Motorshield with 8 dc motors

[marcinch]

Hi (my first post),
i'd like to ensure if i'm thinking correctly.
Normally i'd attach 2 pins of one DC motor to M1+ & M1- and 2 pins of second motor to M2 pair leaving GND free. Board swaps VCC and GND on each pair depending on direction set in program.

Now, if i don't need control over direction of motor rotation, can i attach one motor to M1+ GND and second one to M1- GND ?
I'd imagine that i'd be able to select one motor of a pair running at once without control over spinning direction, but i'd be able to wire up to 8 dc motors that way?
Is that correct assumption?

[TomGeorge]

Hi, @marcinch
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If you only need the motors to spin in one direction, you can use a single MOSFET for each motor and an 8 outputs from you Arduino controller.

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arduino dc motor MOSFET

Thanks.. Tom...