Controlling an actuator via seeed motor shield

Other Hardware Motors, Mechanics, Power and CNC
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Hi everyone,

I am currently trying to wire up an actuator to a motor shield off of an Arduino UNO. I am having issues figuring out how to hook up the actuator to the motor shield. I have been searching through tutorials, but I haven't found anything that directly relates to my project.

Would I be better off buying Figelli's Lac board?

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Actuator
http://store.firgelli.com/Firgelli_L12_P_p/l12-p.htm

Motor Shield
http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/Motor-Shield-p-913.html

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Well I don't believe this is exactly Arduino specific, so perhaps try posting this type of question in the motors section next time? I'm not trying to be mean/rude. You'd just get better support in the right area is all. I posted here by accident too. lol

But I don't quite know what issue it is you're having. Is it that the plug on the actuator doesn't fit into the shield?

Also have you seen these pages?

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http://www.firgelli.com/pdf/L12_datasheet.pdf

You should be able to locate your pinouts from there and, if necessary, you may need to make a custom plug.