<t>Is it necessary to use those boards for protection, or can I just use a resistor?? It's only one device and I'm not sure how much work I'll be doing after that.<br/> <br/> As for controlling GPIO through code, I would prefer to use Python for the coding, but the package page says that the module ...

<t>Hi everyone, I was just wonder if there is a way to use the Raspberry Pi to control (turn off and on) a DC motor. The DC motor needs 9 volts to spin at the rate I need to. Would this be something you could use GPIO and a transistor to achieve?<br/> <br/> At any rate, I need to learn a lot more ab...