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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Adafruit MOSFET Driver - For Motors, Solenoids, LEDs, etc - STEMMA JST PH 2mm **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA5648 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-mosfet-driver-for-motors-solenoids-leds-etc-stemma-jst-ph-2mm.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-mosfet-driver-for-motors-solenoids-leds-etc-stemma-jst-ph-2mm.html.md)) Sparky the Blue Smoke Monster shows up whenever the magic smoke is let of of an electronic component. And his very favorite is whenever folks first start... ## Pricing - **Price:** $7.55 (inc GST) — $6.86 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $6.65 (exc GST) · 50+ $6.52 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 12 today, and up to 500 more in 8–12 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA5648:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA5648:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description [Sparky the Blue Smoke Monster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTPHjhjUl0E) shows up whenever the magic smoke is let of of an electronic component. And his very favorite is whenever folks first start with electronics and robotics: wiring up a motor or solenoid or high power LED is a perfect recipe for getting that blue smoke out of an Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Why? Because these high-current devices can't be connected directly to a GPIO pin on a microcontroller! They need to have a transistor / MOSFET driver, plus a kickback-protection diode that will absorb the inductive 'kick' caused by turning on-and-off motors and solenoids. Without that driver and diode - your tronix will go poof! [Adafruit have tutorials on how to wire up the components to create a transistor driver on a breadboard](https://learn.adafruit.com/transistors-101/example-uses), but its easy to put the diode in backwards, or pick the wrong kind of transistor. And some folks don't want to have the extra breadboard for just controlling a simple motor fan or solenoid. Which is why Adafruit designed the **Adafruit STEMMA MOSFET Driver for Motors, Solenoids, and LEDs**. This board has a simple plug-and-play JST PH (2mm pitch) input connector for solderless use. Provide power (from 3V up to 30V) and signal (3V to 20V logic level). On the output are two-output terminal blocks, with one block connected to power and the other switched to ground when the signal level is high. In between is an [AO3406 N-Channel MOSFET](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/AO3406_54211a0fded.pdf) rated for 30Vds, 3.6A peak, and 70mO RdsOn plus a 1N4007 flyback diode. You can also get to all the signal and power pins on a 0.1" breakout header if desired, but Adafruit expect most folks will like using it as a solderless MOSFET-buddy. Great for driving motors, inductors, high power LEDs, single-color LED strips, or other loads up with to 1.5 Amps continuous draw, 3 Amp peak. Note that the JST PH connector itself is only rated for 2 Amp continuous. ## Technical Details Product Dimensions: 25.4mm x 17.7mm x 7.2mm / 1.0" x 0.7" x 0.3" Product Weight: 2.4g / 0.1oz - [AO3406 Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/5648_ds_AO3406_54211a0fded.pdf) ![RoHS 2 2011 65 EU Compliant](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/RoHS2_2011_65_EU_7356c5574c.svg)![RoHS 2 2015 863 EU Compliant](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/RoHS2_2015_863_EU_86773f57f9.svg) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/A/D/ADA5648-1.jpg)