Motor Drive Guide
Compare and Select (Reference Only)
- Two full H-bridges = four half H-bridges. That means you can drive four solenoids, two DC motors bi-directionally
- Stepper Guide
PWM DC Motor Driver (or stepper) / 1x H-Bridge
- Ave. = Ave. / Current DC / Repeative / Continuous pulse
| Type | Voltage | Ave. | Peak / Single pulse | Other Features | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L9110 / HG7881 | 2.5V-12V | - | 0.8A | - | - |
| DRV8837 | ~11V | - | 1.8A | - | - |
| RZ7899 | 25V | 3A | |||
| DRV8871 | 45V | 3.6A | SOP8 | ||
| TB67H450 | 50V | 3.5A | SOP8 | ||
| MC33886 / MC33887 | 5-28V | 5A | |||
| VNH2SP30-E | 41V | 30A | "Arduino monster shield" | ||
| BTS7960 | 45V | 43A |
PWM DC Motor Driver (or stepper) / 2x H-Bridge
- Ave. = Ave. / Current DC / Repeative / Continuous pulse
| Type | Voltage | Ave. | Peak / Single pulse | Other Features | Alternative | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRV8833 | 2.7-12.8V | 1.5A RMS | 2A | Fault Mode | HR8833 | 4x PWM IOs, GND |
| TB6612 | ~15V | 1.2A | 3A | PWMA, PWMB, 4x IOs, GND | ||
| L293 L293D | ~36V | 0.6A | ||||
| L298P | ~50V | 2A/2.5A | 3A | |||
| A4954 | ~40V | 2A | 5A | 4x IOs, GND, 2x VREF |
Stepper Drive (STEP/DIR: microstepping motor driver / 2x H-Bridge)
| Type | Voltage | Current | Micro-stepping | interpolation | Other Features | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A3967 | ~35V | 0.75A / 0.85A | ||||
| A4988 | ~35V | 2A | ~1/16 | HR4988 | ||
| DRV8825 | 8-45V | 2.5A | ~1/32 | HR8826 | ||
| AT2100 | ~32V | 2.5A | ~1/16 | ~1/256 | voltage attenuation | |
| TMC2100 | ~46V | 2.5A peak, 1.25A RMS | ~1/16 | ~1/256 | ||
| LV8729 | ~326 | 1.5A | ~1/128 | |||
| TB6560 | ~40V | 3.5 A (TB6560AHQ) | ||||
| TB6600 | ~50V | 4.5A |
Servo
- PCA9685 - 16-channel, 12-bit PWM Fm+ I2C-bus LED controller
The rest
- ULN2003: 7 x Darlinton array