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Pololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v21 vs Waveshare Motor Driver HAT

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

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PololuPololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v212995

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WaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT15364

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Specifications

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Pololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v21 / Waveshare Motor Driver HAT
Compare bySpecification	APololuPololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v21	BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT
Electrical2
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	6.5 V	6 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	40 V	12 V
Control & communication8
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;high_power;robotics	motor_driver;raspberry_pi;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Control modesUse-dependent	pwm;direction	i2c;pwm
Motor drive	Brushed DC	Brushed DC
Motor channels	1	21 higher

APololuPololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v21

BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT

Electrical2

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A6.5 V

Part B6 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A40 V

Part B12 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;brushed_dc;high_power;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;raspberry_pi;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Control modesUse-dependent

Part Apwm;direction

Part Bi2c;pwm

Motor drive

Part ABrushed DC

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A1

Part B21 higher

Product sources

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Pololu G2 High-Power Motor Driver 24v21Open source ↗

Waveshare Motor Driver HATOpen source ↗