MX1508 Quickstart

less than 1 minute read

The MX1508 is a 1.5A, 2 to 9.6V dual H-bridge driver.

Pinout

PIN Description
Power IN + Power input, range 2 - 9.6V
Power IN - Power common
INT1 Motor A positive input
INT2 Motor A negative input
INT3 Motor B positive input
INT4 Motor B negative input
Motor A + Motor A positive terminal
Motor A - Motor A negative terminal
Motor A + Motor B positive terminal
Motor A - Motor B negative terminal

Driving motor A:

IN1 IN2 Motor A Voltage
LOW LOW No Drive
HIGH LOW Positive
LOW HIGH Negative
HIGH HIGH Short (braking)

Driving motor B:

IN3 IN4 Motor B Voltage
LOW LOW No Drive
HIGH LOW Positive
LOW HIGH Negative
HIGH HIGH Short (braking)

Driving PWM

The datasheet doesn’t seem to specify a maximum switching frequency; however, low frequency PWM (~500Hz) is fine.