Small Reduction Stepper Motor - 5VDC 32-Step 1/16 Gearing

Unipolar stepper motor with 1/16 internal gear reduction yielding ~516 steps per output revolution at 5V. Higher torque than ungeared steppers; max practical speed ~6 RPM at 5V. Use single or double stepping only — microstepping is impractical with this gear ratio.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Orange lead1
Product page states orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1 on the Adafruit Motor Shield. The page gives the lead order as orange, pink, red, blue, yellow.
Type · SignalVoltage · Motor is specified for 5 V operation, with the page warning to stay under about 6 RPM at 5 V; Adafruit also notes 9 V over-drive in their test.
Pink lead2
Product page states orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.
Type · SignalVoltage · 5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.
Red lead3
Product page states red connects to ground, the middle connection when used with the Adafruit Motor Shield.
Type · Ground
Blue lead4
Product page states blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.
Type · SignalVoltage · 5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.
Yellow lead5
Product page states blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.
Type · SignalVoltage · 5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.

Pin	Position	Type	Function	Voltage
Orange lead	1	Signal	Product page states orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1 on the Adafruit Motor Shield. The page gives the lead order as orange, pink, red, blue, yellow.	Motor is specified for 5 V operation, with the page warning to stay under about 6 RPM at 5 V; Adafruit also notes 9 V over-drive in their test.
Pink lead	2	Signal	Product page states orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.	5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.
Red lead	3	Ground	Product page states red connects to ground, the middle connection when used with the Adafruit Motor Shield.
Blue lead	4	Signal	Product page states blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.	5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.
Yellow lead	5	Signal	Product page states blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.	5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Pin details

5 connections

Orange lead
Product page states orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1 on the Adafruit Motor Shield. The page gives the lead order as orange, pink, red, blue, yellow.
SignalVoltage · Motor is specified for 5 V operation, with the page warning to stay under about 6 RPM at 5 V; Adafruit also notes 9 V over-drive in their test.
1
Pink lead
Product page states orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.
SignalVoltage · 5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.
2
Red lead
Product page states red connects to ground, the middle connection when used with the Adafruit Motor Shield.
Ground
3
Blue lead
Product page states blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.
SignalVoltage · 5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.
4
Yellow lead
Product page states blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2 on the Adafruit Motor Shield.
SignalVoltage · 5 V nominal motor drive guidance from product page.
5

Start wiring

5 V · 12 V · Wired

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: Red lead, Orange lead, Pink lead, Blue lead, Yellow lead. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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