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  • SaadNaeem
    by  SaadNaeem  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Started 5 days ago
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    motor is noisy by standstill current reduction...... 0
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    I am using stepper motor which require around 110mA current per coil.........! originally i am using sense resistor of 750mA which is corressponds to 400mA and stand still current reduction of 34% is 136mA. so motor get hot if i enable stand still current...
    hardware Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs TMC2100
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  • egoeppert
    by  egoeppert  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Started 9 days ago
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    Charge Pump failure, although recommended fixes were applied 0
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    Hi there, We are using a TMC2160 Stepper Motor Driver. We design the PCB according to the recommendation ( well my HW colleague missed the Filter recommandations for the charging pump but designed part of the circuit according to the datasheet)...
    hardware Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs TMC2160A charge pump
     35  0  0
  • Ydouami
    by  Ydouami  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Started 9 days ago
     14  0  0

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    Voltage Differential Required to Trigger TMC2590 Short‑Circuit Protection 0
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    Hello, I am using a TMC2590 to drive a 50 V stepper motor, and the MOSFETs are being switched off due to short‑circuit detection. I have observed that the motor outputs show a voltage difference relative to VS. Could you please tell me what voltage differential...
    specs Datasheet/Specs stepper motor tmc2590 Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs Show More
     14  0  0
  • SaadNaeem
    by  SaadNaeem  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 1 month ago by  BernhardDwersteg 
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     199  2  0

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    Unable to communicate via SPI with TMC5160 0
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    I am migrating from TMC2660 to TMC5160 using psoc CY8C4248AZI-L485. while reading a register e.g. ioin= 0x04 or irrun= 0x10 i get alway first byte as 0x39 and then on first try i get all 0xffffffff if i try to read again i get 0x00.... can some body guide...
    hardware Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs TMC5160
     199  2  0
  • MohanMukka
    by  MohanMukka  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 1 month ago by  BernhardDwersteg 
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     155  1  0

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    Maximum PWM frequency of MAX22208 0
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    Hello, we are planning to use MAX22208 for one of our application, which is best suited for our requirements, while i was looking datasheet for maximum PWM switching frequency that can be applied im unable to find it. C an you please provide what is the...
    Datasheet/Specs Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs max22208
     155  1  0
  • savi
    by  savi  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 1 month ago by  BernhardDwersteg 
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     879  17  0

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    TMC5160A-WA hardware configuration for control through only SPI 0
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    Hi , We are using the part : TMC5160A-WA for driving 2 phase stepper motor with 5A current. this stepper motor is placed inside a peristaltic pump which will be used in a medical device. schematics is attached in file. Basically i want to control...
    hardware Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs TMC5160A-WA TMC5160 motor control Show More
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  • gjm27n
    by  gjm27n  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 1 month ago by  BernhardDwersteg 
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     277  8  0

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    XACTUAL only increments 0
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    I am using a TMC4361A for a new design and after resetting XACTUAL to a predetermined amount, I need to read via SPI to know location. I've noticed XACTUAL increments in both directions. Is it possible (or is there another register) that increments in...
    hardware TMC4361A
     277  8  0
  • HKeni
    by  HKeni  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 2 months ago by  HKeni 
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    Synchronizing multiple TMC5240's 0
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    I have come to experience, very painfully, that no matter what I try I cannot get two or more steppers running the TMC5240 to be driven in sync. I have tried SPI broadcast (separate CS pins fired simultaneously), providing a common clock source, etc....
    hardware TMC5240 Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs motor control
     279  3  0
  • Cade
    by  Cade  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 2 months ago by  PaulT391 
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    No Signal on SPI when setting up SPI Absolute Encoder with TMC9660 0
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    I was trying to set up FOC with TMC9660 with feedback from an absolute encoder through SPI. I was using the TMC9660-STP-EVKIT with TMCL IDE. Here are the steps that I took Create a new .toml configuration file, upload my custom config with that file...
    spi-encoder hardware TMC9660 FOC Motion and Interface Controller encoder Show More
     389  2  0
  • luigic
    by  luigic  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 2 months ago by  PaulT391 
     338  1  0

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    TMC9660 Shootthrough & Bootstrap Undervoltage +1
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    Currently have 3 TMC9660 boards, all exhibiting the same behavior. I set them up in UBLTools and TMCL-IDE using the default parameters specified in the datasheet for a 3-phase BLDC motor. I used the Wizard to test the TMC9660 configuration process before...
    UBLTOOLs hardware TMC9660 issue Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers Motion and Interface Controller TMCL-IDE motor control Show More
     338  1  0
  • dkarnes
    by  dkarnes  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Started 2 months ago
     92  0  0

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    Suspected torque-off mode 0
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    We are operating in CANopen mode, running motors in position mode. Both STO pins are tied together, so they should not ever be in different states. However, intermittently the symptoms we are seeing seem consistent with the torque off mode. When in this...
    Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers Modules software TMCM-6214 TMCM-6214_CANopen_V324
     92  0  0
  • maxd777
    by  maxd777  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 2 months ago by  maxd777 
     221  2  0

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    Stall Guard result is not varying enough to use cool step 0
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    I am using a small stepper motor ( SY20STH30-0604 A) to spin a worm drive, and it worked great. But now I am trying to use the cool step functionality because I am having heat issues. I have the TMC5240 eval kit, and I am looking at the SG result value...
    hardware TMC5240 Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs CoolStep+ stallGuard Show More
     221  2  0
  • AranelJNJ
    by  AranelJNJ  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 2 months ago by  BernhardDwersteg 
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     205  1  0

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    TMC2240 100uF capacitor 0
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    For the TMC2240 the datasheet lists, "A minimum capacity of 100µF at VS is recommended for best performance." on page 124. The schematic devkit for the product show a 47uF DNP capacitor for Vs. TMC2240-BOB_V10. How much is performance impacted by using...
    hardware TMC2240 Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs TMC2240-EVAL
     205  1  0
  • BernhardDwersteg
    by  BernhardDwersteg 
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    Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Latest 2 months ago by  BernhardDwersteg 
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     623  1  0

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    What is new in the TMC5262 and why is it a Game Changer for Stepper motors? 0
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    TRINAMIC brought SpreadCycle with the TMC262 in 2012 and StealthChop in 2015 with the TMC5130. What is the Special about StealthChop+?
    Datasheet/Specs StealthChop+ Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs TMC5262 CoolStep+ Show More
     623  1  0
  • krassi
    by  krassi  Motor Control Hardware Platforms
    Started 2 months ago
     137  0  0

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    Interface TMC8100 with TMC4671's SPI debug interface to periodically update PHI_E_EXT with the encoder's position 0
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    My goal is to use the TMC8100 to periodically update the PHI_E_EXT register of the TMC4671 via its SPI debug interface ... Has anyone implemented this type of interface between TMC8100 → TMC4671 ? Is it feasible for the TMC8100 to directly drive the...
    hardware TMC4671 Motor Drivers & Motion Controllers ICs TMC8100
     137  0  0
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