Motors

Motors provide a way for our devices to interact with us and the environment. They can provide haptic feedback for notification, add movement to your robot, help 3D print a model, or CNC mill a material. Some basic motors types include DC brush, servos, brushless, stepper, linear motors. Not sure what motor to select? Check out Motors and Selecting the Right One and the hobby servo tutorial for more information to start.

SparkFun Inventor's Kit Experiment Guide - v4.1

August 8, 2019
The SparkFun Inventor's Kit (SIK) Experiment Guide contains all of the information needed to build all five projects, encompassing 16 circuits, in the latest version of the kit, v4.1.2 and v4.1.

Tinker Kit Circuit Guide

September 16, 2021
This guide takes you through the basics of building 11 different circuits with the SparkFun Tinker Kit and how to program them using the Arduino IDE.

IMU Data to Motion: Tutorial for Translating Sensor Data into Real-World Movement

November 3, 2024
Sometimes we want to do more with our data than just watch the values roll by on a screen. In this tutorial, we'll take a look at one way we can translate that data to movement.

SparkFun ProDriver and Mini Stepper Motor Driver Hookup Guide

September 3, 2020
The SparkFun ProDriver and Mini Stepper Motor Driver boards utilize Toshiba's TC78H670FTG stepper motor driver. The ProDriver features latch pin terminals, which are easier to connect than the "Easy" Drivers. Meanwhile, the Mini Stepper Motor Driver come in smaller PCB footprint, that is pin compatible with breadboards. To get started, follow this hookup guide and you will be spinning stepper motors, in no time.

Assembly Guide for SparkFun JetBot AI Kit V2.0

March 27, 2020
Assembly Guide for the SparkFun JetBot AI Kit v2.0. This tutorial includes photos & comments to assemble the two-layer chassis & additional components unique to the JetBot kit.

The ClockClock Project

October 8, 2020
Tell the time with this fantastic Alchitry project using clocks to make a clock!

Basic Servo Control for Beginners

February 25, 2020
An introductory tutorial demonstrating several ways to use and interact with servo motors!

Servo Trigger Hookup Guide

March 26, 2015
How to use the SparkFun Servo Trigger to control a vast array of Servo Motors, without any programming!

Hobby Servo Tutorial

May 26, 2016
Servos are motors that allow you to accurately control the rotation of the output shaft, opening up all kinds of possibilities for robotics and other projects.

micro:bit Educator Lab Pack Experiment Guide

May 8, 2018
A quickstart guide for the micro:bit educator lab pack.

SparkFun Inventor's Kit for micro:bit Experiment Guide

July 21, 2017
This guide contains all the information you will need to explore the twelve circuits of the SparkFun Inventors Kit for micro:bit.

Pulse Width Modulation

February 27, 2013
An introduction to the concept of Pulse Width Modulation.

micro:bot Kit Experiment Guide

February 20, 2020
Get started with the moto:bit, a carrier board for the micro:bit that allows you to control motors, and create your own robot using this experiment guide for the micro:bot kit.

Wireless Remote Control with micro:bit

January 21, 2019
In this tutorial, we will utilize the MakeCode radio blocks to have the one micro:bit transmit a signal to a receiving micro:bit on the same channel. Eventually, we will control a micro:bot wirelessly using parts from the arcade:kit!

SparkFun 5V/1A LiPo Charger/Booster Hookup Guide

September 28, 2017
This tutorial shows you how to hook up and use the SparkFun 5V/1A LiPo Charger/Booster circuit.

Pi Servo pHAT (v2) Hookup Guide

July 11, 2019
This hookup guide will get you started with connecting and using the Pi Servo pHAT on a Raspberry Pi.

Advanced Autonomous Kit for Sphero RVR Assembly Guide

December 12, 2019
Get your Advanced Autonomous Kit for the Sphero RVR built up with this hookup guide!

Basic Autonomous Kit for Sphero RVR Assembly Guide

December 12, 2019
Get your Basic Autonomous Kit for Sphero RVR all hooked up with this guide!

Experiment Guide for the Johnny-Five Inventor's Kit

June 28, 2016
Use the Tessel 2 and the Johnny Five Inventors kit to explore the world of JavaScript enabled hardware through 14 awesome experiments!

SparkFun Auto pHAT Hookup Guide

April 16, 2020
The pHAT to get your projects moving. This guide will help you get started using the Auto pHAT.

SparkFun ESP32 DMX to LED Shield

March 28, 2019
Learn how to utilize your DMX to LED Shield in a variety of different ways.

Easy Driver Hook-up Guide

May 5, 2015
Get started using the SparkFun Easy Driver for those project that need a little motion.