Small Reduction Stepper Motor - 12VDC 32-Step 1/16 Gearing

Unipolar stepper motor with 1/16 internal gear reduction yielding ~516 steps per output revolution at 12V. Higher torque than ungeared steppers; max practical speed ~20 RPM at 12V. Use single or double stepping only — microstepping is impractical with this gear ratio.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Orange lead1
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.
Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Pink lead2
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.
Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Red lead3
Common ground / centre lead. Adafruit says connect red to ground, middle.
Type · GroundVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Blue lead4
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.
Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Yellow lead5
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.
Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page

Pin	Position	Type	Function	Voltage
Orange lead	1	Unknown	Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.	5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Pink lead	2	Unknown	Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.	5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Red lead	3	Ground	Common ground / centre lead. Adafruit says connect red to ground, middle.	5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Blue lead	4	Unknown	Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.	5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Yellow lead	5	Unknown	Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.	5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Pin details

5 connections

Orange lead
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.
UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
1
Pink lead
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.
UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
2
Red lead
Common ground / centre lead. Adafruit says connect red to ground, middle.
GroundVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
3
Blue lead
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.
UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
4
Yellow lead
Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.
UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
5

Start wiring

5 V · 12 V · Wired

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: Red lead. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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