Adafruit DRV8833 DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board

Name: Adafruit DRV8833 DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
Brand: Adafruit
SKU: 3297

Adafruit DRV8833 DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board — Adafruit — 3297

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Breakout for the TI DRV8833 dual H-bridge, driving two DC motors or one bipolar stepper at up to 1.2A per channel. Includes built-in flyback diodes and current-limit protection.

VM
Motor supply voltage, 2.7V-10.8V.
Type · power
GND
Common ground shared with the controller and motor supply negative.
Type · ground
AIN1
Channel A input 1 - PWM or digital control signal.
Type · pwmVoltage · 3.3
AIN2
Channel A input 2 - PWM or digital control signal.
Type · pwmVoltage · 3.3
BIN1
Channel B input 1 - PWM or digital control signal.
Type · pwmVoltage · 3.3
BIN2
Channel B input 2 - PWM or digital control signal.
Type · pwmVoltage · 3.3
nSLEEP
Sleep input. Drive or pull HIGH to enable the bare IC; LOW puts the driver in low-power sleep. Some carrier boards already pull this pin high.
Type · digitalVoltage · 3.3
nFAULT
Open-drain fault output; active LOW on overcurrent or thermal shutdown.
Type · digitalVoltage · 3.3
AOUT1
Channel A motor output 1
Type · data
AOUT2
Channel A motor output 2
Type · data
BOUT1
Channel B motor output 1
Type · data
BOUT2
Channel B motor output 2
Type · data

Pin	Type	Function	Voltage
VM	power	Motor supply voltage, 2.7V-10.8V.
GND	ground	Common ground shared with the controller and motor supply negative.
AIN1	pwm	Channel A input 1 - PWM or digital control signal.	3.3
AIN2	pwm	Channel A input 2 - PWM or digital control signal.	3.3
BIN1	pwm	Channel B input 1 - PWM or digital control signal.	3.3
BIN2	pwm	Channel B input 2 - PWM or digital control signal.	3.3
nSLEEP	digital	Sleep input. Drive or pull HIGH to enable the bare IC; LOW puts the driver in low-power sleep. Some carrier boards already pull this pin high.	3.3
nFAULT	digital	Open-drain fault output; active LOW on overcurrent or thermal shutdown.	3.3
AOUT1	data	Channel A motor output 1
AOUT2	data	Channel A motor output 2
BOUT1	data	Channel B motor output 1
BOUT2	data	Channel B motor output 2

Start wiring

PWM · I2C · UART · Wide input · Breakout

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: VM, GND, AIN1, AIN2, BIN1, BIN2. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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