Grove TB6612FNG Motor Drive¶
The Grove TBB6612FNG a runs over I²C bus and has the capability to control DC and Stepper motors. At the current stage of implementation only DC motor is implemented.

# Example configuration grove motor
grove_tb6612fng:
id: test_motor
name: motor_outside
address: 0x14
# Example switch trigger
switch:
- platform: template
name: open_vent
id: open_vent
optimistic: True
on_turn_on:
then:
- grove_tb6612fng.run:
channel: 1
speed: 255
direction: BACKWARD
id: test_motor
- delay: 10s
- switch.turn_on: stop_motor
- switch.turn_off: open_vent
Configuration variables:¶
id (Required, ID): The id to use for this TB6612FNG component.
address (Optional, int): The I²C address of the driver. Defaults to
0x14
.name (Required, boolean): The name of the component
grove_tb6612fng.run
Action¶
Set the motor to spin by defining the direction and speed of the rotation, speed is a range from 0 to 255
on_...:
then:
- grove_tb6612fng.run:
channel: 1
speed: 255
direction: BACKWARD
id: test_motor
grove_tb6612fng.stop
Action¶
Set the motor to stop motion but wont stop to spin in case there is a force pulling down, you would want to use break action if this is your case
on_...:
then:
- grove_tb6612fng.stop:
channel: 1
grove_tb6612fng.break
Action¶
Set the motor channel to be on break mode which it ensure the wheel wont spin even if forced or pushed
on_...:
then:
- grove_tb6612fng.break:
channel: 1
id: test_motor
grove_tb6612fng.standby
Action¶
Set the board to be on standby when is not used for a long time which reduces power consumptions and any jerking motion when stationary
on_...:
then:
- grove_tb6612fng.standby
id: test_motor
grove_tb6612fng.no_standby
Action¶
Set the board to be awake, every esphome is restarted the default mode is set to standby to ensure the motor wont spin accidentally
on_...:
then:
- grove_tb6612fng.no_standby
id: test_motor