Part comparison

Adafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit vs Cytron SmartDriveDuo-30 (MDDS30)

A side-by-side comparison of source-backed specifications within the same subcategory.

7 shared specs1 scored

AdafruitAdafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit1438

No imageCytronCytron SmartDriveDuo-30 (MDDS30)SmartDriveDuo-30 (MDDS30)

Directional spec summary

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Part A leads

Tied

Part B leads

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Specifications

7 specifications compared side by side.

Adafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit / Cytron SmartDriveDuo-30 (MDDS30)
Compare bySpecification	AAdafruitAdafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit	BCytronCytron SmartDriveDuo-30 (MDDS30)
Electrical3
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	4.5 V	7 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	13.5 V	35 V
Peak output current / channel	3 A	80 A77 A higher
Control & communication4
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;servo;arduino_shield;robotics	mobile_robot;agv;robot_arm
Motor driveUse-dependent	Multi mode	Brushed DC

AAdafruitAdafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino v3 Kit

BCytronCytron SmartDriveDuo-30 (MDDS30)

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A4.5 V

Part B7 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A13.5 V

Part B35 V

Peak output current / channel

Part A3 A

Part B80 A77 A higher

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 Bmobile_robot;agv;robot_arm

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part AMulti mode

Part BBrushed DC

Product sources used by this comparison

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

Cytron SmartDriveDuo-30 (MDDS30)Open source ↗