The Dual Monster Moto Shield VNH3ASP30 DC Motor Driver 2x14A (Peak 30A) is essentially a ramped up version of our Ardumoto motor driver shield. For this Monster Moto Shield, It is replaced the L298 H-bridge with a pair of VNH3ASP30 full-bridge motor drivers.
It is also beefed up the support circuitry so this board is capable of driving a pair of high-current motors! The VIN and motor out are pitched for our 5mm screw terminals (not included), making it easy to connect larger gauge wires.
The L298 H-bridge is no longer available in the Motor Driver Shield Monster Moto since it has been replaced for a pair of VNH2SP30 full-bridge motor drivers. The Motor Driver Shield Monster Moto has been enhanced to drive a pair of high-current motors while the VIN and motor have been adjusted for connecting larger wires more easily.
VNH3ASP30 is a full bridge motor driver intended for a wide range of automotive applications. The device incorporates a dual monolithic high side driver and two low side switches.
The high side driver switch is designed using the STMicroelectronics well known and proven proprietary VIPower M0 technology which permits efficient integration on the same die of a true Power MOSFET with an intelligent signal/protection circuitry. The VIN and motor out are pitched for 5mm screw terminals, making it easy to connect larger gauge wires. INA and INB control the direction of each motor, and the PWM pins turn the motors on or off.
For the VNH3ASP30, the current sense (CS) pins will output approximately 0.13 volts per amp of output current.
Connection Diagram:
Note:
- When using this board in extreme high-demand applications it may be necessary to improve thermal performance with a heat-sink or fan and to solder the wires directly to the board instead of using a screw terminal (in addition to the myriad other complications present in a high-current system) However, when using the board at currents up to 6A the chips will barely become noticeably warm.
- VNH3ASP30 is the updated version of VNH2SP30.
Features :
- Current sensing available to Arduino analog pin
- MOSFET on-resistance: 19 mΩ (per leg)
- Maximum PWM frequency: 20 kHz
- Thermal Shutdown
- Undervoltage and Overvoltage shutdown.
Package Includes :
1 x Dual Monster Moto Shield VNH3ASP30 DC Motor Driver & accessory (as shown in the image)
killerxt361 (verified owner) –
nice can easily handle upto 40 A , i used 6 775 motor on this auto thermal cutoff on this board
killerxt361 –
sales1 (verified owner) –
It is working well…..
sales1 –
sanjay upadhyay (verified owner) –
This is best driver tested by me. Only minor drwa back is while soldering we need to be careful and not heat the adjacent area. Otherwise good in the area where space is less and compact. Purchased very long back.
Thanks
sanjay upadhyay –
rajesh km –
Good one in the market
rajesh km –
anil patidar (verified owner) –
screw terminal blocks are not provided.
anil patidar –
Sanjay upadhyay (verified owner) –
This is an excellent motor driver for building mega motor Robots.The advantage is reduced space and less pin needed from microcontroller. The look is tremendous and great. I have atleast 4 of them.
Sanjay upadhyay –
Pritesh –
Code says motor go is not defined
Pritesh –
Aakash (verified owner) –
Works Great, perfect for Johnson motors and some other motors which require high current.
Using this for my bot with 4 Johnson motors with a Lipo battery, works flawlessly.
Aakash –
Sridhar Thiagarajan (verified owner) –
Top class product, works as expected. Only downfall is that screw terminal blocks are not provided.
Sridhar Thiagarajan –