Appendix B. Using Other Hardware with Your Robot
You may want to add more capability to your robot or perhaps substitute different hardware than the items covered in the text. This chapter describes how to use some common alternative components.
Alternative Motor Controllers
Ardumoto
This popular H-bridge can be used instead of the Adafruit shield described in the text if you have a two wheeled robot (the shield only supports two motors). It also lacks the convenient layout for the analog sensors and you will need to add two 3 pin headers for the servo and distance sensor connections. The Motor code for Ardumoto is shown in Example B-1.
Continuous Rotation Servos
Continuous rotation servos are hobby servos modified to rotate continuously with a speed ...
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