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DFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23 vs Waveshare Motor Driver for micro:bit

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

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WaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver for micro:bit15220

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Specifications

11 specifications compared side by side.

DFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23 / Waveshare Motor Driver for micro:bit
Compare bySpecification	ADFRobotDFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23	BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver for micro:bit
Electrical3
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	9 V	6 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	42 V	12 V
Logic voltageUse-dependent	5 V	3.3 V
Control & communication8
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;stepper;robotics	motor_driver;brushed_dc;servo;microbit;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Control modesUse-dependent	Step dir	pwm
Motor driveUse-dependent	stepper	Brushed DC
Motor channels	1	21 higher

ADFRobotDFRobot TB6600 Arduino Stepper Motor Driver for NEMA 17/23

BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver for micro:bit

Electrical3

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A9 V

Part B6 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A42 V

Part B12 V

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication8

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;servo;microbit;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Control modesUse-dependent

Part AStep dir

Part Bpwm

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part Astepper

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A1

Part B21 higher

Product sources

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

Waveshare Motor Driver for micro:bitOpen source ↗