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Quadruple half-H motor driver

L293D Internal Circuitry

Explore the internal circuitry and functional stages of L293D.

Inside L293D

Four half-bridges, paired enables and internal clamp paths.

Fouroutputdrivers1Y3,2Y6,3Y11,4Y14 withpaired enables1and9,logic16motorsupply8,andground4,5,12,13. Eachoutputclampedtobothsupplyrails.
Functional half-bridge explanation. Clamp diodes are internal on L293D.

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Logic translation

The input and enable logic runs from VCC1.

Power switching

Each output can source from VCC2, sink to GND, or become high impedance.

Transient paths

Internal clamp diodes provide paths for inductive current when switching changes. The supply network must absorb or store that energy.

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