{"id":7260,"date":"2013-12-16T17:46:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T17:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7260"},"modified":"2013-12-16T17:46:22","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T17:46:22","slug":"ryanteck-motor-controller-board-gets-scratch-support-on-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7260","title":{"rendered":"RyanTeck Motor Controller Board gets Scratch support on the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ryanteck.org.uk\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ryanteck.ltd.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/P1010951-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ryanteck.org.uk\/\">Ryan Walmsley&#8217;s Motor Controller Board<\/a> has been given support in ScratchGPIO making it a very simple way for youngsters to get into robotics.<\/p>\n<p>Although not available yet, the brilliant Simon Walters was sent a prototype board for the work and has <a href=\"http:\/\/cymplecy.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/15\/ryanteck-motor-controller-board\/\">just announced support on his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, this is a very cheap board that is designed to control two motors, and that&#8217;s all &#8211; it&#8217;s ideal for those just getting started with the Pi and wanting to get going on something a bit more geeky \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Walmsley&#8217;s Motor Controller Board has been given support in ScratchGPIO making it a very simple way for youngsters to get into robotics. 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