# Spaceship instructions

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/spaceship-instructions/2975>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 5, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/spaceship-instructions/2975 "2016-09-05T08:21:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![F0xbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@F0xbat](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/F0xbat)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/spaceship-instructions/2975/1 "2016-09-05T08:21:08Z")

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Hi, I am new to this and I want to build a Pi robot with my students. I bought the pimoroni spaceship and I cant find any coding in structions can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![major\_tomm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/major_tomm/32/9044_2.png) [@major\_tomm](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/major_tomm)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/spaceship-instructions/2975/2 "2016-09-05T15:56:38Z")

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I found this useful [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHn3ZiPG69w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHn3ZiPG69w)

Oops sorry thought you meant build instructions.

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**Author:** ![rabid\_inventor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/rabid_inventor/32/380_2.png) [@rabid\_inventor](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/rabid_inventor)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/spaceship-instructions/2975/3 "2016-09-06T09:03:55Z")

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Hi F0xbat

The raspberry pi itself doesn’t provide enough current to drive the motors directly it will require a board with some sort of motor driver circuit.  
Can I ask which board you are using to drive the motors is it one of ours ie. Explorer pHAT/HAT?

If so information in coding for these boards can be found at.

> **[pimoroni/explorer-hat](https://github.com/pimoroni/explorer-hat)**
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> explorer-hat - Python library for Explorer HAT

Regards  
Gee

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**Author:** ![F0xbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@F0xbat](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/F0xbat)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/spaceship-instructions/2975/4 "2016-09-07T07:20:38Z")

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We are using an explorer hat pro, as supplied by yourselves. My students are fluent in using scratch and python. I am surprised Pimoroni do not supply a comprehensive set of instructions. Thank yo for your help…PB