Symbol

A4988 (Pololu Breakout)

Stepper motor driver — 1/16 microstepping, 2A, 35V

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Category Driver
Library Driver_Motor
Symbol Pololu_Breakout_A4988
Pins 16
Package Module (Pololu breakout)
Schematic Symbol

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A4988 (Pololu Breakout)

Symbol: Pololu_Breakout_A4988 Library: Driver_Motor Category: Driver Pins: 16 Package: Module (Pololu breakout)

Description

The A4988 from Allegro is a stepper motor driver with 1/16 microstepping, 2A per coil, and up to 35V. Just step and direction pins needed. The original Pololu stepper driver for RAMPS boards and 3D printing.

KiCad Library Reference

This symbol is from the official KiCad Driver_Motor library. Full identifier: Driver_Motor:Pololu_Breakout_A4988

To use in your project:

  1. Open the Symbol Library Manager in KiCad
  2. Search for Pololu_Breakout_A4988
  3. Place the symbol in your schematic

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0 revisions · KiCad Library: Driver_Motor:Pololu_Breakout_A4988 · Updated 2026-03-02 17:31:36