User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Guide Contents
- Overview
- Assembly
- Solder on Headers and Terminal Block
- Powering Motors
- Voltage requirements:
- Current requirements:
- Power it up
- Installing Software
- Enable I2C
- Python Installation of MotorKit Library
- Using DC Motors
- Connecting DC Motors
- Controlling DC Motors
- Full Example Code
- Using Stepper Motors
- Connecting Stepper Motors
- Controlling Stepper Motors
- Stepping
- Full Example Code
- Python Docs
- Stacking HATs
- Addressing the HATs
- Stacking in Code
- Downloads
- Files
- Schematic
- Fabrication Print
We even had a little space so we added a polarity protection FET on the power pins and a bit of prototyping area. And
the HAT is assembled and tested here at Adafruit so all you have to do is solder on the included 2x20 plain header
and the terminal blocks.
Lets check out these specs again:
4 H-Bridges: TB6612 chipset provides 1.2A per bridge (3A brief peak) with thermal shutdown protection, internal
kickback protection diodes. Can run motors on 4.5VDC to 13.5VDC.
Up to 4 bi-directional DC motors with individual 8-bit speed selection (so, about 0.5% resolution)
Up to 2 stepper motors (unipolar or bipolar) with single coil, double coil, interleaved or micro-stepping.
Big terminal block connectors to easily hook up wires (18-26AWG) and power
Polarity protected 2-pin terminal block and jumper to connect external 5-12VDC power
Works best with Raspberry Pi model B+ and A+, but can be used with a model A or B if you purchase a 2x13
extra-tall header and solder that instead of the 2x20 (https://adafru.it/eib)
Install the easy-to-use Python library, check out the examples and you're ready to go!
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https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-dc-and-stepper-motor-hat-for-raspberry-
pi
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