N20 DC Motor with Magnetic Encoder - 6V with 1:100 Gear Ratio

The first step in a robotics project is to get a motor spinning. Once you've done that you quickly learn that not all motors go the same speed, even if they are the same part number! There are always variations that relate to voltage, environment, and manufacturing changes.

White motor lead
Motor drive lead. Adafruit product page states the white and red wires connect to the motor driver and can be PWM driven through an H-bridge for speed/direction.
Type · powerVoltage · Motor supply 4.5V to 6V DC nominal, source-backed by Adafruit product page.
Red motor lead
Motor drive lead. Adafruit product page states the white and red wires connect to the motor driver and can be PWM driven through an H-bridge for speed/direction.
Type · powerVoltage · Motor supply 4.5V to 6V DC nominal, source-backed by Adafruit product page.
Blue encoder GND
Hall-effect encoder ground. Adafruit product page says connect the blue wire to microcontroller ground.
Type · groundVoltage · 0V ground reference for the encoder electronics.
Black encoder VCC
Hall-effect encoder supply. Adafruit product page says connect the black wire to 3-5V DC.
Type · powerVoltage · 3V to 5V DC encoder supply, source-backed by Adafruit product page.
Yellow encoder output

Start wiring

Motor supply 4.5V to 6V DC nominal, source-backed by Adafruit product page. · 0V ground reference for the encoder electronics.

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: White motor lead, Red motor lead, Black encoder VCC, Blue encoder GND, Yellow encoder output, Green encoder output. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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