SparkFun Qwiic Motor Driver Kit

The SparkFun Qwiic Motor Driver Kit includes everything you need to get started with a motor-driven project. The kit pairs the Qwiic Motor Driver board with a pair of hobby gearmotors, a Qwiic cable, and a LiPo battery — just add your favourite Qwiic-enabled microcontroller.

The motor driver uses a CY8C4245 PSOC with two motor channels, each capable of 1.2A steady-state (1.5A peak) with 127 levels of DC drive strength. Communication is over I2C via the Qwiic connector, and screw terminals handle motor and power connections — no soldering required.

Key Features

• Motor Channels – 2, with 1.2A steady-state / 1.5A peak per channel
• Drive Levels – 127 levels of DC drive strength
• Interface – I2C via Qwiic connector (3.3V logic)
• Default I2C Address – 0x5D (jumper selectable: 0x58–0x63)
• Motor Connections – Screw terminals (no soldering)
• Included Gearmotors – 140 RPM hobby gearmotors (pair)
• Included Battery – 1250 mAh lithium-ion (IEC62133 certified)

Ideal For

• Small robotics projects
• Motor-driven prototyping
• Learning DC motor control with I2C

Package Contents

• 1× SparkFun Qwiic Motor Driver
• 1× Hobby gearmotor pair (140 RPM)
• 1× Flexible Qwiic cable (100mm)
• 1× Lithium-ion battery (1250 mAh)

Resources

• Hookup guide
• Schematic (PDF)
• Board dimensions
• Arduino library (GitHub)
• Python module (GitHub)
• Hardware design files (GitHub)