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Adafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit vs Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board

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AdafruitAdafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit1438

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AdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board2448

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Adafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit / Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
Compare bySpecification	AAdafruitAdafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit	BAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
Electrical3
Minimum input voltage	4.5 V	4.5 V
Maximum input voltage	13.5 V	13.5 V
Peak output current / channel	3 A	3 A
Control & communication6
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;servo;arduino_shield;robotics	motor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Motor drive	Multi mode	Multi mode

AAdafruitAdafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit

BAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board

Electrical3

Minimum input voltage

Part A4.5 V

Part B4.5 V

Maximum input voltage

Part A13.5 V

Part B13.5 V

Peak output current / channel

Part A3 A

Part B3 A

Control & communication6

Board kind

Part AMotor driver

Part BMotor driver

Board architecture

Part AStandalone board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Amotor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;servo;arduino_shield;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Motor drive

Part AMulti mode

Part BMulti mode

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Adafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 KitOpen source ↗

Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout BoardOpen source ↗