User Manual
solderless-breadboards], or you can solder wires directly to the board for more compact installations.
Note that motor and motor power connections should not be made through a breadboard.
The motor driver includes three 47 uF electrolytic power capacitors, and there is room to add additional
capacitors (e.g. to compensate for long power wires or increase stability of the power supply).
Additional power capacitors are usually not necessary, and no additional capacitors are included with
this motor driver.
The two mounting holes are intended for use with #4 screws [https://www.pololu.com/category/101/nuts-
and-screws] (not included). They have a horizontal separation of 0.30″ and a vertical separation of 1.70″.
An Arduino [https://www.pololu.com/product/2191] is not included.
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