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DC Motor Driver HAT(V1.0) for Raspberry Pi

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DC Motor Driver HAT(V1.0) for Raspberry Pi - DFRobot - DFR0592
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Raspberry Pi HAT for driving two DC motors (with encoder support) via I2C using an STM32 controller and TB6612FNG driver chip.

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DC Motor Driver HAT(V1.0) for Raspberry Pi — DFRobot — DFR0592

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
DC MOTOR DRIVER HAT(V1+M2--M2+E1+E2BE1-E2AE1AE2-E1BE2+M1+Raspberry Pi 40-pin header: SDASCLM1-
  • +Pinout table row 1

    External power positive input for the motor driver board.

    Type · PowerVoltage · 7V-12V external motor supply
  • -Pinout table row 2

    External power negative / ground return for the motor supply.

    Type · Ground
  • E1+Pinout table row 3

    Encoder 1 positive supply/output connection for a motor encoder.

    Type · Power
  • E1-Pinout table row 4

    Encoder 1 negative / ground connection.

    Type · Ground
  • E1APinout table row 5

    Encoder 1 A-phase output signal.

    Type · GPIO
  • E1BPinout table row 6

    Encoder 1 B-phase output signal.

    Type · GPIO
  • M1+Pinout table row 7

    Motor 1 positive terminal.

    Type · Power
  • M1-Pinout table row 8

    Motor 1 negative terminal.

    Type · Power
  • M2-Pinout table row 9

    Motor 2 negative terminal.

    Type · Power
  • M2+Pinout table row 10

    Motor 2 positive terminal.

    Type · Power
  • E2BPinout table row 11

    Encoder 2 B-phase output signal.

    Type · GPIO
  • E2APinout table row 12

    Encoder 2 A-phase output signal.

    Type · GPIO
  • E2-Pinout table row 13

    Encoder 2 negative / ground connection.

    Type · Ground
  • E2+Pinout table row 14

    Encoder 2 positive supply/output connection for a motor encoder.

    Type · Power
  • Raspberry Pi 40-pin header: SDASCLRaspberry Pi HAT connector, logical interface from specification

    Raspberry Pi HAT connector uses I2C to communicate with the onboard STM32 motor controller at default address 0x10.

    Type · I2CVoltage · 5V logic board, I2C communication
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
+Pinout table row 1PowerExternal power positive input for the motor driver board.7V-12V external motor supply
-Pinout table row 2GroundExternal power negative / ground return for the motor supply.
E1+Pinout table row 3PowerEncoder 1 positive supply/output connection for a motor encoder.
E1-Pinout table row 4GroundEncoder 1 negative / ground connection.
E1APinout table row 5GPIOEncoder 1 A-phase output signal.
E1BPinout table row 6GPIOEncoder 1 B-phase output signal.
M1+Pinout table row 7PowerMotor 1 positive terminal.
M1-Pinout table row 8PowerMotor 1 negative terminal.
M2-Pinout table row 9PowerMotor 2 negative terminal.
M2+Pinout table row 10PowerMotor 2 positive terminal.
E2BPinout table row 11GPIOEncoder 2 B-phase output signal.
E2APinout table row 12GPIOEncoder 2 A-phase output signal.
E2-Pinout table row 13GroundEncoder 2 negative / ground connection.
E2+Pinout table row 14PowerEncoder 2 positive supply/output connection for a motor encoder.
Raspberry Pi 40-pin header: SDASCLRaspberry Pi HAT connector, logical interface from specificationI2CRaspberry Pi HAT connector uses I2C to communicate with the onboard STM32 motor controller at default address 0x10.5V logic board, I2C communication
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
DC MOTOR DRIVER HAT(V1+M2--M2+E1+E2BE1-E2AE1AE2-E1BE2+M1+Raspberry Pi 40-pin header: SDASCLM1-

Pin details

15 connections
  1. +

    External power positive input for the motor driver board.

    PowerVoltage · 7V-12V external motor supply
    Pinout table row 1
  2. -

    External power negative / ground return for the motor supply.

    Ground
    Pinout table row 2
  3. E1+

    Encoder 1 positive supply/output connection for a motor encoder.

    Power
    Pinout table row 3
  4. E1-

    Encoder 1 negative / ground connection.

    Ground
    Pinout table row 4
  5. E1A

    Encoder 1 A-phase output signal.

    GPIO
    Pinout table row 5
  6. E1B

    Encoder 1 B-phase output signal.

    GPIO
    Pinout table row 6
  7. M1+

    Motor 1 positive terminal.

    Power
    Pinout table row 7
  8. M1-

    Motor 1 negative terminal.

    Power
    Pinout table row 8
  9. M2-

    Motor 2 negative terminal.

    Power
    Pinout table row 9
  10. M2+

    Motor 2 positive terminal.

    Power
    Pinout table row 10
  11. E2B

    Encoder 2 B-phase output signal.

    GPIO
    Pinout table row 11
  12. E2A

    Encoder 2 A-phase output signal.

    GPIO
    Pinout table row 12
  13. E2-

    Encoder 2 negative / ground connection.

    Ground
    Pinout table row 13
  14. E2+

    Encoder 2 positive supply/output connection for a motor encoder.

    Power
    Pinout table row 14
  15. Raspberry Pi 40-pin header: SDASCL

    Raspberry Pi HAT connector uses I2C to communicate with the onboard STM32 motor controller at default address 0x10.

    I2CVoltage · 5V logic board, I2C communication
    Raspberry Pi HAT connector, logical interface from specification

Start wiring

PWM · I2C · UART · Wide input · Breakout

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

Module pins: +, -, E1-, E2-, Raspberry Pi 40-pin header: SDA/SCL. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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