What is it?

It is a small breakout board for the DRV8835, designed to fit in a breadboard or be wired easily.

The DRV8835 provides an integrated motor driver solution for cameras, consumer products, toys, and other low-voltage or battery-powered motion control applications. The device has two H-bridge drivers, and drives two DC motors or one stepper motor, as well as other devices like solenoids. The output driver block for each consists of N-channel power MOSFETs configured as an H-bridge to drive the motor winding. An internal charge pump generates gate drive voltages.

The DRV8835 supplies up to 1.5-A of output current per H-bridge and operates on a motor power supply voltage from 0 V to 11 V, and a device power supply voltage of 2 V to 7 V. PHASE/ENABLE and IN/IN interfaces are compatible with industry-standard devices.

Internal shutdown functions are provided for overcurrent protection, short circuit protection, undervoltage lockout, and overtemperature.

Why did you make it?

I wanted to use this driver for my motors, however the small SMD package was a challenge at prototyping time. So I decided to make a breakout board to carry out in a more workable size for experimenting or even applications.

What makes it special?

Is tiny but pretty powerful. And is much better than the old L293D, especially if you are running on batteries.