Driver boosts micro-stepping resolution
A Toshiba Electronics Europe product story
Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jun 11, 2008
The TB6560A combines 1/16th step resolution with very high output current capability, making it ideal for high-accuracy, microcontroller-free micro-stepping control
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has released a new two-phase stepper motor driver that doubles the resolution available to micro-stepping applications.
The TB6560A combines 1/16th step resolution with very high output current capability, making it ideal for high-accuracy, microcontroller-free micro-stepping control in office automation and industrial applications.
In more complex systems the TB6560A can be used to reduce the stepper control overhead on a host microcontroller, allowing a single microcontroller to control multiple motors.
Supplied in HZIP25 (TB6560AHQ) and HQFP64 (TB6560AFG) packaging, the new device is a single-chip, PWM chopper-type sinusoidal micro-step bipolar stepping motor driver delivering peak output currents of 3.5A.
Incorporation of all PWM generation and encoding circuitry on-chip provides for the automatic generation of a smooth, sinusoidal micro-step waveform for the high-performance driving of bipolar type stepper motors from a single clock signal.
The sinusoidal output enables the construction of low-vibration drives, while built in overtemperature protection circuitry further reduces the need for external components.
Providing both forward and reverse rotation control, Toshiba's new IC offers significant flexibility by allowing phase drive selection for 2-phase, 1-2-phase, 2W 1-2-phase and 4W 1-2 phase excitation.
The ability to configure torque settings and a sophisticated selectable mixed decay mode (SMDM) provides significant design flexibility.
SMDM allows the ratio of various decay settings to be adjusted so that coil discharge pattern can be modified according to motor load and speed.
Choosing the best mix of decay modes allows PWM ripple to be minimised, reducing both audible noise and vibration.
The new driver incorporates output monitor, reset and enable pins and features built-in 100kohm pull-down resistors.
Excellent thermal performance is achieved through a combination of low total bridge on resistance (0.6ohm) and packages designed for high allowable losses.
Manufactured using a proprietary BiCD process, the TB6560A has a high output withstand voltage rating of 40V.
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