Cytron 10A 5-30V Dual Channel DC Motor Driver with 12V control

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We have a project where we need to control various 12V pumps and motors and selected the Cytron 10A board as a motor driver. This works great with an Arduino 5V input, but I now need to migrate to system where the digital control outputs 6-32V (depending upon the power supply you use). The Cytron board datasheet gives 5.5V maximum control voltage.

The Cytron board appears to route all control signals through a 10k resistor and then a "1AM " surface mount transistor (datasheet gives 40V collector-emitter breakdown voltage)

Please could someone be able to confirm that these boards will be good for 6-12V control voltages?

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Hi @ChrisBNC and welcome to the forum!

As you mentioned already, datasheet gives 5.5V maximum voltage on input. Probably there is a good reason for that so voltages above that level could damage the board.

Probably it would be safest to lower down your output voltages (probably you are using a PLC) using some kind of interface circuit.