The Raspberry Pi Motor Driver Board gives your Pi the ability to drive two DC motors or one stepper motor. It’s an ideal choice to create a mobile robot based on a Raspberry Pi.

Features

• Standard Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO extension header
• Supports Raspberry Pi 2/3/4
• Freescale H-bridge driver MC33886, controls DC motors to turn in both directions
• Onboard 5V regulator, provides power to Raspberry Pi
• Onboard IR receiver, used for a remote control robot
• Multi-protection circuit, excellent stability
  • 2A self-recovery fuse, keep your Pi safe
  • Driver chip features Short-Circuit Shutdown for Large Output Current, Undervoltage Disable Function
  • Reversed polarity protection for motor output
  • Anti-reverse diode for power supply
• Power input range: 7V~40V
• Single motor output current: up to 5A
• Power supply current for Raspberry Pi: up to 2A

What’s on Board

1. Raspberry Pi GPIO interface: for connecting Raspberry Pi
2. Motor screw terminal: for connecting motors
3. External power input
4. 74LVC4245AD: voltage level conversion chip, buffer device
5. MC33886: motor driver chip
6. LM2596-5.0: 5V regulator
7. Power indicator
8. Raspberry Pi power selection
1. OFF: Raspberry Pi powers the Motor Driver Board
2. ON: Motor Driver Board powers the Raspberry Pi
9. 2A self-recovery fuse
10. IR receiver
11. Schottky diodes: protects the motor driver
12. Power supply anti-reverse diode

Resources

Product Wiki: /wiki/RPi_Motor_Driver_Board