{"id":20875,"date":"2021-02-18T09:21:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T08:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20875"},"modified":"2021-02-18T09:21:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T08:21:01","slug":"drive-servos-steppers-dc-motors-and-solenoids-with-the-raspberry-pi-pico-and-circuitpython-with-this-great-guide-from-adafruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20875","title":{"rendered":"Drive servos, steppers, DC motors and solenoids with the Raspberry Pi Pico and CircuitPython with this great guide from Adafruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/picopartyboard_c.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/picopartyboard_c.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/picopartyboard_c.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/picopartyboard_c.jpg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/picopartyboard_c.jpg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/picopartyboard_c.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adafruit have produced <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some exceptional tutorials\/guides<\/a> over the years and it appears that they are doing a sterling job on new guides for the Raspberry Pi Pico.<\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/use-dc-stepper-servo-motor-solenoid-rp2040-pico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest guide<\/a> shows you to how to hook up a Raspberry Pi Pico to various electronic components to drive servos, stepper motors, DC motors and even solenoids!<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/use-dc-stepper-servo-motor-solenoid-rp2040-pico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read the guide here<\/a> which includes a full list of parts which you should be able to source even if you don&#8217;t live in the US &#8211; check <a href=\"https:\/\/thepihut.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pi Hut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pimoroni<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AliExpress<\/a> for what you need. 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