TMC457-EVAL

The TMC457-EVAL is designed to evaluate the TMC457 high-end motion controller in combination 
with a TMC246 stepper motor driver or with a Piezo LEGS™ piezo motor from PiezoMotor™.

Specifications

Motor type

• 2-phase stepper motor up to 1.1A (RMS)
• Piezo LEGS™ piezo motor
• any type of motor using step/dir. interface

Features

• combines an ARM7 processor with the TMC457 motion controller
• stepper motor driver TMC246A with stallGuard™ sensorless stall detection and chopSync™
• sub-micrometer positioning using piezo motor
• active stabilization with incremental encoder and fast PID regulator
• motor operation with up to 2048 microsteps via 8192 entry 12 bit table (LUT)
• optional incremental encoder feedback operation
• supply voltage 12 to 34V, with internal 48V step up converter for piezo motor (optional use)

Interface

• USB 2.0 interface
• optional RS232 interface (use 1:1 cable)
• step/direction input and output (3.3V level)
• 2 or 3-channel incremental encoder (5V) input
• two stop or reference switch inputs

Software

• Evaluation software for exploring of the TMC457 with direct register access
• optional TMCL™ firmware allows comfortable and simple writing of stand-alone test applications
• USB driver provided
• source code of the ARM7 processor software is provided to allow access to TMC457 via PC

Highlights

• S-shaped and linear ramps with on-the-fly alteration of all parameters
• programmable high resolution sequencer with (12 bit, 8192 entry) micro step look-up table
• incremental encoder interface with flexible up- and down scaling to match drive resolution
• fast and stable easyPID™ PID controller
• 32 bit registers - from mHz to MHz / from nanometer to meter
• reference switch processing / virtual stop switches (programmable soft limits)
• step/direction output (with programmable timing)
• position pulse output to trigger external events
• synchronization of multiple axis via scalable step / direction input
• direct interface for TMC246/TMC249 family stepper motor drivers supportsstallGuard™

Other

• delivery without motors!
• pluggable screw connectors for power, motor and sensors
• RoHS compliant
• size: 145x100mm²

Pricing

MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price)

EUR 330.-