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# Adafruit DRV8871 DC Motor Driver Breakout Board - 3.6A Max

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Crank up your robotics with powerful Adafruit DRV8871 motor driver breakout board. This motor driver has a lot of great specs that make it useful for a wide variety...

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## Description

Crank up your robotics with powerful **Adafruit DRV8871 motor driver breakout board**. This motor driver has a lot of great specs that make it useful for a wide variety of mechatronics. In particular, the simple resistor-set current limiting and auto-magic PWM support make it super easy to use with just about any brushed DC motor.

Check out the specs for the DRV8871:

- 6.5V to 45V motor power voltage
- Up to 5.5V logic level on IN pins
- 565mΩ Typical RDS(on) (high + low)
- 3.6A peak current
- PWM control
- Current limiting/regulation without an inline sense resistor
- Undervoltage lockout
- Overcurrent protection
- Thermal shutdown
 
Using it is super simple. Connect your motor to the OUT terminal block. Power the board with 6.5-45VDC power on **VMotor** and provide the H-bridge input control on **IN1** and **IN2**. You can even PWM the inputs and the driver chip will do the right thing.

You can set the current limiting with an external resistor **Rlim**. We solder in a 30K resistor by default for a ~2A current limit, however you can remove this resistor and/or solder a resistor over it to change the resistance and change the limit.

Each order comes with one fully assembled and tested motor driver breakout with two pre-soldered 2-pin terminal blocks and a small strip of header. Some light soldering is required to attach the header, but it's a simple task that can be done with basic soldering equipment.

[Check out Adafruit's tutorial for wiring diagrams, CAD files, example code and more!](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-drv8871-brushed-dc-motor-driver-breakout/)

## Technical Details

[EagleCAD and Fritzing files available in the tutorial](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-drv8871-brushed-dc-motor-driver-breakout/download)

Product Dimensions: 24.4mm x 20.4mm x 9.7mm / 1.0" x 0.8" x 0.4"

Product Weight: 2.2g / 0.1oz

 ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/rohs_icon_8216055e11.jpg)- [DRV8871 Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/drv8871_55805688662.pdf)

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