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From Trinamic: How to drive a stepper motor closed loop with your Arduino Uno using a TMC4361A-EVAL + TMC2130-EVAL

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Today we will wire up a TMC4361A-EVAL + TMC2130-EVAL combination to drive a stepper motor closed loop with an Arduino Uno. The encoder used for this test has a resolution of 10.000 cpr respective a resolution of 40.000.


Preparation

For this tutorial the Eselsbruecke got a soldered connection between +5V_USB (pin 5) to +5V_VM (pin 42) to get +5V for the encoder. You can use jumper wires as well but make sure the connection is properly.


Wiring

The wiring is very simple. You will need 9 jumper wires. To make the wiring more easy you can print out the TMC5130-EVAL_Pinning.pdf (used from a previous blog entry) and cut out the template to mount it on the connector header of the TMC4361-EVAL (As seen on illustration 4). As a reference you can use the TMC5130-Eval_v15_01_Schematic.pdf. Here you’ll find the signals that are on each pin. The configuration is documented in the comment section of the Arduino code.


Illustration 3 – Pinheader of TMC4361-EVAL


Illustration 4 – TMC4361A+TMC2130 wired up with Arduino Uno


Cable colors of illustration 4

+5V –> red
GND –> blue
SDO –> yellow
SDI –> orange
SCK –> white
CSN –> grey
DIO0 (DRV_ENN) –> black (Is passed thru to TMC2130-EVAL DRV_ENN pin)
DIO16 (NFREEZE) –> brown
CLK16 –> green


Arduino Code

The Arduino Code below does not need any additional libraries. The SPI library comes with the Arduino IDE. The program initializes the TMC2130 thru the TMC4361A-EVAL (cover datagram) and the TMC4361 itself. It will rotate a 200 full step motor 2 revolutions to the one and 2 revolutions to the other direction depending on the wiring of the stepper motor. Please use either the TMC4361 and TMC2130 datasheets as a reference for the different registers (Download links here).


Download

The Arduino_TMC4361_TMC2130 zip file includes the pinning template, the TMC4361-EVAL schematic and the Arduino project.


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Source: http://blog.trinamic.com/2017/06/27/how-to-drive-a-stepper-motor-closed-loop-with-your-arduino-uno-using-a-tmc4361a-eval-tmc2130-eval/


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About Symmetry Electronics Team

Established in 1998, Symmetry Electronics is a focused global distributor of wireless connectivity solutions, sensors, and audio-video technologies. Offering comprehensive design support and available-to-ship inventory, Symmetry is committed to helping engineers accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and offer modern solutions for their IoT designs. Acquired by the Berkshire Hathaway company TTI, Inc. in 2017, Symmetry Electronics is headquartered in Los Angeles with international offices in Mexico, Canada, and China.

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