Adafruit DC & Stepper Motor HAT for Raspberry Pi - Mini Kit

Let your robotic dreams come true with the new DC+Stepper Motor HAT from Adafruit. This Raspberry Pi add-on is perfect for any motion project as it can drive up to 4 DC or 2 Stepper motors with full PWM speed control. Raspberry Pi and motors are not included. Works with any and all Raspberry Pi computers with 2x20 connection port.

Since the Raspberry Pi does not have a lot of PWM pins, we use a fully dedicated PWM driver chip onboard to control motor direction and speed. This chip manages all the motor and speed controls over I2C.

Only two pins (SDA & SCL) are required to drive multiple motors, and since it's I2C, you can also connect other I2C devices or HATs to the same pins. For more than one HAT at once, use the HAT stacker to connect two HATs side by side.

Motors are controlled by TB6612 MOSFET drivers with 1.2A per channel current capability, a big improvement over L293D drivers, with built-in flyback diodes and polarity protection FET on the power pins. The HAT is assembled and tested at Adafruit with the 2x20 connector and terminal blocks soldered on for a plug-and-play, no-soldering-required motor control kit!

Specifications include 4 H-Bridges: TB6612 chipset with 1.2A per bridge and thermal shutdown protection. Can run motors on 4.5VDC to 13.5VDC. Capable of running up to 4 bi-directional DC motors with individual 8-bit speed selection and up to 2 stepper motors (unipolar or bipolar). Comes with big terminal block connectors and external power connections.

Compatible with Raspberry Pi models with 2x20 connectors, and first-generation models using a 2x13 extra-tall header. Follow the detailed tutorial with schematics, python libraries, and walkthroughs to get started. Terminal block colors may vary.