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Summary
The Gertbot provides a quick and simple
way of interfacing motors with the Pi with
minimum hardware hassle. Whilst we only
connected one DC motor in this post, it is
possible to connect up to four DC motors or
two stepper motors, and connect up to four
Gertbot boards in total should you need
more outputs. The Gertbot can also be used
to power other high power devices like LED
lighting systems.
The documentation is a little unpolished in
certain areas, but on the whole is thorough
and provides plenty of guidance, from a
quick-start guide to covering the more
advanced features like cascading multiple
Gertbot boards, combining H-bridges for higher output current and so on.
The software executables make working with the Gertbot easy to begin with, whilst the code
examples provide further guidance on how to control high power loads from your own
programs.
If you don't want to use the Gertbot with a Pi then it can be used standalone and controlled by
any other computer with a serial port, making it a versatile choice for physical computing.
Buy the bits you need for this project
RASPBERRY PI 2 MODEL B
GERTBOT
DC BRUSH MOTOR
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