Sparkfun Stepper Motor Drivers For Mac
The SparkFun AutoDriver makes it easy to put the L6470 Stepper Driver (a.k.a “dSPIN”) to work in your project. Simply connect your motors and your SPI-capable microcontroller and get steppin'! STMicro’s L6470 is a 3A, 8-45V bipolar stepper motor driver.
It has built-in overcurrent detection, undervoltage detection, overtemperature detection, stall detection, a 5-bit ADC, and a switch input that can be used for either user jog control or as a hard stop function. As if that weren’t enough, it also features microstepping support (up to 128 microsteps per full step) and PWM drive voltage limiting.
Unlike most stepper motor drivers, the dSPIN is controlled over an SPI link. It has an on-board 16MHz oscillator which allows it to autonomously execute movement commands.
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That means no more counting steps in your code! It also supports customised acceleration and deceleration profiles to prevent jerky starts and stops.
On-board registers track current speed and location. The logic supply voltage supports both 3.3V and 5V I/O levels. Features:. Supports up to 128 Microsteps per Full Step.
Over-Temperature Detect. Over-Current Detect. Under-Voltage Detect. PWM Drive-Voltage Limiting.
SPI Controlled. On-Board Oscillator and Speed/Location Registers.
Stall Detection. 5-bit ADC Resources.
Hi all, I have a telescope that has a homebrew goto and tracking ability. It uses a program written by a guy called Mel Bartels which runs on a DOS laptop. The simple circuit board consists of a couple of ULN2003 darlington arrays, one for each motor. The motors have four coils which each have a darlington pair each. This is widely used working circuit diagram: However, this design is does not have enough current output for my motors, so with recommendations of many others, I want to replace the ULN's with TIP-120's (TO-220 package). If it is possible to tell just by looking, how would I go about modifying the circuit? Is it as simple as it looks/can the devices just be swapped straight over?
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Would any diodes need to be added? Edit: the dsub25 connector in that schematic is indeed a parralell port incase you were wondering, as it is controlled by the laptop. Thanks in advance, Stiff. I presume you don't want to change the software - right? With that in mind, you could replace the ULN2003 (he really should have used ULN2803s) with discrete darlingtons.
There are hundreds to choose from that can drive (er, sink) a lot of current. I would pick one that can drive about twice the current requirements of your steppers.
Keep in mind duty cycle, though (it reduces your average current draw). I would add a base resistor plus one from base to gnd. Look at the ULN2803 datasheet to see what I mean. You might want to include opto isolators for additional protection but not totally necessary. TheDirty wrote:The TIP120 has an internal diode. Is it not enough to rely on, or do you need the extra external? Ah, yeah you are right - I missed that on the datasheet.
For 1A, it will probably suffice. Internal diodes will dissipate heat during BEMF supression so you lose the duty cycle reduction. When you are pushing the limits, external diodes make sense. To the OP, I looked up the design page and it shows using opto isolators. I really think you should consider it.
It's bad enough when your gizmo dies but it really sucks when it takes out you computer port as well. A couple of bucks worth of parts is good insurance.