{
 "id": "28byj48-stalls-from-standstill-above-15rpm-ramp-and-burst",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "28BYJ-48 stepper stalls when commanded ~24 RPM from a standstill on a Pico \u2014 ~15 RPM (2 ms full-step) is the reliable ceiling; use an acceleration ramp and burst-stepping to go higher",
 "symptom": "Motor buzzes/stalls at 1 ms full-step (~24 RPM) commanded instantly; also, per-step I2C joystick reads (~3 ms each) silently cap the step rate",
 "hw": [
  "raspberry-pi-pico-w",
  "28byj-48",
  "uln2003"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython@1.28.0"
 ],
 "intent": "spin a 28BYJ-48 geared stepper as fast as possible under joystick control",
 "date": "2026-07-12",
 "status": "provisional",
 "confidence": "medium",
 "cost": "one user-observed stall and a control-loop rewrite",
 "author": "sarg",
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "unverified",
  "body"
 ],
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}