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Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board vs Waveshare Motor Driver HAT

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AdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board2448

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WaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT15364

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Specifications

9 specifications compared side by side.

Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board / Waveshare Motor Driver HAT
Compare bySpecification	AAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board	BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT
Electrical2
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	4.5 V	6 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	13.5 V	12 V
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;raspberry_pi;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

BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT

Electrical2

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A4.5 V

Part B6 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A13.5 V

Part B12 V

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;raspberry_pi;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

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

Waveshare Motor Driver HATOpen source ↗