This board allows the Raspberry Pi Pico (connected via pin header) to drive two motors simultaneously with full forward, reverse & stop control, making it ideal for Pico controlled buggy projects. Alternatively, the board can be used to power a stepper motor. The board features the DRV8833 motor driver IC, which has built-in short circuit, over current and thermal protection.
The board has 4 external connections to GPIO pins and a 3 V and GND supply from the Pico. This allows for additional IO options for your buggy builds that can be read or controlled by the Pico. In addition there is an on/off switch and power status LED, allowing you to see at a glance if the board is powered up and save your batteries when your project is not in use.
To use the motor driver board, the Pico should have a soldered pin header and be inserted firmly into the connector. The board produces a regulated supply that is fed into the 40-way connector to power the Pico, removing the need to power the Pico directly. The motor driver board is powered via either screw terminals or a servo style connector.
Kitronik has developed a micro-python module and sample code to support the use of the Motor Driver board with the Pico. This code is available in the GitHub repo.
Features
A compact yet feature-packed board designed to sit at the heart of your Raspberry Pi Pico robot buggy projects.
The board can drive 2 motors simultaneously with full forward, reverse, and stop control.
It features the DRV8833 motor driver IC, which has built-in short circuit, over current and thermal protection.
Additionally, the board features an on/off switch and power status LED.
Power the board via a terminal block style connector.
The 3V and GND pins are also broken out, allowing external devices to be powered.
Code it with MicroPython via an editor such as the Thonny editor.
Dimensions: 63 mm (L) x 35 mm (W) x 11.6 mm (H)
Download
Datasheet
This kit includes iFixit's widest assortment of bits, complete with every driver head you’ll need to tackle any repair or DIY project. It includes standard bits like Phillips and Flathead in a full range of sizes to handle everything from precision electronics repair to home DIY projects. And it wouldn’t be an iFixit bit set if it didn’t include all the exotic bits from Pentalobes for Apple iPhone and MacBook repair to Gamebits for your vintage Nintendo consoles.
All of the next-gen bit sets have been re-designed in order to maximize convenience and usability. The bit set lid is held in place with magnets to increase product lifespan (no more broken hinges or clasps) and also mounts to the back of the bit set case to keep it out of the way while you do your work. If you need help keeping your screws and parts organized, you can use the lid’s integrated sorting tray. The 4 mm bits have been adjusted and have now a longer neck for a deeper and more precise reach.
Toolkit Includes
Easy-to-Open Magnetized Case
Lid with Built-in Sorting Tray
4 mm Aluminum Bit Driver
1/4' Aluminum Bit Driver
4 mm Screwdriver Bits
Phillips - 000, 00, 0
Flathead - 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5 mm
Torx - T2, T3, T4, T5
Torx Security - TR6, TR7, TR8
Pentalobe - P2, P5, P6
JIS - 000, 00, 0, 1
Hex - 0.7, 0.9, 1.3, 1.5 mm
Hex Security - 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5 mm
Tri-point - Y000, Y00, Y0, Y1
Nut driver - 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 mm
Gamebit - 3.8, 4.5 mm
Spanner - 4, 6
Triangle - 2, 2.2, 2.6, 3 mm
Oval Bit
iPhone Standoff Bit
Sim Eject Bit
Magnetic Pickup Bit
1/4' Screwdriver Bits
Phillips - 1, 2, 3
Flathead - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 mm
Hex Security - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 mm
Hex Security SAE - 1/8, 9/64, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32, 1/4
Pozidriv - PZ0, PZ1, PZ2, PZ3
Torq-set - 6, 8, 10
Spanner - 8, 10, 12
Square - 0, 1, 2, 3
Spline - M5, M6, M8
Torx Security - TR9, TR10, TR15, TR20, TR25, TR27, TR30, TR35, TR40
Tri-wing 1, 2, 3, 4
Clutch 1, 2, 3
Schrader Valve
Hook Drive
1/4' to 4 mm Adapter
1/4' Driver to 1/4' Socket
1/4' Driver to 3/8' Socket
1/4' Socket to 1/4' Driver
Specifications
Bit Metal: 6150 Steel
Driver Material: Anodized Aluminum
Case Material: ABS
Foam: EVA
Hands-on in more than 50 projects
STM32 Nucleo family of processors are manufactured by STMicroelectronics. These are low-cost ARM microcontroller development boards. This book is about developing projects using the popular STM32CubeIDE software with the Nucleo-L476RG development board. In the early Chapters of the book the architecture of the Nucleo family is briefly described.
The book covers many projects using most features of the Nucleo-L476RG development board where the full software listings for the STM32CubeIDE are given for each project together with extensive descriptions. The projects range from simple flashing LEDs to more complex projects using modules, devices, and libraries such as GPIO, ADC, DAC, I²C, SPI, LCD, DMA, analogue inputs, power management, X-CUBE-MEMS1 library, DEBUGGING, and others. In addition, several projects are given using the popular Nucleo Expansion Boards. These Expansion Boards plug on top of the Nucleo development boards and provide sensors, relays, accelerometers, gyroscopes, Wi-Fi, and many others. Using an expansion board together with the X-CUBE-MEMS1 library simplifies the task of project development considerably.
All the projects in the book have been tested and are working. The following sub-headings are given for each project: Project Title, Description, Aim, Block Diagram, Circuit Diagram, and Program Listing for the STM32CubeIDE.
In this book you will learn about
STM32 microcontroller architecture;
the Nucleo-L476RG development board in projects using the STM32CubeIDE integrated software development tool;
external and internal interrupts and DMA;
DEBUG, a program developed using the STM32CubeIDE;
the MCU in Sleep, Stop, and in Standby modes;
Nucleo Expansion Boards with the Nucleo development boards.
What you need
a PC with Internet connection and a USB port;
STM32CubeIDE software (available at STMicroelectronics website free of charge)
the project source files, available from the book’s webpage hosted by Elektor;
Nucleo-L476RG development board;
simple electronic devices such as LEDs, temperature sensor, I²C and SPI chips, and a few more;
Nucleo Expansion Boards (optional).
STM32 Nucleo family of processors are manufactured by STMicroelectronics. These are low-cost ARM microcontroller development boards. This book is about developing projects using the popular Nucleo development board. In the early chapters of the book, the architecture of the Nucleo family is briefly described.
Software development tools that can be used with the Nucleo boards such as the Mbed, Keil MDK, TrueSTUDIO, and the System Workbench are described briefly in later Chapters.
The book covers many projects using most features of the STM32 Nucleo development boards where the full software listings for Mbed and System Workbench are given for every project. The projects range from simple flashing LEDs to more complex projects using modules and devices such as GPIO, ADC, DAC, I²C, LCD, analog inputs and others.
In addition, several projects are given using the Nucleo Expansion Boards, including popular expansion boards such as solid-state relay, MEMS and environmental sensors, DC motor driver, Wi-Fi, and stepper motor driver.
These Expansion Boards plug on top of the Nucleo development boards and simplify the task of project development considerably.
Features of this book
Learn the architecture of the STM32 microcontrollers
Learn how to use the Nucleo development board in projects using Mbed and System Workbench Toolchains
Learn how to use the Nucleo Expansion Boards with the Nucleo development boards
Update
The Mbed compiler has been replaced with two software packages: The Mbed Studio and Keil Studio Cloud. Both of these software packages are free of charge and are available on the Internet. If you need assistance using the Keil Studio Cloud, please download the Guide below.
This book is about DC electric motors and their use in Arduino and Raspberry Pi Zero W based projects. The book includes many tested and working projects where each project has the following sub-headings:
Title of the project
Description of the project
Block diagram
Circuit diagram
Project assembly
Complete program listing of the project
Full description of the program
The projects in the book cover the standard DC motors, stepper motors, servo motors, and mobile robots. The book is aimed at students, hobbyists, and anyone else interested in developing microcontroller based projects using the Arduino Uno or the Raspberry Pi Zero W.
One of the nice features of this book is that it gives complete projects for remote control of a mobile robot from a mobile phone, using the Arduino Uno as well as the Raspberry Pi Zero W development boards. These projects are developed using Wi-Fi as well as the Bluetooth connectivity with the mobile phone. Readers should be able to move a robot forward, reverse, turn left, or turn right by sending simple commands from a mobile phone. Full program listings of all the projects as well as the detailed program descriptions are given in the book. Users should be able to use the projects as they are presented, or modify them to suit to their own needs.
The FRDM-MCXN947 is a compact and versatile development board designed for rapid prototyping with MCX N94 and N54 microcontrollers. It features industry-standard headers for easy access to the MCU's I/Os, integrated open-standard serial interfaces, external flash memory, and an onboard MCU-Link debugger.
Specifications
Microcontroller
MCX-N947 Dual Arm Cortex-M33 cores @ 150 MHz each with optimized performance efficiency, up to 2 MB dual-bank flash with optional full ECC RAM, External flash
Accelerators: Neural Processing Unit, PowerQuad, Smart DMA, etc.
Memory Expansion
*DNP Micro SD card socket
Connectivity
Ethernet Phy and connector
HS USB-C connectors
SPI/I²C/UART connector (PMOD/mikroBUS, DNP)
WiFi connector (PMOD/mikroBUS, DNP)
CAN-FD transceiver
Debug
On-board MCU-Link debugger with CMSIS-DAP
JTAG/SWD connector
Sensor
P3T1755 I³C/I²C Temp Sensor, Touch Pad
Expansion Options
Arduino Header (with FRDM expansion rows)
FRDM Header
FlexIO/LCD Header
SmartDMA/Camera Header
Pmod *DNP
mikroBUS
User Interface
RGB user LED, plus Reset, ISP, Wakeup buttons
Included
1x FRDM-MCXN947 Development Board
1x USB-C Cable
1x Quick Start Guide
Downloads
Datasheet
Block diagram
When you experiment with the Raspberry Pi on a regular basis and you connect a variety of external hardware to the GPIO port via the header you may well have caused some damage in the past. The Elektor Raspberry Pi Buffer Board is there to prevent this! The board is compatible with Raspberry Pi Zero, Zero 2 (W), 3, 4, 5, 400 and 500.
All 26 GPIOs are buffered with bi-directional voltage translators to protect the Raspberry Pi when experimenting with new circuits. The PCB is intended to be inserted in the back of Raspberry Pi 400/500. The connector to connect to the Raspberry Pi is a right angled 40-way receptacle (2x20). The PCB is only a fraction wider. A 40-way flat cable with appropriate 2x20 headers can be connected to the buffer output header to experiment for instance with a circuit on a breadboard or PCB.
The circuit uses 4x TXS0108E ICs by Texas Instruments. The PCB can also be put upright on a Raspberry Pi.
Downloads
Schematics
Layout
Build your own AI microcontroller applications from scratch
The MAX78000FTHR from Maxim Integrated is a small development board based on the MAX78000 MCU. The main usage of this board is in artificial intelligence applications (AI) which generally require large amounts of processing power and memory. It marries an Arm Cortex-M4 processor with a floating-point unit (FPU), convolutional neural network (CNN) accelerator, and RISC-V core into a single device. It is designed for ultra-low power consumption, making it ideal for many portable AI-based applications.
This book is project-based and aims to teach the basic features of the MAX78000FTHR. It demonstrates how it can be used in various classical and AI-based projects. Each project is described in detail and complete program listings are provided. Readers should be able to use the projects as they are, or modify them to suit their applications. This book covers the following features of the MAX78000FTHR microcontroller development board:
Onboard LEDs and buttons
External LEDs and buttons
Using analog-to-digital converters
I²C projects
SPI projects
UART projects
External interrupts and timer interrupts
Using the onboard microphone
Using the onboard camera
Convolutional Neural Network
This book is for people who want to understand how AC drives (also known as inverter drives) work and how they are used in industry by showing mainly the practical design and application of drives.
The key principles of power electronics are described and presented in a simple way, as are the basics of both DC and AC motors. The different parts of an AC drive are explained, together with the theoretical background and the practical design issues such as cooling and protection.
An important part of the book gives details of the features and functions often found in AC drives and gives practical advice on how and where to use these. Also described is future drive technology, including a matrix inverter.
The mathematics is kept to an essential minimum. Some basic understanding of mechanical and electrical theory is presumed, and a basic knowledge of single andthree phase AC systems would be useful.
Anyone who uses or installs drives, or is just interested in how these powerful electronic products operate and control modern industry, will find this book fascinating and informative.
Features
Build in USB to Serial interface
Build-in PCB antenna
Powered by Pineseed BL602 SoC using Pinenut model: 12S stamp
2 MB Flash
USB-C connection
Suitable to breadboard BIY project
On board three color LEDs output
Dimensions: 25.4 x 44.0 mm
Note: USB cable is not included.
Build your own AI microcontroller applications from scratch
The MAX78000FTHR from Maxim Integrated is a small development board based on the MAX78000 MCU. The main usage of this board is in artificial intelligence applications (AI) which generally require large amounts of processing power and memory. It marries an Arm Cortex-M4 processor with a floating-point unit (FPU), convolutional neural network (CNN) accelerator, and RISC-V core into a single device. It is designed for ultra-low power consumption, making it ideal for many portable AI-based applications.
This book is project-based and aims to teach the basic features of the MAX78000FTHR. It demonstrates how it can be used in various classical and AI-based projects. Each project is described in detail and complete program listings are provided. Readers should be able to use the projects as they are, or modify them to suit their applications. This book covers the following features of the MAX78000FTHR microcontroller development board:
Onboard LEDs and buttons
External LEDs and buttons
Using analog-to-digital converters
I²C projects
SPI projects
UART projects
External interrupts and timer interrupts
Using the onboard microphone
Using the onboard camera
Convolutional Neural Network
Hands-on in more than 50 projects
STM32 Nucleo family of processors are manufactured by STMicroelectronics. These are low-cost ARM microcontroller development boards. This book is about developing projects using the popular STM32CubeIDE software with the Nucleo-L476RG development board. In the early Chapters of the book the architecture of the Nucleo family is briefly described.
The book covers many projects using most features of the Nucleo-L476RG development board where the full software listings for the STM32CubeIDE are given for each project together with extensive descriptions. The projects range from simple flashing LEDs to more complex projects using modules, devices, and libraries such as GPIO, ADC, DAC, I²C, SPI, LCD, DMA, analogue inputs, power management, X-CUBE-MEMS1 library, DEBUGGING, and others. In addition, several projects are given using the popular Nucleo Expansion Boards. These Expansion Boards plug on top of the Nucleo development boards and provide sensors, relays, accelerometers, gyroscopes, Wi-Fi, and many others. Using an expansion board together with the X-CUBE-MEMS1 library simplifies the task of project development considerably.
All the projects in the book have been tested and are working. The following sub-headings are given for each project: Project Title, Description, Aim, Block Diagram, Circuit Diagram, and Program Listing for the STM32CubeIDE.
In this book you will learn about
STM32 microcontroller architecture;
the Nucleo-L476RG development board in projects using the STM32CubeIDE integrated software development tool;
external and internal interrupts and DMA;
DEBUG, a program developed using the STM32CubeIDE;
the MCU in Sleep, Stop, and in Standby modes;
Nucleo Expansion Boards with the Nucleo development boards.
What you need
a PC with Internet connection and a USB port;
STM32CubeIDE software (available at STMicroelectronics website free of charge)
the project source files, available from the book’s webpage hosted by Elektor;
Nucleo-L476RG development board;
simple electronic devices such as LEDs, temperature sensor, I²C and SPI chips, and a few more;
Nucleo Expansion Boards (optional).