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Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino vs SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

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

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

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SparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverROB-22132

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Specifications

13 specifications compared side by side.

Pololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino / SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Compare bySpecification	APololuPololu Dual G2 High-Power Motor Driver 18v18 Shield for Arduino	BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Electrical2
Logic voltageUse-dependent	5 V	3.3 V
Continuous output current / channel	18 A16.6 A higher	1.4 A
Control & communication11
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;arduino_shield;robotics	motor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
ConnectorsUse-dependent	Arduino shield; 6.5-30V motor supply; logic 1.8-5.5V	USB-C VUSB 5V board power; 3.3V GPIO not 5V tolerant
Control modesUse-dependent	pwm;direction	torque;velocity;position
Safety featuresUse-dependent	Reverse voltage protection	reverse_current;thermal_fuse
Motor driveUse-dependent	Brushed DC	BLDC foc
Motor channels	21 higher	1
ProtectionsUse-dependent	Reverse voltage protection	reverse_current;thermal_fuse

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

BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

Electrical2

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B3.3 V

Continuous output current / channel

Part A18 A16.6 A higher

Part B1.4 A

Control & communication11

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;bldc;iot;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

ConnectorsUse-dependent

Part AArduino shield; 6.5-30V motor supply; logic 1.8-5.5V

Part BUSB-C VUSB 5V board power; 3.3V GPIO not 5V tolerant

Control modesUse-dependent

Part Apwm;direction

Part Btorque;velocity;position

Safety featuresUse-dependent

Part AReverse voltage protection

Part Breverse_current;thermal_fuse

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part ABrushed DC

Part BBLDC foc

Motor channels

Part A21 higher

Part B1

ProtectionsUse-dependent

Part AReverse voltage protection

Part Breverse_current;thermal_fuse

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

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

SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverOpen source ↗