RaspberryPi + TB6612FNG

I believe that there’s a lot of RaspberryPi projects outside the tech world, a lot of good stuff that you can make especially if you are a “DIY guy” that always want to make your own version of “that very cool thing!” one day my boss gave me a RaspberryPi(That’s the first time I saw and touch a RaspberryPi, all thanks to ferduc). Playing with the RPi and installing different Linux flavor Operating System on it is quite fun. but then one time a saw a blog about “Controlling Bigtrak Motors with RaspberryPi” and its quite impressive and that’s give me interest to DIY my own version of RPi and motor controller here’s the details

Materials:

• RaspberryPi
• TB6612FNG (dual motor controller)
• 2pcs 6V DC motor (tb6612fng can handle up to 15v supply for dc motor please read the datasheet)
• 4pcs AA Battery
• battery holder for AA Battery
• Prototyping Board(Bread Board)
• Jumper Wire (Solid)

Before starting to assemble and try to work around anything, you need to alteast try to read and analyse some of the basics of the following

^{Note: These guides above are very important for You to avoid destroying your RaspberryPi}

• RaspberryPi GPIO
• Adafruits RaspberryPi GPIO set-up
• TB6612FNG

My Work Around

_{TB6612FNG Motor Controller}

_{Download data sheet here}

_{RaspberryPi GPIO}

_{Wiring Details (Rpi GPIO to TB6612FNG MC)}

AIN1 => GPIO 27/21
AIN1 => GPIO 27/21    
AIN2 => GPIO 4        
BIN1 => GPIO 24       
BIN2 => GPIO 25       
AO1 => DC motor 1     
AO2 => DC motor 1
BO1 => DC motor 2
BO2 => DC motor 2
PWMA => 17
PWMB => 23
STBY => 22
VCC => 3.3v of RaspberryPi (pin 1)
VM => power source (for DC motors)

_{Wiring Diagram}

_{Python code sample here Pidro}