{"id":14715,"date":"2016-05-09T11:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14715"},"modified":"2017-01-11T15:40:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T14:40:38","slug":"two-motor-controller-boards-for-the-raspberry-pi-from-4tronix-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14715","title":{"rendered":"Two motor controller boards for the Raspberry Pi from 4tronix – review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This weekend has given me time to work my way through my ‘review pile’. I’m almost to the bottom of the pile now – just one book to go. In the meantime, however, I tried out two motor controller boards from 4tronix.<\/em><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n

At the moment, there is a certain saturation in the motor controller board (MCB) market. There are boards available in a variety of form-factors and from various vendors and re-sellers. So, what can a new motor controller board, or indeed two, have to offer?<\/p>\n

To answer this question, I got hold of a couple of new MCBs from Gareth at\u00a04tronix<\/a> who are based in Derby. Gareth’s solution to the market saturation is to build boards that are simply\u00a0loaded\u00a0<\/em>with features. It’s certainly a compelling argument, so let’s see what he’s come up with this time!<\/p>\n

RoboHAT<\/h2>\n

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First up is the RoboHAT<\/strong>. This is a full HAT-sized, pre-assembled board with the following features:<\/p>\n