CircuitPython helper library for the DC & Stepper Motor FeatherWing, Shield and Pi Hat kits.

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython
• Bus Device
• Register
• PCA9685
• Motor

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle.

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:

pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-motorkit

DC motor example:

import time
from adafruit_motorkit import MotorKit

kit = MotorKit()

kit.motor1.throttle = 1.0
time.sleep(0.5)
kit.motor1.throttle = 0

Stepper motor example:

import time
from adafruit_motorkit import MotorKit

kit = MotorKit()

for i in range(100):
    kit.stepper1.onestep()

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.