Datasheet — Mx1616 Motor Driver

The Go to product viewer dialog for this item. is a high-efficiency, dual-channel H-bridge motor driver IC designed primarily for low-voltage applications such as battery-powered toys, small robotics, and DIY electronics. It is frequently compared to the classic L298N but offers a more compact footprint and higher efficiency due to its MOSFET-based internal architecture. Technical Specifications

1. General Description

The MX1616 is a monolithic dual-channel H-bridge driver IC designed for DC motor control and inductive load driving. It is ideal for battery-operated toys, smart home actuators, micro-robotics, and low-voltage motion control systems.

8. Functional Truth Table (Per Channel)

| Input A (IN1) | Input B (IN2) | OUT1 vs OUT2 | Mode | |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------| | 0 | 0 | High-Z / Floating | Coast / Standby | | 0 | 1 | OUT1 = L, OUT2 = H | Reverse (Motor CCW) | | 1 | 0 | OUT1 = H, OUT2 = L | Forward (Motor CW) | | 1 | 1 | OUT1 = L, OUT2 = L | Brake (Low-side short) | Mx1616 Motor Driver Datasheet

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The MX1616 is a compact, dual H-bridge motor driver IC often used as a low-voltage, higher-efficiency alternative to the The Go to product viewer dialog for this item

AccelStepper stepper(AccelStepper::DRIVER, STEP_PIN, DIR_PIN);

Best for: 1.8V–7V battery-operated devices. Technical Specifications 1

With each iteration, the datasheet ceased to be a wall of text and became a conversation. The truth table showed how inputs mapped to motion—forward, reverse, brake. Footnotes clarified how the sleep pin reduced quiescent current; application notes suggested a bootstrap capacitor to stabilize peak currents. Mara annotated margins the way readers of old novels dogeared passages: little arrows, circled numbers, question marks, a small heart next to "over-current protection."