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Dual-Channel DC Motor Driver 12A

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Dual-Channel DC Motor Driver 12A - DFRobot - DFR0601

Dual-channel brushed DC motor driver supports 6.5–37V input with 12A continuous and 70A peak output per channel, including overcurrent and thermal protection circuits.

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Dual-Channel DC Motor Driver 12A — DFRobot — DFR0601

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
DUAL-CHANNEL DC MOTOR VCCM1_APWM1M1_BINA1M2_AINB1M2_BGNDP+PWM2P-INA2STATEINB2
  • VCC
    Type · Power
  • PWM1
    Type · PWM
  • INA1
    Type · Control
  • INB1
    Type · Control
  • GND
    Type · Ground
  • PWM2
    Type · PWM
  • INA2
    Type · Control
  • INB2
    Type · Control
  • M1_A
    Type · Power
  • M1_B
    Type · Power
  • M2_A
    Type · Power
  • M2_B
    Type · Power
  • P+
    Type · Power
  • P-
    Type · Ground
  • STATE
    Type · Signal
PinType
VCCPower
PWM1PWM
INA1Control
INB1Control
GNDGround
PWM2PWM
INA2Control
INB2Control
M1_APower
M1_BPower
M2_APower
M2_BPower
P+Power
P-Ground
STATESignal
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
DUAL-CHANNEL DC MOTOR VCCM1_APWM1M1_BINA1M2_AINB1M2_BGNDP+PWM2P-INA2STATEINB2

Pin details

15 connections
  1. VCC
    Power
  2. PWM1
    PWM
  3. INA1
    Control
  4. INB1
    Control
  5. GND
    Ground
  6. PWM2
    PWM
  7. INA2
    Control
  8. INB2
    Control
  9. M1_A
    Power
  10. M1_B
    Power
  11. M2_A
    Power
  12. M2_B
    Power
  13. P+
    Power
  14. P-
    Ground
  15. STATE
    Signal

Start wiring

PWM · I2C · UART · Wide input · Breakout

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: VCC, M1_A, M1_B, M2_A, M2_B, P+, GND, P-. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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