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Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board vs DFRobot Gravity IO Expansion & Motor Driver Shield

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

10 shared specs3 scored

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AdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board2448

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DFRobotDFRobot Gravity IO Expansion & Motor Driver ShieldDFR0502

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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 / DFRobot Gravity IO Expansion & Motor Driver Shield
Compare bySpecification	AAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board	BDFRobotDFRobot Gravity IO Expansion & Motor Driver Shield
Electrical3
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	13.5 V	12 V
Continuous output current / channel	1.2 A	1.2 A
Peak output current / channel	3 A	3.2 A0.2 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;arduino_shield;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Motor driveUse-dependent	Multi mode	Brushed DC
Motor channels	2	2

AAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board

BDFRobotDFRobot Gravity IO Expansion & Motor Driver Shield

Electrical3

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A13.5 V

Part B12 V

Continuous output current / channel

Part A1.2 A

Part B1.2 A

Peak output current / channel

Part A3 A

Part B3.2 A0.2 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;arduino_shield;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part AMulti mode

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A2

Part B2

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

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

DFRobot Gravity IO Expansion & Motor Driver ShieldOpen source ↗