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Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board vs Arduino Motor Shield Rev3

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

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AdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board2448

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ArduinoArduino Motor Shield Rev3A000079

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Directional spec summary

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Part A leads

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Part B leads

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Specifications

10 specifications compared side by side.

Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board / Arduino Motor Shield Rev3
Compare bySpecification	AAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board	BArduinoArduino Motor Shield Rev3
Electrical3
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	4.5 V	5 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	13.5 V	12 V
Continuous output current / channel	1.2 A	2 A0.8 A higher
Control & communication7
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics	motor_driver;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Motor drive	Multi mode	Multi mode
Motor channels	2	2

AAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board

BArduinoArduino Motor Shield Rev3

Electrical3

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A4.5 V

Part B5 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A13.5 V

Part B12 V

Continuous output current / channel

Part A1.2 A

Part B2 A0.8 A higher

Control & communication7

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;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Motor drive

Part AMulti mode

Part BMulti mode

Motor channels

Part A2

Part B2

Product sources

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

Arduino Motor Shield Rev3Open source ↗