Possible Defective DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing - green

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Possible Defective DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing - green

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I received the DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing a few days ago and can't get the green LED to turn on. I've connected a 4.5-volt battery to the terminal and nothing happens. I then connected a DC power supply and supplied power (6 volts) but nothing happened as well. The motor definitely works as it runs from my power supply. I've made sure the soldering is done well and checked the wiring connections. When I tried running basic code to control the motor nothing happens as well and I've tried this on all 4 terminals (code below, I have the libraries downloaded). I'm not sure where to go from here. Thanks!


Code:
import board
from adafruit_motorkit import MotorKit
kit = MotorKit(i2c=board.I2C())
while True:
kit.motor3.throttle = 1.0
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Re: Possible Defective DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing - gr

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It does sound like the 12v motor power isn't getting to the board. That LED is simple connected (with a resistor) between the motor voltage and ground.

Can you post clear photos of the connections and soldering?

Dave

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Re: Possible Defective DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing - gr

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Hi Dave!

Thanks for the help it was a wiring issue the light turns on now. I have a separate library issue for trying to run code as well I was hoping you could help. The adafruit_motorkit folder doesn't have a MotorKit file in it which I believe the code is looking for. Because of this, I'm getting a "Module level import not at top of file" error when I type from adafruit_motorkit import MotorKit. I attached the libraries I put on my board to run the code. I really appreciate the help getting me unstuck :)
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Re: Possible Defective DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing - gr

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You should not have an adafruit_motorkit directory ... just the adafruit_motorkit.mpy.

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