Can I use the Wireless Motor Driver Shield (DEV-14285) with a RedBoard Turbo?
I have some XBee modules already.
Dale
Hello tech-mech,
They should be compatible. Are there any specific operating concerns?
Hi Dale.
This shield was designed for use with Arduino board that uses a ATmega382 microntroller and the RedBoard Turbo uses a SAMD21.
It should work as far as I can tell, but we’ve never tested this combination before so I can not guarantee that. You may find that you need to make some adjustments in code or possible move a pin around to get it fully functional.
My concerns have to do with voltage compatibility. I have dealt with the Serial / SerialUSB issue in not only the example code but in the libraries also. Redefining pins is no problem.
Dale
Voltage for the XBee serial lines would be a problem since we’re level shifting those to 5 volts but the motor driver shouldn’t be an issue since those pins are all outputs from the microcontroller.
I’m not sure this would work, but I would NOT connect the shields 5V pin to the RedBoard Turbo and jumper that over to the 3.3 volt pin on the shield. I’m not sure if the logic level shifting circuit would be happy with that, but at least you won’t fry the RedBoard.