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Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino vs Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

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

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Seeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

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Specifications

14 specifications compared side by side.

Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino / Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298
Compare bySpecification	APololuPololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino	BSeeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298
Electrical4
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	6.5 V	6 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	30 V	15 V
Logic voltage	5 V	5 V
Continuous output current / channel	18 A17.5 A higher	0.5 A
Control & communication10
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;arduino_shield;robotics	motor_driver;brushed_dc;i2c;grove;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Control modesUse-dependent	pwm;direction	i2c
Safety featuresUse-dependent	Reverse voltage protection	Back emf diodes
Motor drive	Brushed DC	Brushed DC
Motor channels	2	2
ProtectionsUse-dependent	Reverse voltage protection	Back emf diodes

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

BSeeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

Electrical4

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A6.5 V

Part B6 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A30 V

Part B15 V

Logic voltage

Part A5 V

Part B5 V

Continuous output current / channel

Part A18 A17.5 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;brushed_dc;arduino_shield;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 Apwm;direction

Part Bi2c

Safety featuresUse-dependent

Part AReverse voltage protection

Part BBack emf diodes

Motor drive

Part ABrushed DC

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A2

Part B2

ProtectionsUse-dependent

Part AReverse voltage protection

Part BBack emf diodes

Product sources

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

Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298Open source ↗