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

by Adafruit

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.

  • fully-dedicated PWM driver chip onboard to both control motor direction and speed.
  • This chip handles all the motor and speed controls over I2C.
  • Only two pins (SDA & SCL) are required to drive the multiple motors
  • since it's I2C you can also connect any other I2C devices or HATs to the same pins.

In fact, you can even stack multiple Motor HATs, up to 32 of them, for controlling up to 64 stepper motors or 128 DC motors (or a mix of the two) - just remember to purchase and solder in a stacking header instead of the one we include.

Motors are controlled by TB6612 MOSFET drivers with 1.2A per channel and 3A peak current capability, a big improvement over L293D drivers and there are built-in flyback diodes as well.

They've even added a polarity protection FET on the power pins and a bit of prototyping area. And the HAT is assembled and tested at Adafruit so all you have to do is solder on the included 2x20 plain header and the terminal blocks.

Lets check out these specs again:

  • 4 H-Bridges: TB6612 chipset provides 1.2A per bridge (3A peak) with thermal shutdown protection, internal kickback protection diodes. Can run motors on 4.5VDC to 13.5VDC.
  • Up to 4 bi-directional DC motors with individual 8-bit speed selection (so, about 0.5% resolution)
  • Up to 2 stepper motors (unipolar or bipolar) with single coil, double coil, interleaved or micro-stepping.
  • Big terminal block connectors to easily hook up wires (18-26AWG) and power
  • Polarity protected 2-pin terminal block and jumper to connect external 5-12VDC power
  • Works best with Raspberry Pi model A+, B+, or Pi 2, but can be used with a model A or B if you purchase a 2x13 extra-tall header and solder that instead of the 2x20
  • Install the easy-to-use Python library, check out the examples and you're ready to go!

Comes with an assembled & tested HAT, terminal blocks, and 2x20 plain header. Some soldering is required to attach the headers.

Raspberry Pi, motors, and battery pack are not included

Check out Adafruits detailed tutorial for tons of info including schematics, wiring diagrams, python libraries and example walkthroughs.

114 customer reviews

a month ago
Helpful microcontroller to use with the Pico Display pack. Does everything i need it to.
by Joe about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 months ago
Brilliant device, not quite as fast as a Teensy but better price and more pinouts!
by Ross about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 months ago
Great little device, very affordable with a really small footprint. Works perfectly for my project, powering a framed pico paper display.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
3 months ago
A wonderful little device, and so cheap it's worth having a few kicking around so you can just act on ideas.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
4 months ago
I have several Pi Pico boards with and without headers, but I thought I would try out the WH and save myself some soldering. It fits nicely in a breadboard and the little debug header is soooo cute!
by Lee about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
4 months ago
I am using this for building a rain guage. I am very pleased that you can turn it into a Modbus slave using TCP IP in Micro Python and get the data off Wirelessly.
by Fred about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
5 months ago
Excellent for creating projects that require internet connection. Very easy to program.
by Ed about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
5 months ago
Haven't had any problems so far. The bluetooth and wifi works great as well. The test programs supplied by on the raspberry pi website worked.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
7 months ago
Bought the first Pico W for a mesh radio project. The second to get back into 'electronics' and enjoying just having fun. Think I need a Pi 5 now to replace my ageing Apple computers. Good technology and understanding flows from just trying stuff out.
by Dr Roger about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
A tiny microcontroller with network access and programmable in Rust? What more could you want?
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
hopeing to use this with the Kitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform, to make a wirelessly controlable robot :) Also loving the micropython API for network comms.
by Stuart about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Used a few of these for different projects always found them top quality and great support from Pimoroni and the Pi community.
by Bryan about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Actually purchased one of these along with a WH version, also some pi debug probes. A great combo. Especially like that the integration of Pico WH + probe+platformIO is really good.
by Martin about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
As ever, the RPi Pico W is great news for micrcontroller users. I used this one with Microblocks.fun to read the cheerlights colour and produce Neopixel colour patterns.
by Ivan about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Really really good, it is brilliant for beginners to learn simple programming and amazing for anything above that.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Pico without the need to solder the headers on. Yes I can solder but factory made soldered joints are always better than hand soldered.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Lot of fun projects out there for retro computers with this little guy, only can recommend it!
by Gergely about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Great little device, I have connected temp and humidity sensor, light sensor and motion sensor to it and publishing through Matt to a server. All cheaper than buying one
by Ian about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Perfect for my project, simplified by the added header already attached. Pimoroni crew ensured super fast delivery too. All in all a great experience, I’m looking forward to my next one.
by John about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Great little product, moving from my Pico up to one with wireless support for even more options.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Easy setup, works as expected (Micro Python). Have not yet tried the wireless features.
by Ulrich about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
There's a few ways to program a RPi Pico. 1. Assembler 2. C/C++ 3. Micropython 4. Circuitpython (from Adafruit) 5. Methods I've not discovered yet I've found that Circuitpython is easiest and has the best scope for programming it. I got mine connected to my WiFi in less than an hour. Now I just need to find what to do with it next. It's a good
by Dougie about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Not a programmer, but find this manageable. Lots of documentation and examples online. Kids rooms are a lot more colourful now
by Edward about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Just received this item today, I will use this item to learn MicroPython and do some small home automation and IoT.
by Adisak about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Arrived quicker then expected. worked straight out of the box. set it up with the arduino ide as not familiar with micro pyhon just yet. everything I tested just worked.
by Frederick about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Not much left to say about this little slice of computer magic. Using mine to build a remote control for my garage door. Using HTML to check if the door is open or closed with a capacitive touch sensor to trigger the door motor. Micropython makes the coding really straightforward.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
A little bit of effort to set up and use but fantastically powerful. I'm just running a simple clock with this, and I connect to a mobile hotspot to sync the time when it boots!
by Ben about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Have not tried it yet. At present still putting together the motherboard it will be fitted on. However, the design looks good and I look forward to setting the system up.
by Vincent about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Brilliant cheap little board. I got this to experiment with ESPHome and I'm thoroughly impressed by the wifi range!
by Anderson about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Very versatile little device, delivery was very fast, it arrived safe and the service of this website was great
by Jakub about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Love it - have an idea for a little project... this will do the job perfectly! :D
by Robert about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
The Pico has now become even more awesome with the addition of wifi and bluetooth. The onboard chip is easy to program in Micropython and fast enough for any application. I was able to write some scripts that load the py files from a simple web server on boot. I can now use VS Code instead of Thonny and the communication is much more reliable than the serial.
by Mircea about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Really good for its price, its powerful and can aid you with your project if you require Wi-Fi.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Easy ordering, quick delivery - what more can you want. As to the device; it's just so easy to get the examples running (including a couple using external I2C thingmebobs). I wired up the thingmebobs using wires and solder and it all worked fine even though I last soldered electronics back in the 80's at school. If you're into tinkering I would thoroughly recommend it.
by Jonathan about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Ypu can do so much more with a Pico when you have WiFi. Connects really fast to network on power up. Micropython has a few minor bugs as it's still being worked on but updates are daily as they improve the build. Still waiting for Bluetooth support but hear that's coming soon.
by Gary about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Works perfectly, Thonny IDE connects and works fine, micropython is fun to work with. The wireless chip definitely works, and now i can send magic packets for wake on lan to my PC. If only the LiPo shim was in stock, i could make a one button remote for my PC. The little plastic tray it came in is also useful to store it in when not in use, i haven't finalized the hardware to solder it into yet.
by James about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Can't beat the Pico for a cheap and powerful processor board with the added benefit of WiFi on board.
by Andrew about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Not arrived yet but I'm sure the Pico W will be just as good as the Pico. I wish that the Pico WH were available.
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Everything arrived promptly and as described. Used Pimoroni for 2 years, and not a single problem.
by Robin about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
All the power of Pico but with WiFi, such a cheap micro controller for projects, I used it to turn a set of battery Christmas lights into a smart usb powered lights
by Anonymous about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
This is the first time using the W version, its really so much better to be able to use the wifi to make projects work using a web interface.
by Alan about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
This is a great upgrade for my IoT projects, the PICO and PICO W are just great micros and are now very well supported on Arduino and PlatformIO IDE's - which are my preferred programming platforms under Linux.
by Nick about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Since 1991 I have used Microchip PICs in my industrial designs, but since coming across this powerful micro on a neat board, which is utter simplicity to use, I am now looking at using pico boards for my future projects. An excellent product together with a good range of accessories to promote experimentation and learning for people of any age. To simply say I am impressed is an understatement.
by Stephen about Raspberry Pi Pico W via REVIEWS.io

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