ZeroBorg Triple Stack (9V Soldered)

The ZeroBorg is our add on board for controlling motors using the Raspberry Pi Zero. It's small size means it fits neatly below a Raspberry Pi Zero and opens up endless possibilities for tiny robot designs.

The ZeroBorg can control up to 4 motors independently and is stackable via I²C, so you can keep adding ZeroBorgs (and our other compatible I²C boards) to control additional motors!

ZeroBorg is fully customisable, so you can match your ZeroBorg to your project you're making! The following optional add-ons are compatible with the ZeroBorg:

• A 5V DC/DC regulator to power the Pi as well as the motors,
• An infrared sensor to control the motors via an infrared remote control,
• A 9V battery clip to power the Pi and the motors.

This triple stack has three ZeroBorgs pre-programmed with different I²C addresses ready to control up to 12 motors!  (9V Battery Clip Pre-Soldered). Includes:

• 3 x ZeroBorg Motor Controllers
• 1 x 5V DC/DC regulator which powers the Raspberry Pi Zero (Pre-soldered)
• 1 x Infrared sensor allowing control from most TV remotes (Pre-soldered)
• 1 x 9V battery clip (PP3) for powering the Raspberry Pi Zero and the ZeroBorg (Pre-soldered)
• Two female I²C headers to allow communications between the three boards (Pre-soldered)
• 1 x Secondary I²C header* for daisy chaining to other boards such as our UltraBorg or ThunderBorg (Not Soldered)

*Supplied with the daisy-chain header loose

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ZeroBorg Specifications

Each ZeroBorg has:

• 4 full H-Bridges
• Capability of driving 4 motors or 2 stepper motors
• 2A peak or 1.5A RMS per bridge
• An on board fast blow fuse at 5A
• Designed to run off a 9V power source Max range 2.7V to 10.8V (To power the RPi Zero 7V minimum)
• 2 analogue inputs, which are great for sensors
• I²C communication, allowing daisy chaining to other boards
• Fully soldered and ready to use.

Click here, or on the "Related Articles" tab below for getting started guides, build instructions, code examples and more.

* Raspberry Pi 4 - Model B compatibility:
We have tested ZeroBorg with the Pi 4 and it works fine, however the 5V supply does not fully meet the Pi 4's 2.5A specification.