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Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino vs Pololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v13

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PololuPololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino2515

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PololuPololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v132992

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Specifications

14 specifications compared side by side.

Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino / Pololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v13
Compare bySpecification	APololuPololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino	BPololuPololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v13
Electrical4
Minimum input voltage	6.5 V	6.5 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	30 V	40 V
Logic voltageUse-dependent	5 V	3.3 V
Continuous output current / channel	18 A5 A higher	13 A
Control & communication10
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;arduino_shield;robotics	motor_driver;brushed_dc;high_power;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Control modes	pwm;direction	pwm;direction
Safety featuresUse-dependent	Reverse voltage protection	reverse_voltage;undervoltage_shutdown;short_circuit;current_limiting
Motor drive	Brushed DC	Brushed DC
Motor channels	21 higher	1
ProtectionsUse-dependent	Reverse voltage protection	reverse_voltage;undervoltage_shutdown;short_circuit;current_limiting

APololuPololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino

BPololuPololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v13

Electrical4

Minimum input voltage

Part A6.5 V

Part B6.5 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A30 V

Part B40 V

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B3.3 V

Continuous output current / channel

Part A18 A5 A higher

Part B13 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;brushed_dc;arduino_shield;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;brushed_dc;high_power;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Control modes

Part Apwm;direction

Part Bpwm;direction

Safety featuresUse-dependent

Part AReverse voltage protection

Part Breverse_voltage;undervoltage_shutdown;short_circuit;current_limiting

Motor drive

Part ABrushed DC

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A21 higher

Part B1

ProtectionsUse-dependent

Part AReverse voltage protection

Part Breverse_voltage;undervoltage_shutdown;short_circuit;current_limiting

Product sources

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Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for ArduinoOpen source ↗

Pololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v13Open source ↗