10A 5V-30V 2-Channel DC Motor Driver
The MDD10A is a dual-channel motor driver board designed to drive 2 brushed DC motors with a high current of up to 10A continuously. The board also supports locked-antiphase and sign-magnitude PWM signals. It uses full solid-state components that offer faster response time and eliminates the wear and tear of mechanical relays.
It can support Vmotor from 5V to 30VDC. With the pre-soldered terminals and onboard manual/test buttons, you can get started in a simple way even without a microcontroller.
The driver board is compatible with the Arduino or any microcontroller that can output logic signal at 3.3V or 5V, and that includes the famous Raspberry Pi too!
Which motor is good to be driven by MDD10A? As long as the motor fits the following criteria, you’re good to go:
- DC Brush motor
- Operating voltage from 5V to 30V
- Rated Current ≤ 10A
- Peak Current ≤ 30A
Note: No Reverse Polarity Protection
Features
- Bi-directional control for two brushed DC motors
- Support motor voltage ranges from 5V to 30VDC
- No Reverse Polarity Protection at Vmotor, please double-check the polarity before powering up
- Maximum current up to 10A continuous and 30A peak (10 seconds) for each channel
- Support 3.3V and 5V logic level input (for PWM and DIR), compatible with Arduino and Raspberry Pi
- Solid-state components provide faster response time and eliminate the wear and tear of mechanical relay
- Fully NMOS H-Bridge for better efficiency and no heat sink is required
- Regenerative Braking
- Speed control PWM frequency up to 20KHz (output frequency is same as input frequency)
- Support both Locked-Antiphase and Sign-Magnitude PWM operation. ** Note this is not “RC PWM”
- 2 activation buttons for manual activation or fast test on each channel
- Dimension: 84.5mm x 62mm
Specifications
| Motor Channels | 2 |
| Operating Voltage (VDC) | 5 to 25 (Rev 1.0) 5 to 30 (Rev 2.0) |
| Peak Current (A) | 30 (10 seconds) |
| Continuous Current (A) | 10 |
| Arduino Shield | No – can be used with Wire connection |
| PWM (Lock-Antiphase and Sign-Magnitude) | Yes |
| UART | NO |
| Analog | No |
| RC Servo Signal | NO |
| Polarity Protection | NO |
| LEDs Indicator | Yes |
| Test/Manual Button | Yes |
| Cooling Fan | NO |
| Heat Sink | No heat sink is required |
Package Contents
- 1 x MDD10A board
- 1 x 2510 PCB connector – 5 ways female
- 5 x 2510 terminal pin
Resources
- User’s manual
- Arduino Library and Example (Github)
- Fritzing
- Fritzing Tutorial
- MDD10A Rev2.0 CAD file
Tutorials
- Controlling MD10C with Arduino (shows the connections to Arduino UNO)
- Using MDD10A with Arduino
- Using MDD10A with CIKU
- Smartphone Controlled Wheel Robot
