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DFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23 vs Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

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DFRobotDFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23DRI0043

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Seeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

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Specifications

14 specifications compared side by side.

DFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23 / Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298
Compare bySpecification	ADFRobotDFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23	BSeeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298
Electrical4
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	9 V	6 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	42 V	15 V
Logic voltage	5 V	5 V
Continuous output current / channel	4 A3.5 A higher	0.5 A
Control & communication10
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;stepper;robotics	motor_driver;brushed_dc;i2c;grove;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Control modesUse-dependent	Step dir	i2c
Safety featuresUse-dependent	reverse_polarity;overtemp;overcurrent;short_circuit	Back emf diodes
Motor driveUse-dependent	stepper	Brushed DC
Motor channels	1	21 higher
ProtectionsUse-dependent	reverse_polarity;overtemp;overcurrent;short_circuit	Back emf diodes

ADFRobotDFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23

BSeeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

Electrical4

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A9 V

Part B6 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A42 V

Part B15 V

Logic voltage

Part A5 V

Part B5 V

Continuous output current / channel

Part A4 A3.5 A higher

Part B0.5 A

Control & communication10

Board kind

Part AMotor driver

Part BMotor driver

Board architecture

Part AStandalone board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Amotor_driver;stepper;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;brushed_dc;i2c;grove;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Control modesUse-dependent

Part AStep dir

Part Bi2c

Safety featuresUse-dependent

Part Areverse_polarity;overtemp;overcurrent;short_circuit

Part BBack emf diodes

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part Astepper

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A1

Part B21 higher

ProtectionsUse-dependent

Part Areverse_polarity;overtemp;overcurrent;short_circuit

Part BBack emf diodes

Product sources

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DFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23Open source ↗

Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298Open source ↗