Bridge. The H-Bridge is typically an electrical circuit that enables a voltage to be applied across a load in either direction to an output, e.g. motor.