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Waveshare General Driver for Robots vs Waveshare Motor Driver HAT

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WaveshareWaveshare General Driver for Robots23730

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WaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT15364

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Waveshare General Driver for Robots / Waveshare Motor Driver HAT
Compare bySpecification	AWaveshareWaveshare General Driver for Robots	BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT
Electrical3
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	7 V	6 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	13 V	12 V
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;robotics;servo_bus	motor_driver;raspberry_pi;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
ConnectorsUse-dependent	XH2.54 DC 7-13V power port; 2S/3S lithium battery; 5V host regulator	VIN_USER 6-12V motor supply; 5V regulator; 3.3V logic regulator
Control modesUse-dependent	duty_cycle;velocity	i2c;pwm
Motor drive	Brushed DC	Brushed DC
Motor channels	2	2

AWaveshareWaveshare General Driver for Robots

BWaveshareWaveshare Motor Driver HAT

Electrical3

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A7 V

Part B6 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A13 V

Part B12 V

Logic voltage

Part A3.3 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication9

Board kind

Part AMotor driver

Part BMotor driver

Board architecture

Part AStandalone board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Amotor_driver;robotics;servo_bus

Part Bmotor_driver;raspberry_pi;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

ConnectorsUse-dependent

Part AXH2.54 DC 7-13V power port; 2S/3S lithium battery; 5V host regulator

Part BVIN_USER 6-12V motor supply; 5V regulator; 3.3V logic regulator

Control modesUse-dependent

Part Aduty_cycle;velocity

Part Bi2c;pwm

Motor drive

Part ABrushed DC

Part BBrushed DC

Motor channels

Part A2

Part B2

Product sources

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Waveshare General Driver for RobotsOpen source ↗

Waveshare Motor Driver HATOpen source ↗