SparkFun Motor Driver - Dual TB6612FNG (1A) - Usage as ESC for 2Standard" RC Remote control

Hello,

i ask myself if i can use this board directly as an 2 channel ESC for connecting it directly too the outlets of an ordinary RC reveicer.

Or in other words: Which DC Motor driver board can be used two do so ?

Thank you in advance

Marc

Hi Marc.

The TB6612FNG will not work connected directly to a RC remote control receiver. You would need to connect it to a microcontroller like a PIC or an Arduino and the microcontroller would need to be running a little bit of software that sends the appropriate commands to the TB6612FNG for it to work.

If you’re looking for something that can be directly connected to a RC receiver and control a DC motor, our [tinyESC v2 is what you’re looking for. :-)](tinyESC v2 - Brushed Speed Controller - ROB-13204 - SparkFun Electronics)

Thanks in advance

TS-Chris:
Hi Marc.

The TB6612FNG will not work connected directly to a RC remote control receiver. You would need to connect it to a microcontroller like a PIC or an Arduino and the microcontroller would need to be running a little bit of software that sends the appropriate commands to the TB6612FNG for it to work.

If you’re looking for something that can be directly connected to a RC receiver and control a DC motor, our [tinyESC v2 is what you’re looking for. :slight_smile:
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Another Question:

What are typical PWM frequencies to control speed of DC Motors ?](tinyESC v2 - Brushed Speed Controller - ROB-13204 - SparkFun Electronics)

The tiny ESC may be usefull for a single DC motors but this solution is not very cost effective in case of 7 Motors :wink:

I’m afraid I really don’t know what’s typical.

You’d need to ask multiple manufacturers what they use and figure out where the most overlap is.