Cytron 10A Dual Channel Enhanced DC Motor Driver 30A Peak MDD10A

Cytron 10A Dual Channel Enhanced DC Motor Driver 30A Peak MDD10A is the dual-channel version of MD10C which is designed to drive 2 brushed DC motors with high current up to 10A continuously. Like MD10C, MDD10A also supports locked-antiphase and sign-magnitude PWM signal. It uses full solid state components that offers faster response time and eliminates the wear and tear of the mechanical relay.

DC brushed motor is the most commonly used and widely available motor in the market. Getting the motor to rotate is fairly easy, just connect the two terminals to power source and it will start spinning, that’s the beauty of DC brushed motor. Yet, if you want to control the speed, direction, activation and automate all these functions, check out this tutorial: 5 easiest ways to control a DC motor. And using motor driver is one of the ways. MDD10A is one of Cytron’s motor driver series which offers easy to use features and it can drive two independent motors.

It can supports Vmotor from 5V to 30VDC. With the presoldered terminals, and on-board manual/test buttons, you can get started even without any microcontroller.

Nonetheless, it is compatible with Arduino or any microcontroller that can output logic signal at 3.3V or 5.0V, and that includes Arduino Zero and Arduino Micro. And not to forget the famous Raspberry Pi SBC too.

Features:

• Bi-directional control for two brushed DC motors.
• Support motor voltage ranges from 5V to 30VDC (Rev2.0).
• No Reverse Polarity Protection at Vmotor, please double check the polarity before power 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.
• Full NMOS H-Bridge for better efficiency and no heat sink is required.
• Regenerative Braking.
• Speed control PWM frequency up to 20KHz (output frequancy is same and input frequancy).
• 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.

Suitable motor to be driven by MDD10A? 

• Is DC Brush motor (Two Terminals)
• Operating voltage from 5V to 30V
• Rated Current <= 10A
• Peak Current <= 30A

Specifications:

Arduino Shield	No- can be used with Wire connection
Operating Modes	PWM (Lock-Antiphase and Sign-Magnitude): Yes, UART: No, Analog:No, RC Servo Signal: No
Continuous Current (A)	10
Cooling Fan	NO
Driver Model	MDD10A
LED Indicator	Yes
No. of Channels	2
Operating Voltage(VDC)	5 to 25 (Rev 1.0) , 5 to 30 (Rev 2.0 )
Peak Current (A)	30 (10 seconds)
Polarity Protection	NO
Dimensions in mm (LxWxH)	85 x 62 x 25
Weight (gm)	40
Others	No heat sink is required

Packing List:

• 1 x MDD10A Rev2.0
• 1 x 2510 PCB connector – 5 ways female
• 5 x 2510 terminal pin

Useful Links: 

• User’s manual
• MDD10A Rev2.0 CAD file
  
• Controlling MD10C with Arduino, shows the connections to Arduino UNO.
  
• Using MDD10A with Arduino
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