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dcStep Wizard not showing on TMCL IDE (4.3.0) connected to TMC5130 Eval Board (v1.5) through Landungsbrucke (v3.0)

		
	
				

			

									
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    Product Number:  TMC5130 
    
    		        		    		    
    
		    		    
		    			
    
			    
    I have TMCL IDE 4.3.0 on my laptop connected via USB to the ADI Trinamics Landungsbrucke v3.0 which is connected to the TMC5130-EVAL v1.5.
    

    The TMC5130 clearly states that the dcStep mode is available for the TMC5130 and I can see the dcStep registers in the register browser. There are also videos available from Trinamics showing how to use the dcStep Wizard with the TMC5130 EVAL so it's quite clear that the Wizard should be available for the board I'm using (TMC5130-EVAL v1.5.).
    

    

    However, the TMCL-IDE doesn't show the dcStep. It shows stallGuard and coolStep... but not dcStep event though it clearly detects the board:
    

     
    

    I can see that the dcStep Wizard is not listed in the plugins list:
    

     
    

    but I can't find an option to add it / download it or enabled it.
    

    

    Any idea what I'm missing to make the TMCL-IDE load the dcStep Wizard?
    

    

    Thank you for your support, much appreciated!
    
			
    
			
									
		                             
                        

    
    
                                            
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                on Mar 9, 2026 5:57 AM
            
            
												
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        Thank you Bernhard - it does look like the DcStep wizard is no longer in circulation  - I could find videos on how to use it though which made me think it must have been accessible somehow.
        

        Would you happen to know if it's possible to hire a Trinamics consultant to do the tuning and setting up of the controller / controller mode for a motor in an application with a set of speed, load and reliability requirements? I haven't found any information about this from a general Internet search so I thought I'd ask directly here :-) . We are based in Cambridge, UK.
        

        Thanks again,
        

        AML.
        
			
        

		
			
	      

		
		
	
        
	
        
		
        
			
		
        
	
        
	
        
		
						
						
				
						
				
				
		
		
        
			
		
        
	
        

        

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                on Mar 10, 2026 6:08 AM
            
            
												
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        Dear AML,
        

        did you try going along the flow chart for setting up DCStep?
        

         
        

        The flow chart guides you through the required steps. Reliability has to be ensured by intensive testing within the application. Largest factor for variance is stray of motor production stray as well as motor temperature. To rule out other factors, please use external XTAL clock for TMC5130, as the time reference is critical, and use a fixed supply voltage, if available. 
        

        If you are not succeeding in setting it up, you may contact our ADI support. However, setup is very motor specific and there is no additional documents or tools available to set up DcStep. As each motor is different, and behaviour cannot be completely predicted from motor datasheet, it is a try-and-error approach. 
        

        There is not much found about DcStep, because only few stepper applications desire load dependent motor velocity adaption. Most applications we have come over focus on reliable motor operation at pre-determined velocity without losing steps / or with feedback. Our latest ICs therefore come with a very precise Stall detection and sensorless load measurement with CoolStep current control. 
        
			
        

		
			
	      

		
		
	
        
	
        
		
        
			
		
        
	
        
	
        
		
						
						
						
						
				
				
		
		
        
			
		
        
	
        

        

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