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Arduino Motor Shield Rev3 vs Pololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier

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

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ArduinoArduino Motor Shield Rev3A000079

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PololuPololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier713

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Arduino Motor Shield Rev3 / Pololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Motor Shield Rev3	BPololuPololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier
Electrical2
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	5 V	4.5 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	12 V	13.5 V
Control & communication7
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;robotics	motor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Motor drive	Multi mode	Multi mode
Motor channels	2	2

AArduinoArduino Motor Shield Rev3

BPololuPololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier

Electrical2

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B4.5 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A12 V

Part B13.5 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;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

Motor channels

Part A2

Part B2

Product sources

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Arduino Motor Shield Rev3Open source ↗

Pololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver CarrierOpen source ↗