So many Shield and yet one Arduino Board?

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Beloved Arduino Users and Skilled Programmers,
For long time i hade a thoght to build a robot with sensors and motors,
I have a Arduino Mega 2560, and motor shield and sensor shield, Ethernet Shield W5100 for Arduino UNO R3 Mega 1280 2560, 32 Channel Servo Controll Board and a 3.2 TFT screen+ Shield and on and on.
i am worried abot how to mount, or should i say connect all this Shield to the Arduino Mega 2560?
My solution is if i could use a breadboard to expand the pins, or solder a pcb to expand the Arduino pin connection.
I know how stupid the question sounds, can some one answer the question briefly?
Regards:
Neptunus

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Ok, so you've already decided that you need all those functions. You need Ethernet and lots of servos and sensors. (Usually robots aren't connected to Ethernet.)

The first step is to prove each shield works on its own. Plug in only one shield, only one servo or whatever and check that you can make it work with the example code that came with it.

Next step is to check for incompatibilities between the shield pins. You can't use one pin to control a motor if it's also used by the Ethernet shield. The exception is the I2C and SPI data lines, which can be shared among an almost unlimited number of devices. As you reassign pins, remember analog pins may be used as digital pins.

Then check for incompatibilities in the libraries. The timers are usually the most limited resource, for PWM pins and servos.

Then write out a plan for your main software and start writing the final program.

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You can use this "Mega Multi -Arduino Mega Expansion shield"

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Thanks alot for your fast replay,
where do i buy this awsome product, and how much is it?

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You can google it.

Here is one of the link

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Neptunus:
where do i buy this awsome product, and how much is it?

I don't think there is anything awesome about it, it looks very much like something specially made to be sold to suckers who have no idea about what they are trying to do, so, before you rush out and buy one, it might be better to learn a little bit more about how Arduino shields work, and how they designed to go together, i.e. normal practice.

Essentially they go together quite painlessly, stacked on top of the other, and about the only thing you need to know is that the TFT screen goes on last. There can be pin conflict but any shield that might cause that is probably configurable so that it doesn't.

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it is awsome cuz it is a good soloution for the issue that the question is raised upon!
i am open to any other solution, if you have a better idea, i am willing to take it.

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if you have or can draw a pcb and give me the scmatics and a component list, i am happy to build it and solder it my self.

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This site should help you uncover any pin conflicts across your shield.

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Neptunus:
it is awsome cuz it is a good soloution for the issue that the question is raised upon!

Well, it looks like they made it with you in mind.

I have already offered a solution. It is now down to you to pick it up and use it as you see fit, or not if you don't.

Further, since you already have a raft of shields, it is far from clear why you should need to be soldering up any PCBs. Maybe the 32 Channel Servo Control Board is not actually a shield but, in that event, that abovementioned joke won't solve the problem anyway. I imagine such a device would have its own power requirement, but it might be still useful to mount it on a proto shield to simplify communications. That will involve a little soldering.

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i have see robot projects around the net that is controlled by regualr game pads and flight sticks that is made for PC trought Wifi thanks to WI-FI ATR Control Software ! is that fake? if you have a bridged connections router on board the robot is that not possible?

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JimboZA:
This site should help you uncover any pin conflicts across your shield.

thank you for very useful information.

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Nick_Pyner:
Well, it looks like they made it with you in mind.

I have already offered a solution. It is now down to you to pick it up and use it as you see fit, or not if you don't.

Further, since you already have a raft of shields, it is far from clear why you should need to be soldering up any PCBs. Maybe the 32 Channel Servo Control Board is not actually a shield but, in that event, that abovementioned joke won't solve the problem anyway. I imagine such a device would have its own power requirement, but it might be still useful to mount it on a proto shield to simplify communications. That will involve a little soldering.

how would you do this to make it work if you ware me?

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Nick_Pyner:
Well, it looks like they made it with you in mind.

I have already offered a solution. It is now down to you to pick it up and use it as you see fit, or not if you don't.

Further, since you already have a raft of shields, it is far from clear why you should need to be soldering up any PCBs. Maybe the 32 Channel Servo Control Board is not actually a shield but, in that event, that abovementioned joke won't solve the problem anyway. I imagine such a device would have its own power requirement, but it might be still useful to mount it on a proto shield to simplify communications. That will involve a little soldering.

to be honest beloved Nick, i do like your idea better, one, i gather more knowledge about the arduino, and two, its cheaper, 3th, i achive more pride when the build i finished.

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Neptunus:
how would you do this to make it work if you ware me?

I would start by reading replies #1 and #5 again

Neptunus:
3th, i achive more pride when the build i finished.

I'm sure that will be true.

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Nick_Pyner:
I would start by reading replies #1 and #5 again

I'm sure that will be true.

Bless you beloved Nick