Fermion: TB6612FNG 2x1.2A DC Motor Driver (Breakout)

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Miniature dual-channel DC motor driver breakout based on TB6612FNG; drives two motors using four control pins. Logic-compatible with L298N code; suited for space-constrained builds.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

DIR11
motor 1 direction control
Type · GPIO
PWM12
motor 1 PWM speed control
Type · PWM
PWM23
motor 2 PWM speed control
Type · PWM
DIR24
motor 2 direction control
Type · GPIO
GND5
negative power supply
Type · Ground
VCC6
logic supply or high IO output
Type · PowerVoltage · 3.3-5V
M17
motor A output 1
Type · Unknown
M1-8
motor A output 2
Type · Unknown
M29
motor B output 1
Type · Unknown
M2-10
motor B output 2
Type · Unknown
GND11
negative power supply
Type · Ground
VM(<12V)12
motor drive power
Type · PowerVoltage · 3.3-12V

Pin	Position	Type	Function	Voltage
DIR1	1	GPIO	motor 1 direction control
PWM1	2	PWM	motor 1 PWM speed control
PWM2	3	PWM	motor 2 PWM speed control
DIR2	4	GPIO	motor 2 direction control
GND	5	Ground	negative power supply
VCC	6	Power	logic supply or high IO output	3.3-5V
M1	7	Unknown	motor A output 1
M1-	8	Unknown	motor A output 2
M2	9	Unknown	motor B output 1
M2-	10	Unknown	motor B output 2
GND	11	Ground	negative power supply
VM(<12V)	12	Power	motor drive power	3.3-12V

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Pin details

12 connections

DIR1
motor 1 direction control
GPIO
1
PWM1
motor 1 PWM speed control
PWM
2
PWM2
motor 2 PWM speed control
PWM
3
DIR2
motor 2 direction control
GPIO
4
GND
negative power supply
Ground
5
VCC
logic supply or high IO output
PowerVoltage · 3.3-5V
6
M1
motor A output 1
Unknown
7
M1-
motor A output 2
Unknown
8
M2
motor B output 1
Unknown
9
M2-
motor B output 2
Unknown
10
GND
negative power supply
Ground
11
VM(<12V)
motor drive power
PowerVoltage · 3.3-12V
12

Start wiring

PWM · I2C · UART · Wide input · Breakout

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: VCC, VM(<12V), GND. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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