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FireBeetle Covers DC Motor & Stepper Driver

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FireBeetle Covers DC Motor & Stepper Driver - DFRobot - DFR0508

Discontinued I2C motor driver board controls up to four DC motors or two stepper motors, with independent servo interfaces and low power consumption.

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FireBeetle Covers DC Motor & Stepper Driver — DFRobot — DFR0508

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
FIREBEETLE COVERS DC MI2C (SDASCL)Servo portsMotor outputs (DC1-4 or stepper)Power
  • I2C (SDASCL)
    Type · Signal
  • Motor outputs (DC1-4 or stepper)
    Type · Power
  • Servo ports
    Type · Power
  • Power
    Type · Power
PinType
I2C (SDASCL)Signal
Motor outputs (DC1-4 or stepper)Power
Servo portsPower
PowerPower
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
FIREBEETLE COVERS DC MI2C (SDASCL)Servo portsMotor outputs (DC1-4 or stepper)Power

Pin details

4 connections
  1. I2C (SDASCL)
    Signal
  2. Motor outputs (DC1-4 or stepper)
    Power
  3. Servo ports
    Power
  4. Power
    Power

Start wiring

5 V · 12 V · Wired

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

Module pins: Motor outputs (DC1-4 or stepper), Servo ports, Power, I2C (SDA/SCL). Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

Steppers

29 other options

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