Universal development kits, lighting and motor control

Since 2015, Infineon has been offering specific shields for Arduino, the open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software.

Built in line with the standardized Arduino Uno Formfactor, Infineon Shields for Arduino empower developers to conduct fast and inexpensive evaluation and prototyping of their designs.

Infineon Shields for Arduino handle a number of tasks in a scalable system, including shields for lighting and motor control as well as universal development kits that interface with the rest of Infineon’s microcontroller boards and tools.

Fast-track from concept to design in a wide range of applications

Infineon Shields for Arduino unlock a fast track from concept to design across a wide range of applications. The tried-and-tested portfolio includes shields for motor control, LED lighting evaluation and protected switch shields that drive resistive, capacitive and inductive loads.

Next to full Arduino IDE integration, our Shields for Arduino interface seamlessly with most standard boards and components via plug-and-play connectivity.

With standardized Arduino Uno Formfactor, pin layout and solderless connectors, our shields provide a stackable and cost-efficient developer environment with highlights including:

The RGB LED Lighting Shield with XMC1202 is designed to be easily configurable and combinable for different LED light engines and lamps, for fast prototyping and in-expensive evaluation of LED lighting applications.

The new DC Motor Shield with TLE94112EL for Arduino is powered by 12-fold multi half-bridge TLE94112EL and capable of driving six motors in parallel or eleven motors in cascade mode. And the 12V Protected Switch Shield with BTS50015-1TAD uses Power PROFET™ to drive resistive, capacitive and inductive loads in high current applications and applications with high switching cycles and high energy requirements.

The Lite DCDC System Basis Chip Shield with TLE9471-3ES for Arduino is based the new Infineon Lite SBC. The device is designed for various CAN automotive applications as main supply for the microcontroller and as interface for a CAN bus network including the CAN Partial Networking feature. Learn more

BLDC Shield for Arduino with TLE9879QXA40 is designed to drive BLDC motors in combination with an arduino compatible baseboard. The shield is flased with several motor control algorithms (sensorless FOC, hall sensor based block commutation) The shield is controlled from the baseboard via SPI. Learn more

The motor control shield with BTN7030-1EPA is designed to drive DC motors in combination with an Arduino compatible baseboard.

The shield can be controlled with the general logic IO-Ports of a microcontroller. Either an Arduino Uno R3 or the XMC1100 Boot Kit from Infineon can be used as the master. Another way to control this board is via uIO port using Infineon uIO Stick. Learn more

The board includes two MOTIX™ (NovalithIC™) family high current half bridges with integrated driver BTN9970LV and BTN9990LV. The motor control shield with MOTIX™ single half-bridge is designed to drive DC motors in combination with an Arduino compatible baseboard. Learn More

The DC motor shield is a small evaluation board equipped with TLE94112EL for use with Arduino. The TLE94112EL is capable to drive up to 6 small DC motors in parallel mode or up to 11 DC motors in cascaded mode. All outputs can drive up to 0.9A. The outputs can be used stand-alone or combined to increase driving capability up to 3.6A. Learn more

The stepper motor control shield based on Infineon’s h-bridge IFX9201 and XMC1300 microcontroller is capable of driving the two coils in a stepper motor featuring dual-h-bridge configuration. The implemented integrated IFX9201 h-bridges can be controlled by a STEP-signal via the STEP Pin. Interfacing to a microcontroller is made easy by the integrated XMC1300 microcontroller that holds the peripherals to allow high-speed current control. Micro-stepping of the stepper motor can be achieved using the internal comparators. Operational amplifiers are installed to adapt the motor current sense signal to the microcontroller’s input levels. Learn more

The 24V Protected Switch Shield with BTT6030-2EKA and BTT6020-1EKA
is equipped with three PROtected high-side power MOSFETs out of the PROFET™+ 24V family – Infineon’s protected high-side switches (BTT6xxx) driving resistive,capacitive as well as inductive loads (e.g. truck bulbs, car bulbs, valves, motors, relays, capacitors, LEDs).

The 24V Protected Switch Shield provides a fast and easy access to drive up to five 24V loads with a nominal current of 4 A to 5 A each. Learn more

The Low-Side Switch Shield from Infineon consists out of three BTF3050TE low-side switches of the HITFET™+ family providing three independent power channels that can be controlled via the input pins. The BTF3050TE is a 50 mΩ high integrated single channel low-side switch and able to drive resistive, inductive and capacitive loads with a nominal load current of 3 A. Learn more

The BTS50025-1TEA shield for Arduino comes with four samples of BTS50025-1TEA, to drive four different loads.
BTS50025-1TEA is the lowest ohmic smart high-side power switch in DPAK available in the market; its typical RDS(ON) is 2.5mΩ and it can drive a nominal DC current of up to 24A.
Designed for relay and fuse replacement in power distribution and junction boxes, BTS50025-1TEA can drive resistive, capacitive and inductive loads.
BTS50025-1TEA high current applications (e.g. ECU power feeds, auxiliary power outlets, PTC heaters, rear windows heaters) and applications with high switching cycles and high energy requirements (e.g. starter relay in "start-stop" systems, electric brake vacuum pumps). Learn more

The 12V protected switch shield for Arduino comes with BTS50010-1TAD (RDS(ON) 1.0mΩ), the lowest ohmic smart high-side power switch available in the market. Power PROFET™ can drive resistive, capacitive and inductive loads. The product targets high current applications and applications with high switching cycles and high energy requirements. Learn more

The 12V Protected Switch Shield for Arduino comes with BTS50015-1TAD (RDS(ON) 1.5mΩ), an ultra-low ohmic smart high-side power switch from the Power PROFET™ family.
Power PROFET™ can drive resistive, capacitive and inductive loads. The product targets high current applications and applications with high switching cycles and high energy requirements. Learn more

The (BL)DC motor control shield from Infineon technologies is a high current motor control board compatible with Arduino and Infineon’s XMC4700 Boot Kit. It is equipped with three smart IFX007T half-bridges. The BLDC motor control shield is capable to drive one BLDC motor. Alternatively, it can be used to drive one or two bi-directional DC motors (H-Bridge configuration, cascaded to support second motor) or up to three uni-directional BLDC motors (half-bridge configuration). Learn more

This Arduino shield comes with 4 high side switches BTS7002-1EPP (21A nominal current per output). For demonstrating relay and fuse replacement, the shield can be used to control and protect outputs of a 12V supply, turn ON/OFF loads (e.g. bulbs, heating resistors, motor drives), measure the load current and detect no-load condition. The PROFET™ +2 12V family targets high current automotive applications (e.g. ECU power feeds, auxiliary power outlets, heaters). Learn more

This Arduino shield comes with 4 high side switches BTS7004-1EPP (15A nominal current per output). For demonstrating relay and fuse replacement, the shield can be used to control and protect outputs of a 12V supply, turn ON/OFF loads (e.g. bulbs, heating resistors, motor drives), measure the load current and detect no-load condition. The PROFET™ +2 12V family targets high current automotive applications (e.g. ECU power feeds, auxiliary power outlets, heaters). Learn more

This Arduino shield comes with 4 high side switches BTS7006-1EPP (12.5A nominal current per output). For demonstrating relay and fuse replacement, the shield can be used to control and protect outputs of a 12V supply, turn ON/OFF loads (e.g. bulbs, heating resistors, motor drives), measure the load current and detect no-load condition. The PROFET™ +2 12V family targets high current automotive applications (e.g. ECU power feeds, auxiliary power outlets, heaters). Learn more

This Arduino shield comes with 4 high side switches BTS7008-1EPP (10A nominal current per output). For demonstrating relay and fuse replacement, the shield can be used to control and protect outputs of a 12V supply, turn ON/OFF loads (e.g. bulbs, heating resistors, motor drives), measure the load current and detect no-load condition. The PROFET™ +2 12V family targets high current automotive applications (e.g. ECU power feeds, auxiliary power outlets, heaters). Learn more

This Demoboard comes with 1 one channel low-side switch of BTT3018EJ, which is the first HITFET™+ 24V device. All device pins can be directly accessed for customer measurements.The Demoboard can be used as single stand and is also pin compatible with Infineon XMC1100 Boot Kit and Arduino Uno. Learn more

This Demoboard comes with 1 one channel low-side switch of BTS3011TE. The Demoboard can be used as single stand or also pin compatible with Infineon XMC1100 Boot Kit and Arduino Uno. All device pins can be directly accessed for customer measurements. Learn more