adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit

Introduction

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CircuitPython helper library for the DC & Stepper Motor FeatherWing, Shield and Pi Hat kits.

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_
• Bus Device <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice>_
• Register <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Register>_
• PCA9685 <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_PCA9685>_
• Motor <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Motor>_

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bundle>_.

Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit/>_. To install for current user:

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pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

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sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

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mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit

Usage Example

DC motor example:

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import time
from adafruit_motorkit import MotorKit

kit = MotorKit()

kit.motor1.throttle = 1.0
time.sleep(0.5)
kit.motor1.throttle = 0

Stepper motor example:

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import time
from adafruit_motorkit import MotorKit

kit = MotorKit()

for i in range(100):
    kit.stepper1.onestep()

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/motorkit/en/latest/>_.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MotorKit/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_ before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.