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Pololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier vs Waveshare General Driver for Robots

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PololuPololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier713

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WaveshareWaveshare General Driver for Robots23730

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Pololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier / Waveshare General Driver for Robots
Compare bySpecification	APololuPololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier	BWaveshareWaveshare General Driver for Robots
Electrical2
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	4.5 V	7 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	13.5 V	13 V
Control & communication7
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics	motor_driver;robotics;servo_bus
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Motor driveUse-dependent	Multi mode	Brushed DC
Motor channels	2	2

APololuPololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver Carrier

BWaveshareWaveshare General Driver for Robots

Electrical2

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A4.5 V

Part B7 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A13.5 V

Part B13 V

Control & communication7

Board kind

Part AMotor driver

Part BMotor driver

Board architecture

Part AStandalone board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Amotor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;robotics;servo_bus

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part AMulti mode

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A2

Part B2

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Pololu TB6612FNG Dual Motor Driver CarrierOpen source ↗

Waveshare General Driver for RobotsOpen source ↗