Part comparison

Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298 vs SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

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

12 shared specs2 scored

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Seeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

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SparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverROB-22132

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Part A leads

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Part B leads

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Specifications

12 specifications compared side by side.

Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298 / SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Compare bySpecification	ASeeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298	BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Electrical2
Logic voltageUse-dependent	5 V	3.3 V
Continuous output current / channel	0.5 A	1.4 A0.9 A higher
Control & communication10
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;i2c;grove;robotics	motor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Control modesUse-dependent	i2c	torque;velocity;position
Safety featuresUse-dependent	Back emf diodes	reverse_current;thermal_fuse
Motor driveUse-dependent	Brushed DC	BLDC foc
Motor channels	21 higher	1
ProtectionsUse-dependent	Back emf diodes	reverse_current;thermal_fuse

ASeeed StudioSeeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298

BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

Electrical2

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B3.3 V

Continuous output current / channel

Part A0.5 A

Part B1.4 A0.9 A higher

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;i2c;grove;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Control modesUse-dependent

Part Ai2c

Part Btorque;velocity;position

Safety featuresUse-dependent

Part ABack emf diodes

Part Breverse_current;thermal_fuse

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part ABrushed DC

Part BBLDC foc

Motor channels

Part A21 higher

Part B1

ProtectionsUse-dependent

Part ABack emf diodes

Part Breverse_current;thermal_fuse

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Seeed Studio Grove I2C Motor Driver with L298Open source ↗

SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverOpen source ↗