Hi everyone,
I'm working on a project that involves controlling a stepper motor using a Raspberry Pi (I'm using a Pi 4B). I’ve got a stepper motor and a driver module (TB6600), and I'm trying to figure out the best way to connect everything and control the motor via GPIO.
I've looked at a few tutorials, but I'm still a bit confused about a couple of things:
Do I need a separate power supply for the stepper motor, or can I power it through the Pi?
How should I connect the EN, DIR, and PUL pins from the driver to the Pi? Do I need any resistors or level shifters in between?
What Python library do you recommend for controlling the motor steps and direction?
If anyone has a wiring diagram or a simple code example, that would be super helpful!
Thanks in advance!
I'm working on a project that involves controlling a stepper motor using a Raspberry Pi (I'm using a Pi 4B). I’ve got a stepper motor and a driver module (TB6600), and I'm trying to figure out the best way to connect everything and control the motor via GPIO.
I've looked at a few tutorials, but I'm still a bit confused about a couple of things:
Do I need a separate power supply for the stepper motor, or can I power it through the Pi?
How should I connect the EN, DIR, and PUL pins from the driver to the Pi? Do I need any resistors or level shifters in between?
What Python library do you recommend for controlling the motor steps and direction?
If anyone has a wiring diagram or a simple code example, that would be super helpful!
Thanks in advance!
Statistics: Posted by nick29 — Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:28 am