After testing this board using stepper motors... I wouldn't recommend it. Unless you just want a hobby board for small DC motors... there's better boards out there for the $.
I had issues getting it to run a 3.2 volt, 2.8 amp stepper. I bought 3 of the PicoBorgs and tried all 3 with not so great results. I would select 200 steps and it would work... then it wouldn't, or the motors (I tried more than 1), would continue to make noise after the steps. I tried a different brand board and all of the motors worked fine. Not one issue. I definitely ran the code correctly. I know because they would work some of the time. Forward and reverse. Pretty disappointed in the boards for how much I paid for them.
piborg
Tue, 05/10/2016 - 11:29
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Hobby board
I am sorry to hear that you are not entirely happy with the board.
Out of curiosity what about the board do you feel is lacking?
kena
Tue, 05/10/2016 - 15:24
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I had issue getting it to run
I had issues getting it to run a 3.2 volt, 2.8 amp stepper. I bought 3 of the PicoBorgs and tried all 3 with not so great results. I would select 200 steps and it would work... then it wouldn't, or the motors (I tried more than 1), would continue to make noise after the steps. I tried a different brand board and all of the motors worked fine. Not one issue. I definitely ran the code correctly. I know because they would work some of the time. Forward and reverse. Pretty disappointed in the boards for how much I paid for them.