TIDA-00111 Reference Design

Texas Instruments

Stepper Motor System with Medium Torque Drive

Description

This bipolar stepper motor system implements an MSP430: a DRV8818: and a NEMA 23 motor.  It's suitable for applications requiring up to 140 oz-in of torque: and up to 800 RPM.  Motor voltage support is 8V to 35V: and max current is 2.5A.  A multitude of configuration options allow fine tuning of the current waveform: including the regulated current level: the microstepping applied: H-bridge FET states during current decay: the time interval of current decay: and current deglitch time.  The motor drive stage has integrated protection from short-circuit: shoot-through: under-voltage: and over-temperature.

Features
  • Highly configurable current waveform allows maximum tunabilityIntegrated power FETs support 8V to 35V and 2.5AMotor speed is easily controlled by the STEP frequencyHardware state machine modulates current with up to 1/8 microstepping for a smooth motion profileIntegrated protection for short-circuit: shoot-through: under-voltage: and over-temperature Note:Motor must be ordered through the manufacturer
Applications
  • Pachinko machine
  • Laser distance meter
  • PachiSlot machine
Product Categories
  • Motor drivers

Parts

Part Number Name Companion Part
DRV8818 DRV8818 Buy Datasheet
MSP430F2617 MSP430F2617 Buy Datasheet

Software

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Other Documents

Title Updated Type Size (KB)
TIDA-00111 BOM 05 Nov 2013 PDF 38
TIDA-00111 Schematic 05 Nov 2013 PDF 409