How could i connect the motor shield while the bluetooth module is in use??

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hi, i am doing a project using the arduino duamilanove, a bluetooth module and this motor shield Motor Shield - Arduino motor/stepper/servo control
my question is how could i connect the motor shield while the bluetooth module is in use?? i need the TX and RX pin to put in use the bluetooth module but they are also needed to connect the motor shield. What could i do now?

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The motor shield does not actually use hardware serial, just solder some wires to pins 1 and 0 on the motor shield.

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thank u very much, i will try it

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did this work? if so can you explain a bit more thanks

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IMO that's a poor shield design, that it doesn't have pass-thru headers like 95% of the shields out there.

You can either unsolder the leads and add in the headers (they're literally a dime a dozen), or buy the screwshield and put it between the motor shield and the arduino. That would be my preferred method.