septillion:
No Arduino can power something at 12V.But all Arduino can be powered from 12V and control a driver. It just can't deliver significant power (at the outputs and 5V line).
Thanks for the reply, if I look at the diagram on this tutorial (https://tutorial.cytron.io/2013/07/29/controlling-md10c-with-arduino/)
It looks as though the arduino Uno/Mega is being powered by a 12v adapter which is powering the driver, which then powers the motor.
Sorry I guess I explained myself incorrectly, thanks for correcting @septillion . I suppose what I meant is what is the smallest (physically) type of Arduino board that would be able to be substituted in place of the Uno so that I could run this driver and linear actuator (5amps)?