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

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Fermion: TB6612FNG 2x1.2A DC Motor Driver (Breakout) - DFRobot - DRI0044
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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.

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Fermion: TB6612FNG 2x1.2A DC Motor Driver (Breakout) — DFRobot — DRI0044

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  • DFRobot$4.50
  • ?OpenCircuit€6.25

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
FERMION: TB6612FNG 2X1DIR1M1PWM1M1-PWM2M2DIR2M2-GNDGNDVCCVM(<12V)
  • 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
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
DIR11GPIOmotor 1 direction control
PWM12PWMmotor 1 PWM speed control
PWM23PWMmotor 2 PWM speed control
DIR24GPIOmotor 2 direction control
GND5Groundnegative power supply
VCC6Powerlogic supply or high IO output3.3-5V
M17Unknownmotor A output 1
M1-8Unknownmotor A output 2
M29Unknownmotor B output 1
M2-10Unknownmotor B output 2
GND11Groundnegative power supply
VM(<12V)12Powermotor drive power3.3-12V
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
FERMION: TB6612FNG 2X1DIR1M1PWM1M1-PWM2M2DIR2M2-GNDGNDVCCVM(<12V)

Pin details

12 connections
  1. DIR1

    motor 1 direction control

    GPIO
    1
  2. PWM1

    motor 1 PWM speed control

    PWM
    2
  3. PWM2

    motor 2 PWM speed control

    PWM
    3
  4. DIR2

    motor 2 direction control

    GPIO
    4
  5. GND

    negative power supply

    Ground
    5
  6. VCC

    logic supply or high IO output

    PowerVoltage · 3.3-5V
    6
  7. M1

    motor A output 1

    Unknown
    7
  8. M1-

    motor A output 2

    Unknown
    8
  9. M2

    motor B output 1

    Unknown
    9
  10. M2-

    motor B output 2

    Unknown
    10
  11. GND

    negative power supply

    Ground
    11
  12. 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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