Project scenario

Battery Sensor

Sleep current, charging, protection, and enclosure-friendly modules.

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Scenario pages should connect MCUs, sensors, displays, power parts, and communication modules into a coherent bill-of-material direction. This gives makers an entry point even when they do not know the exact model name to search for.

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Compare PCA9685 vs TCA9548A

Suggested Parts

PCA9685

NXP

16-channel PWM controller used for servo control, LED dimming, and robotics projects.

China-madePower88% confidence

TCA9548A

Texas Instruments

8-channel I2C multiplexer used to connect sensors with duplicate I2C addresses.

China-madePower88% confidence

74HC595

Nexperia

8-bit shift register used to expand outputs for LEDs, relays, and simple digital control.

China-madePower86% confidence

A4988

Allegro MicroSystems

Common stepper motor driver used in older 3D printer and CNC control boards.

China-madePower86% confidence

DRV8825

Texas Instruments

Stepper motor driver module used in 3D printers, CNC machines, and robotics prototypes.

China-madePower86% confidence

DRV8833

Texas Instruments

Low-voltage dual H-bridge motor driver for small robots and battery-powered mechanisms.

China-madePower86% confidence

MCP23017

Microchip

16-bit I2C GPIO expander used when a microcontroller needs many extra digital pins.

China-madePower86% confidence

TB6612FNG

Toshiba

Efficient dual DC motor driver used as a better alternative to L298N for small robots.

China-madePower86% confidence

LM2596

Texas Instruments

Classic buck regulator used in large inexpensive adjustable step-down modules.

China-madePower84% confidence

MCP73831

Microchip

Tiny single-cell Li-ion charger used in compact battery-powered boards.

China-madePower84% confidence

PCF8574

NXP

I2C GPIO expander often used in LCD backpacks and small IO expansion modules.

China-madePower84% confidence

TMC2209

Trinamic

Quiet stepper motor driver with UART configuration used in modern 3D printers.

China-madePower84% confidence

TXS0108E

Texas Instruments

8-bit bidirectional level translator used between 3.3V and 5V logic devices.

China-madePower84% confidence

TPS63020

Texas Instruments

Buck-boost converter used where battery voltage may be above or below the target rail.

China-madePower82% confidence

ULN2003

Texas Instruments

Darlington transistor array often sold with 28BYJ-48 stepper motor kits.

China-madePower82% confidence

WS2812B

Worldsemi

Addressable RGB LED with integrated controller used in strips, rings, and matrices.

China-madePower82% confidence

L298N

STMicroelectronics

Legacy dual H-bridge motor driver module used in beginner robot kits despite poor efficiency.

Power80% confidence

MP1584EN

Monolithic Power Systems

Compact buck converter used in small adjustable DC-DC step-down modules.

China-madePower80% confidence

FUSB302

onsemi

USB Type-C controller used for USB-C configuration and power negotiation experiments.

China-madePower78% confidence

IRLZ44N

Infineon

Logic-level N-channel MOSFET used in LED strip, motor, and load switching projects.

China-madePower78% confidence

TP4056

NanJing Top Power

Very common single-cell lithium battery linear charger used in low-cost charging modules.

China-madePower78% confidence

AMS1117-3.3

Advanced Monolithic Systems

Legacy linear regulator used on many Arduino and ESP breakout boards.

China-madePower76% confidence

AO3400

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

Small N-channel MOSFET used for switching loads in low-voltage maker circuits.

China-madePower76% confidence

IP5306

Injoinic

Power bank management SoC used in ESP32 battery boards and compact boost-charger designs.

China-madePower74% confidence

BSS138 Level Shifter

Generic

MOSFET-based bidirectional level shifter module used for I2C 3.3V/5V conversion.

China-madePower72% confidence

ME6211

Microne

Low-dropout regulator widely used on inexpensive 3.3V modules and dev boards.

China-madePower72% confidence

MT3608

Aerosemi

Low-cost boost converter IC used in adjustable step-up modules.

China-madePower72% confidence

SK6812

Opsco

Addressable LED family including RGBW variants used as a WS2812B alternative.

China-madePower72% confidence

XC6206

Torex

Small low-power LDO regulator often found on compact sensor and MCU boards.

China-madePower72% confidence

XL6009

XLSEMI

Adjustable boost converter used in higher-voltage step-up modules.

China-madePower72% confidence