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 "name": "Pololu DRV8833 dual motor driver carrier (#2130) — board outline and 2 × 8 header holes",
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 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the Pololu DRV8833 dual motor driver carrier dimensions and pin positions?",
 "tags": [
  "motor driver",
  "dual h-bridge",
  "dc motor driver board",
  "pololu carrier",
  "robot motor driver",
  "header pin footprint"
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  "drv8833 dual motor driver carrier",
  "drv8833 carrier dimensions",
  "pololu drv8833 dual motor driver carrier. specific commercial motor driver pcb a",
  "drv8833 breakout",
  "dual motor driver module"
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   "Exact nominal dimensions. PCB 20.32 × 12.70 × 1.57 mm (0.8 × 0.5 in); datum is the board centre, bottom on z=0, long side along X.",
   "No mounting holes: the board mounts by its two 1 × 8 header rows.",
   "Sixteen header holes Ø1.02 on 2.54 mm pitch: rows at y = ±5.08 (10.16 apart, 1.27 mm from each long edge), holes at x = ±1.27, ±3.81, ±6.35, ±8.89.",
   "Components are low-profile and not modelled; headers ship loose and are not modelled. Corners modelled square."
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  "pololu-drv8825-stepper-driver-carrier",
  "775-dc-motor",
  "pin-headers-2.54mm",
  "adafruit-motors-servos-drivers"
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   "feature": "header holes",
   "exact": "2 × 8, Ø1.02, 2.54 pitch, rows 10.16 apart",
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   "q": "What is the pin layout?",
   "a": "Two rows of 8 Ø1.02 mm holes on 2.54 mm pitch, rows 10.16 mm (0.4 in) apart."
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