DRV8833 Dual H-Bridge Motor Driver Module

The DRV8833 Module is a two-channel H-bridge motor driver breakout board that can be used to drive two DC motors or one stepper motor. It has a total of 12 pins, four of which are output and four of which are input. Each output can supply up to 2A peak current with internal limiting, with overcurrent, overtemperature, short-circuit and undervoltage protection.

 

DRV8833 Module Pinout

Pin Number	Pin Name	Pin Description
1	EEP	Sleep mode input, active high
2	OUT1	First output of the 1’st H-Bridge
3	OUT2	Second output off the 1’st H-Bridge
4	OUT3	First output of the 2’nd H-Bridge
5	OUT4	Second output off the 2’nd H-Bridge
6	ULT	Logic low when in fault condition
7	IN1	Logic input controls state of OUT1
8	IN2	Logic input controls state of OUT2
9	VCC	Supply Voltage (Range 2.8 - 10.8V)
10	GND	Supply Ground
11	IN3	Logic input controls state of OUT3
12	IN4	Logic input controls state of OUT4

 

DRV8833 Features and Descriptions

• Dual-H-Bridge Current-Control Motor Driver
• 1.5-A RMS, 2-A Peak per H-Bridge
• Parallel Output Configuration for 3-A RMS, 4-A Peak
• Wide Power Supply Voltage Range 2.7 to 10.8 V
• PWM Winding Current Regulation and Current Limiting
• Thermally Enhanced Surface-Mount Packages

 

Note: Complete technical details can be found in the DRV8833 datasheet linked at the end of this page.

 

DRV8833 Equivalents

TB6612, DRV8823

 

Other Motor Drivers

L6219, L298

 

How To Use DRV8833?

The DRV8833 is a dual channel H-bridge motor driver that can drive two DC motors or one stepper motor. It can supply up to 1.5A continuous current and  2A peak current and has internal overcurrent protection. DRV8833 dual DC motor control circuit diagram shown below,

The motors can be controlled by IN1, IN2, IN3, and IN4 pins. By using a microcontroller the speed of the motors can be controlled. The table below shows the function of each pin.

State	IN1/IN3	IN2/IN4
Forward	High	Low
Reverse	Low	High
Stop	Low	Low
Stop	High	High

The DRV8833 can also be used to drive stepper motors with the following circuit diagram.

 

Applications

• Battery powered toys
• POS printers
• Security cameras
• Gaming machines
• Robotics

 

2D Model and Dimensions

If you are designing a PCB or Perf board with this component then the following picture from the DRV8833 Datasheet will be useful to know its package type and dimensions.