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Pico Motor Driver HAT

Pico Driver Motor HAT is a DC motor control module that is powered by one H-bridge IC L293D with the motor input supply range 6V-12V DC. It is designed to connect 2 DC motors or 1 stepper motor simultaneously that would help the user to make projects in a compact size with high efficiency.

Features

On Board GPIO Stacking Header.

Motor Input Supply Range : 6V- 12V DC.

One H-Bridge IC L293D.

Stackable Header and Screw Terminal for Motor Supply.

On board LDO to Power Pico directly through Stackable Header.

Specifications

Motor Control - Up to 2 DC Motor or 1 StepperMotor

Motor Input Supply - 6 - 12V

On/Off Switch - yes

External Output - Yes, for Pico

File:Pico Motor-HAT.png

Pinout

Installation

MicroPython

Stack Raspberry Pi Pico on female header of Pico Motor Driver HAT.

Connect USB cable on Raspberry Pi Pico USB port.

Now use example code "Motor_Test.py" from Pico Motor Driver HAT's github repository in any micropython supported ide (preferred thonny ide).

Source code : https://github.com/sbcshop/Pico-Motor-Driver

Copy paste code in thonny ide

Choose interpreter as MicroPython (Raspberry Pi pico).

Connect Motor and external supply as shown below and turn on slider Switch:

Click on green play button to run example on Pico Motor Driver HAT.

Resources

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 <li> Choose interpreter as MicroPython (Raspberry Pi pico). </li>
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-<li> Connect Motor and external supply as shown below:</li>
+<li> Connect Motor and external supply as shown below and turn on slider Switch:</li>
 [[File:Pico_motor_connection.png]]
 <li> Click on green play button to run example on Pico Motor Driver HAT. </li>