Pololu DRV8838 Single Brushed DC Motor Driver Carrier

This small breakout board for the TI DRV8838 motor driver can deliver a continuous current of 1.7A (1.8A peak) to a single brushed DC motor. With an operating voltage range of 0V to 11V and built-in protection against reverse voltage, undervoltage, overcurrent and overtemperature, this driver is the best solution for driving a low-voltage motor. The carrier board has the form factor of a 10-pin DIP package, which allows it to be used with simple solderless breadboards and 0.1" perfboards.

Features:

• H-bridge motor driver: drives one DC motor

• Motor supply voltage: 0 V to 11 V

• Logic supply voltage: 1.8 V to 7 V

• Output current: up to 1.7 A continuous (1.8 A peak); operation at low motor and logic supply voltages reduces the maximum continuous output current

• PHASE / ENABLE interface (one pin controls direction and another controls speed)

• Inputs are 3V and 5V compatible

• Undervoltage lockout on the logic supply and protection against overcurrent and overtemperature

• Reverse-polarity protection diode for the motor voltage

• Compact size (0.5" × 0.4") with the form factor of a 10-pin DIP package

Resources:

• Texas Instruments DRV8837/DRV8838 motor driver datasheet
• schematic diagram
• DRV8838 motor driver carrier dimension diagram