DC Motor Controllers

DC motors can be simply connected to a power supply according to their rated voltage in order to make them run, but if you want to have control over direction, velocity, and acceleration in real-time, you'll need to use a motor controller. In order to connect this motor to a controller, you can connect the wires to the motor terminal on the controller. Don't worry about wiring the motor backwards; doing so will only reverse the direction of rotation.

Product		Controller Properties			Electrical Properties	Board Properties
Part Number	Price	Number of Motor Ports	Velocity Resolution	Acceleration Resolution	Continuous Motor Current Max	Controlled By
DCC1020_0 30V 50A DC Motor Phidget	$150.00	1	0.00078 Duty Cycle	—	50 A	VINT
DCC1000_0 DC Motor Phidget	$75.00	1	0.001 Duty Cycle	1 Duty Cycle/s	25 A	VINT
DCC1003_0 2x DC Motor Phidget	$60.00	2	0.001 Duty Cycle	0.1 Duty Cycle/s	(per motor) 4 A	VINT
DCC1002_0 4A DC Motor Phidget	$40.00	1	0.001 Duty Cycle	0.1 Duty Cycle/s	4 A	VINT
1065_1B PhidgetMotorControl 1-Motor	$75.00	1	0.39 Duty Cycle	24.5 Duty Cycle/s	5 A	USB (Mini-USB)
1064_1B PhidgetMotorControl HC	$115.00	2	0.79 Duty Cycle	1.9 Duty Cycle/s	(per motor) 14 A	USB (Mini-USB)

Shaft Couplers

If you need to connect the main shaft of this motor to another device with a shaft, you can use a shaft coupler:

Product		Physical Properties
Part Number	Price	Inner Diameter	Material	Coupling Rated Torque	Coupling Rated Speed	Torsional Stiffness
TRM4334_0 Spiral Beam Coupling 8mm - 8mm	$3.35	8 mm	Aluminium	10 kg·cm	8000 RPM	110 N·m/rad
TRM4313_0 Jaw Coupling Half 8mm Series 12	$3.00	8 mm	Aluminum	35.7 kg·cm	12000 RPM	—

Pulleys and Sprockets

If you're using this motor to drive a rotary system that requires a lot of torque, you may be interested in pulleys and sprockets. By using a two pulleys or sprockets of different sizes, you can increase the gear ratio of the motor. Pulleys and sprockets can also be used to transmit the motor's rotation over a long distance. For more guidance on building a transmission system, visit our Rotary Motion Guide. Here is a list of our 8mm bore pulleys and sprockets:

Product		Physical Properties
Part Number	Price	Inner Diameter	Number of Teeth
TRM4135_0 #25 Chain Sprocket with 8mm Bore and 10 Teeth	$3.00	8 mm	10
TRM4158_1 GT2 Idler Pulley 8mm Bore with Spacers	$5.50	8 mm	44
TRM4158_0 GT2 Idler Pulley with 8mm Bore and 44 Teeth	$1.75	8 mm	44
TRM4102_0 GT2 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 22 Teeth	$2.75	8 mm	22
TRM4103_0 GT2 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 32 Teeth	$2.50	8 mm	32
TRM4104_0 GT2 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 44 Teeth	$3.00	8 mm	44
TRM4105_0 GT2 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 60 Teeth	$3.00	8 mm	60
TRM4106_0 GT2 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 80 Teeth	$4.00	8 mm	80
TRM4111_0 GT5 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 12 Teeth	$3.00	8 mm	12
TRM4112_0 GT5 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 24 Teeth	$3.15	8 mm	24
TRM4113_0 GT5 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 34 Teeth	$4.45	8 mm	34
TRM4114_0 GT5 Pulley with 8mm Bore and 50 Teeth	$6.70	8 mm	50

Mounting Brackets

Mounting this motor to a flat surface is easy with these metal mounting brackets. The holes on the bracket match those on the front of the gearbox. The following brackets will fit the mounting holes on this motor:

Product		Physical Properties
Part Number	Price	Mounting Plate Size	Material
3338_0 Motor Mounting Bracket (NEMA 17)	$3.50	NEMA - 17	Mild Steel (Coated)

Rotary Bearings

Systems with heavy loads or pulley/sprocket assemblies often put a lot of sideways strain on the motor shaft. If you're using this motor to drive such a system, you can use rotary bearings to protect the motor:

Product		Physical Properties		Mechanical Properties
Part Number	Price	Inner Diameter	Bearing Type	Static Load	Dynamic Load
TRM4500_0 Flanged Rotary Bearing for 8mm Shaft (2pcs)	$4.00	8 mm	Rotary Shaft (Flanged)	1.3 kN	3.3 kN
TRM4501_0 Pillow Block Rotary Bearing for 8mm Shaft (2pcs)	$4.25	8 mm	Rotary Shaft (Pillow Block)	1.3 kN	3.3 kN

Encoders

The rear shaft of this motor can be equipped with an encoder for applications where you need to keep track of the exact position, velocity, or acceleration of the motor. The mounting holes on the back of this motor are compatible with the following encoders:

Product		Encoder Properties
Part Number	Price	Output Circuit Type	Encoder Resolution	Encoder Speed Max
3531_0 Rotary Encoder - For 4mm Motor Shaft 300 CPR	$25.00	Push-Pull	300 CPR	6000 RPM
ENC4109_0 Rotary Encoder - For 4mm Motor Shaft 40 CPR	$10.00	Push-Pull	40 CPR	6000 RPM

Product Specifications

Resources

• DC Motor and Controller Guide
• Mechanical Drawing
• Download 3D Step File

Here's a list of our DC motors:

Product		Motor Properties		Physical Properties		Gearbox Specifications
Part Number	Price	Rated Speed	Rated Torque	Shaft Diameter	Weight	Gear Ratio	Gearbox Type
3261_0 12V/0.2Kg-cm/1080RPM 3.7:1 DC Gear Motor	$18.00	1080 RPM	240 g·cm	6 mm	144 g	3 12⁄17 : 1	Planetary
3254_0 12V/0.2Kg-cm/230RPM 10:1 DC Gear Motor	$10.00	230 RPM	200 g·cm	6 mm	128 g	10 : 1	Spur
3262_1 12V/0.9Kg-cm/285RPM 14:1 DC Gear Motor	$18.00	285 RPM	900 g·cm	6 mm	170 g	13 212⁄289 : 1	Planetary
3255_0 12V/0.3Kg-cm/127RPM 18:1 DC Gear Motor	$10.00	127 RPM	310 g·cm	6 mm	133 g	18 : 1	Spur
3256_0 12V/0.8Kg-cm/46RPM 50:1 DC Gear Motor	$11.00	46 RPM	820 g·cm	6 mm	137 g	50 : 1	Spur
3263_1 12V/3.0Kg-cm/78RPM 51:1 DC Gear Motor	$20.50	78 RPM	3.1 kg·cm	6 mm	193 g	50 801⁄895 : 1	Planetary
3257_0 12V/1.6Kg-cm/23RPM 100:1 DC Gear Motor	$11.00	23 RPM	1.6 kg·cm	6 mm	136 g	100 : 1	Spur
3265_0 12V/0.5Kg-cm/670RPM 3.7:1 DC Gear Motor	$38.00	670 RPM	540 g·cm	8 mm	416 g	3 12⁄17 : 1	Planetary
3266_1 12V/1.9Kg-cm/175RPM 14:1 DC Gear Motor	$42.00	175 RPM	1.9 kg·cm	8 mm	464 g	13 212⁄289 : 1	Planetary
3267_1 12V/6.6Kg-cm/49RPM 51:1 DC Gear Motor	$43.00	49 RPM	6.6 kg·cm	8 mm	526 g	50 801⁄895 : 1	Planetary
3267_0 12V/6.6Kg-cm/49RPM 51:1 DC Gear Motor	$33.00	49 RPM	6.6 kg·cm	8 mm	526 g	50 801⁄895 : 1	Planetary
3268_1 12V/17.3Kg-cm/18RPM 139:1 DC Gear Motor	$43.00	18 RPM	17.3 kg·cm	8 mm	526 g	* 139 184⁄1221 : 1	Planetary
DCM4000_0 24V/2.5Kg-cm/3280RPM DC Motor	$40.00	3280 RPM	3.3 kg·cm	8 mm	1.4 kg	—	—
DCM4004_0 24V/7Kg-cm/3000RPM DC Motor	$50.00	2800 RPM	7.1 kg·cm	10 mm	2.7 kg	—	—
DCM4005_0 24V/9.6Kg-cm/3200RPM DC Motor	$60.00	2900 RPM	9.7 kg·cm	10 mm	3.3 kg	—	—
3269_3 24V/5.1Kg-cm/588RPM 4.25:1 DC Gear Motor	$69.00	588 RPM	4.4 kg·cm	12 mm	1.3 kg	4 1⁄4 : 1	Planetary
DCM4001_0 24V/12.2Kg-cm/772RPM/4.25:1 DC Gear Motor	$80.00	772 RPM	12.2 kg·cm	12 mm	1.9 kg	4 1⁄4 : 1	Planetary
3270_2 24V/14.2Kg-cm/192RPM 13:1 DC Gear Motor	$66.00	192 RPM	13.3 kg·cm	12 mm	1.5 kg	12 24⁄25 : 1	Planetary
DCM4002_0 24V/45Kg-cm/182RPM/18:1 DC Gear Motor	$82.00	182 RPM	47 kg·cm	12 mm	2.1 kg	18 : 1	Planetary
3272_2 24V/50.9Kg-cm/53RPM 47:1 DC Gear Motor	$72.00	53 RPM	43.8 kg·cm	12 mm	1.7 kg	46 82⁄125 : 1	Planetary
DCM4003_0 24V/153Kg-cm/50RPM/65:1 DC Gear Motor	$84.00	50 RPM	153 kg·cm	12 mm	2.2 kg	65 : 1	Planetary
3273_2 24V/82.6Kg-cm/33RPM 76:1 DC Gear Motor	$72.00	33 RPM	71.4 kg·cm	12 mm	1.7 kg	76 49⁄64 : 1	Planetary
3274_2 24V/173.3Kg-cm/15RPM 168:1 DC Gear Motor	$76.00	15 RPM	136.6 kg·cm	12 mm	2 kg	167 601⁄625 : 1	Planetary

Here's a list of DC motors with encoders attached:

Product		Motor Properties		Physical Properties		Gearbox Specifications
Part Number	Price	Rated Speed	Rated Torque	Shaft Diameter	Weight	Gear Ratio	Gearbox Type
3261E_1 12V/0.2Kg-cm/1080RPM 3.7:1 DC Gear Motor w/ Encoder	$48.00	1080 RPM	240 g·cm	6 mm	147 g	3 12⁄17 : 1	Planetary