{"product_id":"adafruit-mosfet-driver-for-motors-solenoids-leds-etc-stemma-jst-ph-2mm","title":"Adafruit MOSFET Driver - For Motors, Solenoids, LEDs, etc - STEMMA JST PH 2mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RTPHjhjUl0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSparky the Blue Smoke Monster\u003c\/a\u003e shows up whenever the magic smoke is let out of an electronic component.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd his very favorite is whenever folks first start with electronics and robotics: wiring up a motor or solenoid or high power LED is a perfect recipe for getting that blue smoke out of an Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Why? Because these high-current devices can't be connected directly to a GPIO pin on a microcontroller! They need to have a transistor \/ MOSFET driver, plus a kickback-protection diode that will absorb the inductive 'kick' caused by turning on-and-off motors and solenoids. Without that driver and diode - your tronix will go poof!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/transistors-101\/example-uses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAdafruit have tutorials on how to wire up the components to create a transistor driver on a breadboard\u003c\/a\u003e, but its easy to put the diode in backwards, or pick the wrong kind of transistor. And some folks don't want to have the extra breadboard for just controlling a simple motor fan or solenoid. Which is why Adafruit designed the \u003cstrong\u003eAdafruit STEMMA MOSFET Driver for Motors, Solenoids, and LEDs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis board has a simple plug-and-play JST PH (2mm pitch) input connector for solderless use. Provide power (from 3V up to 30V) and signal (3V to 20V logic level). On the output are two-output terminal blocks, with one block connected to power and the other switched to ground when the signal level is high. In between is an \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.aosmd.com\/pdfs\/datasheet\/AO3406.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAO3406 N-Channel MOSFET\u003c\/a\u003e rated for 30Vds, 3.6A peak, and 70mΩ RdsOn plus a 1N4007 flyback diode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also get to all the signal and power pins on a 0.1\" breakout header if desired, but we expect most folks will like using it as a solderless MOSFET-buddy. Great for driving motors, inductors, high power LEDs, single-color LED strips, or other loads up with to 1.5 Amps continuous draw, 3 Amp peak. Note that the JST PH connector itself is only rated for 2 Amp continuous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Dimensions: 25.4mm x 17.7mm x 7.2mm \/ 1.0\" x 0.7\" x 0.3\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Weight: 2.4g \/ 0.1oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn-shop.adafruit.com\/product-files\/5648\/5648_ds_AO3406.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAO3406 Datasheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40461866762323,"sku":"ADA5648","price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/5648-00.jpg?v=1671123671","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-mosfet-driver-for-motors-solenoids-leds-etc-stemma-jst-ph-2mm","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}