Adafruit I2C to 8 Channel Solenoid Driver

Name: Adafruit I2C to 8 Channel Solenoid Driver
Brand: Adafruit
SKU: 6318

Adafruit I2C to 8 Channel Solenoid Driver — Adafruit — 6318

Availability

Out of stock

I2C breakout (STEMMA QT / Qwiic) that drives up to eight solenoids via MOSFET outputs using an MCP23017 GPIO expander. Additional GPIO pins are broken out on a lower header row for general use.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

One grouped source record is expanded into separate logical pads where unambiguous; physical placement is not implied.

Vcc
Type · Power
V++
Type · Power
GND
Type · Ground
GND pads
Type · Ground
SCL
Type · I2C
SDA
Type · I2C
STEMMA QT connectors
Type · I2C
Solenoid outputs +V+
Type · Power
Solenoid outputs 0-7A0-A7
Type · USB
B0-B7 GPIO row
Type · GPIO
INT
Type · Signal
Red LED
Type · Unknown
Green LEDs
Type · Unknown
LED jumper
Type · Unknown
Address jumpers
Type · Unknown

Pin	Type
Vcc	Power
V++	Power
GND	Ground
GND pads	Ground
SCL	I2C
SDA	I2C
STEMMA QT connectors	I2C
Solenoid outputs +V+	Power
Solenoid outputs 0-7A0-A7	USB
B0-B7 GPIO row	GPIO
INT	Signal
Red LED	Unknown
Green LEDs	Unknown
LED jumper	Unknown
Address jumpers	Unknown

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

One grouped source record is expanded into separate logical pads where unambiguous; physical placement is not implied.

Pin details

15 connections

Vcc
Power
V++
Power
GND
Ground
GND pads
Ground
SCL
I2C
SDA
I2C
STEMMA QT connectors
I2C
Solenoid outputs +V+
Power
Solenoid outputs 0-7A0-A7
USB
B0-B7 GPIO row
GPIO
INT
Signal
Red LED
Unknown
Green LEDs
Unknown
LED jumper
Unknown
Address jumpers
Unknown

Start wiring

PWM · I2C · UART · Wide input · Breakout

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

Module pins: Vcc, GND, GND pads, SCL, SDA, B0-B7 GPIO row. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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