Adafruit's Raspberry Pi Lesson 9. Controlling a DC Motor

Drive a DC motor forward and in reverse with variable speed

by Simon Monk

published January 14, 2013, last edited March 08, 2024

posted in Raspberry Pi/ Learn Raspberry Pi Robotics & CNC Raspberry Pi/ Pi A+, B+, 2, 3

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Parts

To build this project, you will need the following parts.

Part

Qty

Raspberry Pi 1

Cobbler Breakout Board 1

Set of male to male jumper leads 1

Half-size breadboard 1

6V DC Motor 1

L293D Motor Controller IC 1

Adafruit Occidentalis 0.2 or later operating system distribution. 1

4 x AA or AAA battery holder and batteries. 1

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