Part comparison

ODrive S1 vs SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

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

11 shared specs2 scored

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ODriveODrive S1S1

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SparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverROB-22132

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Part A leads

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Part B leads

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Specifications

11 specifications compared side by side.

ODrive S1 / SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Compare bySpecification	AODriveODrive S1	BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Electrical1
Continuous output current / channel	40 A38.6 A higher	1.4 A
Control & communication10
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	robot_joint;robot_arm;mobile_robot;motion_control	motor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Control modesUse-dependent	torque;velocity;position;trajectory	torque;velocity;position
Safety featuresUse-dependent	brake_chopper;motor_thermistor;isolation	reverse_current;thermal_fuse
Motor drive	BLDC foc	BLDC foc
Motor channels	1	1
ProtectionsUse-dependent	brake_chopper;motor_thermistor	reverse_current;thermal_fuse

AODriveODrive S1

BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

Electrical1

Continuous output current / channel

Part A40 A38.6 A higher

Part B1.4 A

Control & communication10

Board kind

Part AMotor driver

Part BMotor driver

Board architecture

Part AStandalone board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Arobot_joint;robot_arm;mobile_robot;motion_control

Part Bmotor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Control modesUse-dependent

Part Atorque;velocity;position;trajectory

Part Btorque;velocity;position

Safety featuresUse-dependent

Part Abrake_chopper;motor_thermistor;isolation

Part Breverse_current;thermal_fuse

Motor drive

Part ABLDC foc

Part BBLDC foc

Motor channels

Part A1

Part B1

ProtectionsUse-dependent

Part Abrake_chopper;motor_thermistor

Part Breverse_current;thermal_fuse

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

ODrive S1Open source ↗

SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverOpen source ↗