Logic voltage
Part A3.3 V
Part B3.3 V
Part comparison
SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver vs SparkFun PD Stepper - NEMA 17 Stepper Driver and Controller
A side-by-side comparison of source-backed specifications within the same subcategory.
10 shared specs1 scored
SparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverROB-22132VS
SparkFunSparkFun PD Stepper - NEMA 17 Stepper Driver and ControllerROB-30118Directional spec summary
Counts across 1 numeric specifications with a clear higher-or-lower direction.
Part A leads
0
Tied
1
Part B leads
0
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Specifications
10 specifications compared side by side.
| Compare bySpecification | ASparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver | BSparkFunSparkFun PD Stepper - NEMA 17 Stepper Driver and Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical1 | ||
| Logic voltage | 3.3 V | 3.3 V |
| Control & communication9 | ||
| Board kind | Motor driver | Motor driver |
| Board architecture | Standalone board | Standalone board |
| Primary applicationUse-dependent | motor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics | motor_driver;stepper;closed_loop;usb_pd;robotics |
| SDK available | Yes | Yes |
| Firmware updatable | Yes | Yes |
| ConnectorsUse-dependent | USB-C VUSB 5V board power; 3.3V GPIO not 5V tolerant | USB-C PD selectable 5/9/12/15/20V; onboard 3.3V buck |
| Control modesUse-dependent | torque;velocity;position | Step dir |
| Motor driveUse-dependent | BLDC foc | stepper |
| Motor channels | 1 | 1 |
ASparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
BSparkFunSparkFun PD Stepper - NEMA 17 Stepper Driver and Controller
Electrical1
Control & communication9
Board kind
Part AMotor driver
Part BMotor driver
Board architecture
Part AStandalone board
Part BStandalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent
Part Amotor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics
Part Bmotor_driver;stepper;closed_loop;usb_pd;robotics
SDK available
Part AYes
Part BYes
Firmware updatable
Part AYes
Part BYes
ConnectorsUse-dependent
Part AUSB-C VUSB 5V board power; 3.3V GPIO not 5V tolerant
Part BUSB-C PD selectable 5/9/12/15/20V; onboard 3.3V buck
Control modesUse-dependent
Part Atorque;velocity;position
Part BStep dir
Motor driveUse-dependent
Part ABLDC foc
Part Bstepper
Motor channels
Part A1
Part B1
Product sources
Product sources used by this comparison
SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverOpen source ↗
SparkFun PD Stepper - NEMA 17 Stepper Driver and ControllerOpen source ↗