User Manual

MakeCode Steppers

Stepper motors are used in many projects and you can

use them with Crickit and MakeCode.

The Circuit Playground Express + Crickit connections are

shown at left.

And the micro:bit can control stepper motors also when

plugged into the micro:bit version of Crickit (micro:bit not

shown for clarity).

You can control one or two stepper motors on Crickit. The Motor block can drive one bipolar stepper (wiring shown

above) or one unipolar stepper. In addition, the Drive block can control one stepper also but it must be unipolar

(bipolar will not work on the Drive port).

MakeCode for Using a Stepper on the Motor Port

In the CRICKIT block group, scroll down until you see the Stepper heading and the block crickit stepper move block.

Be sure not to use the crickit drive stepper move block, that is for using a unipolar stepper on the Drive port,

discussed further down the page.

The MakeCode blocks to control a unipolar/bipolar stepper on the Motor port is DIFFERENT from the block

used to control a unipolar stepper on the Drive port. Be sure you use the correct block depending on the

block you are wiring the stepper motor to.

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