Closed loop stepper

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Closed loop stepper

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Overview

Our integrated circuits and reference designs help you create compact, robust and efficient closed loop stepper motor drives with high-resolution positioning, accurate torque and smooth motion from zero to high speed. Multiprotocol industrial interfaces ensure easy control through the PLC or industrial PC.

Design requirements

Closed loop stepper drive systems often require:

  • Small form factor, efficient and protected power stage with fault feedback.
  • Advanced digital processing for smooth and accurate closed-loop control.
  • Accurate angle and current feedback sense for high-resolution micro-stepping.
  • Robust, low latency industrial interfaces with high EMC immunity.

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DC-input closed loop stepper

Angle encoder Angle encoder Analog I/O +/-10V 4-20mA Analog I/O+/-10V4-20mA DC link voltage DC link voltage Brake resistor Brake resistor Holding brake Holding brake Digital I/O 5-24V digital I/O pulse train I/O relay driver Digital I/O5-24V digital I/Opulse train I/Orelay driver Fieldbus RS-232/USB FieldbusRS-232/USB Industrial Ethernet Industrial Ethernet Stepper Motor Stepper Motor Isolated 18V...30V Isolated 18V...30V Multiple PoL rails Multiple PoL rails Isolated PoL rails Isolated PoL rails DC voltage input: 12-100Vdc DC voltage input: 12-100Vdc Low-side or in-line shunts Low-side or in-line shunts For 5-phase stepper power stage add one more half bridge to p... For 5-phase stepper power stage add one more half bridge to power stage Non-isolated DC/DC PoL Non-isolatedDC/DC PoL Sequencer Sequencer PMIC PMIC DC/DC DC/DC LDO LDO Isolated DC/DC PoL Isolated DC/DC PoL `` `` Isolated DC/DC Isolated DC/DC Regen brake power stage Regen brake power stage Gate driver Gate driver FET FET User interface User interface LED driver LED driver I/O expander I/O expander Industrial Ethernet interface Industrial Ethernet interface Clock Clock Processor Processor Ethernet PHYs Ethernet PHYs Circuit protection Circuit protection Magnetics Magnetics Fieldbus/serial interface Fieldbus/serial interface RS-485 RS-485 CAN CAN RS-232 RS-232 Circuit protection Circuit protection USB USB Digital isolator Digital isolator Digital I/O interface Digital I/O interface Digital isolator Digital isolator Digital input Digital input Digital output Digital output Circuit protection Circuit protection Analog I/O interface Analog I/O interface Circuit protection Circuit protection Analog input Analog input Analog output Analog output Digital isolator Digital isolator Holding brake power stage Holding brake power stage Power switch Power switch Isolation Isolation Encoder interface Encoder interface Load switch Load switch Circuit protection Circuitprotection RS-485/ RS-422 RS-485/RS-422 Diagnostics/monitoring Diagnostics/monitoring Temperature sensor Temperature sensor Supervisor Supervisor Watchdog Watchdog Stepper motor current & DC-link voltage sense Stepper motor current & DC-link voltage sense Comp Comp REF REF Amp Amp ADC ADC Digital processing Digital processing Processor/ MCU Processor/MCU Logic Logic Stepper motor power stage Stepper motor power stage Gate drivers Gate drivers FETs FETs Input power protection Input power protection Inrush and over current protection Inrush and over current protection OVP and reverse polarity protect OVP and reverse polarity protect Reverse current protection Reverse current protection

Stepper motor power stage

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The power stage is typically two full-bridges FET based for bipolar steppers or 5 half-bridges for a 5 phase stepper. The gate driver has major impact on power stage performance, efficiency and protection.

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Motor drivers (9)
Stepper motor drivers
  • DRV842435-V, 2.5-A bipolar stepper driver with integrated current sensing & 1/256 microstepping
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • DRV846265V, 10A dual H-bridge stepper motor driver with smart tune, stall detect and auto torque
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • DRV880465V, 2.3A 4 channel low-side driver with integrated SPI and overcurrent protection
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • DRV871152-V, bipolar stepper motor gate driver with 1/256 microstepping & stall detect
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • DRV888045-V, 2-A bipolar stepper motor driver with current regulation, 1/16 microstepping & smart tune  
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Brushed DC (BDC) motor drivers
  • DRV826265-V single or dual H-bridge motor driver with integrated current sense and regulation
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • DRV896265-V four-channel half-bridge driver with current sense outputs
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
BLDC drivers
  • DRV8350R102-V max 3-phase smart gate driver with buck regulator
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • DRV8162105V max single half-bridge smart gate driver with STO functionality
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Power management (13)
Half-bridge drivers
  • LM2105107-V 0.5-A/0.8-A half-bridge gate driver with 5-V UVLO and integrated bootstrap diode
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • UCC272892.5-A to 3.5-A, 120-V half bridge gate driver with 8-V UVLO and enable
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • UCC277100.5-A/1.0-A, 620-V half bridge gate driver with interlock
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • LM51061.2-A, 1.8-A 100-V half bridge gate driver with 8V-UVLO and programmable dead-time
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • LM5109B1-A, 100-V half bridge gate driver with 8-V UVLO and high noise immunity
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • LM51071.4-A, 100-V half bridge gate driver with 8-V UVLO
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
MOSFETs
  • CSD18531Q5A60-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 4.6 mOhm
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD18532Q5B60-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 3.2 mOhm
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD18537NQ5A60-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 13 mOhm
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD17483F430-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single LGA 1 mm x 0.6 mm, 260 mOhm, gate ESD protection
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD19532Q5B100-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 4.9 mOhm
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD88537ND60-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, dual SO-8, 15 mOhm
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Isolated gate drivers
  • UCC21225A2.5kVrms, 4A/6A dual-channel isolated gate driver with dual input, 5V UVLO & LGA package
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TIDA-0021075V/10A Protected Full-Bridge Power Stage Reference Design for Bipolar Stepper Drives
    Design guide: PDF Schematic: PDF
  • TIDA-00736Universal Stepper Motor Driver Reference Design
    Test report: PDF Schematic: PDF
  • TIDA-00872Unipolar Stepper Motor Driver using a Bipolar Stepper Motor Controller Reference Design
    Design guide: PDF Schematic: PDF
  • TIDA-01227High Voltage Stepper Driver Reference Design
    Design guide: PDF Schematic: PDF
  • TIDA-01370Closed Loop Stepper Motor Reference Design With Encoder for Stall-Detection
    Design guide: PDF Schematic: PDF

Technical documentation

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Type Title Date
Technical article What is “real-time control” and why do you need it? PDF | HTML 28 Sep 2023
White paper Digital Motor Control Methodology for C2000 Real-time Controllers (Rev. B) 28 Jun 2010
White paper EtherCAT® on Sitara™ Processors (Rev. I) 28 Jul 2020
Application brief Stepper Motor Control Using MSP430™ MCUs 26 Sep 2017
White paper PROFINET on TI’s Sitara™ processors (Rev. D) 20 Apr 2020
Application note Optimizing High-Level Micro Stepping of the DRV88xx Driver 18 Jul 2014
Technical article How to spin your stepper motor more efficiently, Part 1 PDF | HTML 14 Aug 2023
Technical article Real-time control meets real-time industrial communications development – part 3 PDF | HTML 12 Jul 2023
Technical article Making industrial communication easy with AMIC110 SoCs PDF | HTML 11 Sep 2023
Application note Intelligent Stepper Motor Driver (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 11 May 2022
White paper How smart tune regulates current in stepper motors (Rev. A) 11 May 2022
Application note Understanding Smart Gate Drive (Rev. D) 11 May 2022
Application note Calculating Power Dissipation for a H-Bridge or Half Bridge Driver (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 10 May 2022
Application note Current Recirculation and Decay Modes (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 10 May 2022
Application brief Current Sensing in an H-Bridge (Rev. D) PDF | HTML 07 Apr 2023
More literature TM4C123x Stepper Motor Control Product Summary 06 Jul 2015
White paper Fully integrated signal and power isolation – applications and benefits 04 Apr 2017
Application note Stepper Motor Driving with Peripheral Drivers (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 02 Jul 2018

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