https://github.com/momsfriendlyrobotcompany/smc

A python library for Pololu's Simple Motor Controllers
https://github.com/momsfriendlyrobotcompany/smc

mit motor-controller python python2 python3 serialization simple-motor-controller

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A python library for Pololu's Simple Motor Controllers

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/momsfriendlyrobotcompany/smc
• Owner: MomsFriendlyRobotCompany
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-06-11T22:47:09.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-01-25T00:52:43.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-26T21:47:15.186Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: mit, motor-controller, python, python2, python3, serialization, simple-motor-controller
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://www.pololu.com/product/1373
• Size: 3.02 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc.jpg)

# Pololu Simple Motor Controller

[![image](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/smc.svg)](https://github.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc)

[![image](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/smc.svg)](https://github.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc)

[![image](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/smc.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/smc/)

This is a python driver library for the Pololu series of Simple Motor

Controllers.

## Install

    pip install smc

## Usage

``` python

from smc import SMC

import time

mc = SMC('/dev/ttyUSB0', 115200)

# open serial port and exit safe mode

mc.init()

# drive using 12b mode

mc.speed(1000)

time.sleep(3)

mc.speed(-1000)

time.sleep(3)

# drive using 7b mode

mc.speed7b(100)

time.sleep(3)

mc.speed7b(-100)

time.sleep(3)

# and stop motor

mc.stop()

```

## Board

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc-back.jpg)

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc-io.jpg)

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc-wiring.jpg)

## MIT License

**Copyright (c) 2017 Kevin J. Walchko**

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a

copy of this software and associated documentation files (the

"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including

without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,

distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to

permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to

the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included

in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS

OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF

MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY

CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,

TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE

SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.