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Pololu A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Black Edition

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Pololu A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Black Edition - Pololu - 2128

Pololu item 2128 A4988 Black Edition carrier for one bipolar stepper motor. App-facing contract covers logic supply, motor supply, STEP/DIR control, microstep pins, reset/sleep, and motor coil outputs.

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Pololu A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Black Edition — Pololu — 2128

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
POLOLU A4988 STEPPER MVMOTENVDDMS1GNDMS2STEPMS3DIR
  • VMOT

    Required

    Type · Power
  • VDD

    Required

    Type · Power
  • GND

    Required

    Type · Ground
  • STEP

    Required

    Type · Signal
  • DIR

    Required

    Type · Signal
  • EN

    Optional

    Type · Control
  • MS1

    Optional

    Type · Signal
  • MS2

    Optional

    Type · Signal
  • MS3

    Optional

    Type · Signal
PinTypeFunction
VMOTPowerRequired
VDDPowerRequired
GNDGroundRequired
STEPSignalRequired
DIRSignalRequired
ENControlOptional
MS1SignalOptional
MS2SignalOptional
MS3SignalOptional
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
POLOLU A4988 STEPPER MVMOTENVDDMS1GNDMS2STEPMS3DIR

Pin details

9 connections
  1. VMOT

    Required

    Power
  2. VDD

    Required

    Power
  3. GND

    Required

    Ground
  4. STEP

    Required

    Signal
  5. DIR

    Required

    Signal
  6. EN

    Optional

    Control
  7. MS1

    Optional

    Signal
  8. MS2

    Optional

    Signal
  9. MS3

    Optional

    Signal

Start wiring

PWM · I2C · UART · Wide input · Breakout

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: VMOT, VDD, GND. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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