{"id":7716,"date":"2014-02-03T09:11:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T09:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7716"},"modified":"2014-02-03T09:11:01","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T09:11:01","slug":"control-a-lego-motor-with-a-raspberrypi-and-a-gertboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7716","title":{"rendered":"Control a LEGO motor with a #RaspberryPi and a Gertboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karlherrick.com\/dev\/files\/2014\/02\/raspberry-pi-gertboard-lego-motor-300x242.jpg?resize=300%2C242\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Karl Herrick has taken a Gertboard and a 4.5v LEGO motor and linked them up to the Pi. 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