Stepping Motor Driver ICs with Active Gain Control
With compatible MikroE Click boards
Stepping motor driver ICs
Accurate position control achieved by stepping motors is being used in many applications. But in order to overcome the motor from stalling, stepping motors tend to require additional current. Therefore many engineers and users are looking for an optimised stepping motor control. Toshiba developed a unique architecture called "Active Gain Control" to overcome those requirements, and has implemented to some of the latest products.
Active gain control
Toshiba Active Gain Control * optimises the drive current to suit the required torque. This leads to optimised energy efficiency and a longer lifetime of the motor. The technology enables new use cases and enhances the user experience.
* Active Gain Control is a Toshiba technology
Featured products
TB67S549FTG
4.5V-33V stepper motor driver in tiny package that saves space and simplifies design
Wide operating voltage and 1.2A current delivery, with low RDS(on) and no charge-pump capacitor needed, saves space, BOM, and circuit complexity.
Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) has launched an ultra-small and highly integrated stepping-motor driver that helps miniaturize product designs and enhance reliability while cutting the bill of materials and time to market. The new IC, TB67S549FTG, with an operating output voltage range from 4.5V to 33V, delivers an operating current of up to 1.2A. It is well suited for a wide range of constant current control stepper motor applications including those found in office automation, commercial and industrial equipment. It is also suited for surveillance cameras and projectors.
The integrated Advanced Dynamic Mixed Decay (ADMD) system guarantees an efficient PWM current control under all conditions. With the integrated clock interface up to 32 micro steps can be realised.
Housed in a 4mm x 4mm QFN24 package, the TB67S549FTG occupies only 64% of the mounting area of its predecessor IC and hence saves circuit-board space and costs. Moreover, the internal monitoring circuitry for constant-current control does not require an external current sense resistor, and the charge-pump capacitor is also integrated, thereby further reducing circuit size as well as component count.
MIKROE-5303
TB67S549FTG compatible Stepper 12, Click Board
Stepper 12 Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive without a current sense resistor for motor-current detection owing to the built-in function of the Advanced Current Detect System (ACDS) and allows full-step to 1/32 steps resolution for less motor noise and smoother control. It has a wide operating voltage range of 4.5V to 34V with an output current capacity of 1.5 maximum and several anomaly detection indicators.
- Low power consumption
- Capable of controlling one bipolar stepping motor
- Operational in full, half, quarter, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 step resolutions
- Built-in a mixed decay mode
- GPIO, I2C interface
- mikroBUS compatibility
- L (57.15 x 25.4 mm) size
TB67S539FTG
Motor Driver, Two Phase Stepper Motor, 2 Outputs, 1.8 A, 4.5 V to 34 V, VQFN-32, -20°C to 85°C
The TB67S539FTG is a stepping motor driver IC capable of constant current motor control without an external current sense resistor as the current detector is integrated within the 5.0mm x 5.0mm QFN32 package. In addition, the TB67S539FTG does not require an external capacitor for the charge pump as it is also integrated. With this high level of integration, the need for PCB space is significantly reduced, making it suited to a wide range of constant current control stepper motor applications.
MIKROE-4547
TB67S549FTG compatible Stepper 12, Click Board
Stepper 17 Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. This board features the TB67S539FTG, a two-phase bipolar stepping motor driver using a PWM chopper from Toshiba Semiconductor. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive without a current sense resistor for motor-current detection and full-step to 1/32 steps resolution for less motor noise and smoother control.
Features
Low power consumption, capable of controlling bipolar stepping motor, PWM controlled constant-current drive, operational in full, half, quarter, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 step resolutions, built-in a mixed decay mode, anomaly detection functions, and more.
TB62262FTG
Motor Driver, Stepper, 1.4 A Output, 4.75 V to 5.25 V Supply, WQFN-48, -20 °C to 85 °C
TB62262FTG is a PWM method clock-in controlled motor driver for bipolar stepping motor using a PWM chopper. An interface is CLOCK in control. It is fabricated with the BiCD process.
Features
- BiCD process integrated monolithic IC, 2-phase bipolar stepper + push-pull driver class
- Capable of controlling 1 bipolar stepping motor
- PWM controlled constant-current drive, surface mounting
- Allows full, half, quarter step operation, high voltage and current
- Low on-resistance (high and low side is 0.8ohm typical) MOSFET output stage
MIKROE-5303
TB62262FTG compatible Multi Stepper Click Board
Multi Stepper Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive without a current sense resistor for motor-current detection owing to the built-in function of the Advanced Current Detect System (ACDS) and allows full-step to 1/32 steps resolution for less motor noise and smoother control.
TB67S102AFNG
Full, Half, Quarter step resolution / BiCD Clock-input 2-phase bipolar stepping motor driver / PWM constant current drive / High output current / Low R-on
Features
- BiCD process integrated monolithic IC.
- Capable of controlling 1 bipolar stepping motor.
- PWM controlled constant-current drive.
- Allows full, half, quarter step operation.
- Low on-resistance (High + Low side=0.49Ω(typ)) MOSFET output stage
MIKROE-5043
TB67S102AFNG compatible Multi Stepper Click Board
Multi Stepper Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive and allows full-, half-, and quarter-step operation for less motor noise and smoother control.
TB67S209FTG
Motor Driver, Stepper, 1.5 A Output, 4.75 V to 5.25 V Supply, WQFN-48, -20 °C to 85 °C
Features
- BiCD process integrated monolithic IC
- Capable of controlling 1 bipolar stepping motor
- PWM controlled constant-current drive, surface mounting
- Allows full, half, quarter, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 step operation, high voltage and current
- Low on-resistance (high and low side is 0.49ohm typical) MOSFET output stage
MIKROE-5042
TB67S209FTG compatible Multi Stepper Click Board
Multi Stepper Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive, selectable mixed decay mode, and allows from full-step up to 1/32 steps resolution for less motor noise and smoother control.
TB67S109AFTG
Motor Driver, Stepper, 1.5 A Output, 4.75 V to 5.25 V Supply, WQFN-48, -20 °C to 85 °C
Features
- BiCD process integrated monolithic IC
- Capable of controlling 1 bipolar stepping motor
- PWM controlled constant-current drive, surface mounting
- Allows full, half, quarter, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 step operation, high voltage and current
- Low on-resistance (high and low side is 0.49ohm typical) MOSFET output stage
MIKROE-5052
TB67S109AFTG compatible Multi Stepper Click Board
Multi Stepper Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive and allows from full-step up to 1/32 steps resolution for less motor noise and smoother control.
TB67S261FTG
Motor Driver, Stepper, 1.4 A Output, 4.75 V to 5.25 V Supply, WQFN-48, -20 °C to 85 °C
Features
- BiCD process integrated monolithic IC
- Capable of controlling 1 bipolar stepping motor
- PWM controlled constant-current drive, surface mounting
- Allows full, half, quarter step operation, high voltage and current
- Low on-resistance (high and low side is 0.8ohm typical) MOSFET output stage
MIKROE-5051
TB67S261FTG compatible Multi Stepper Click Board
Multi Stepper Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive and full-, half-, and quarter-step operation for less motor noise and smoother control.
TB62261FTG
Motor Driver, Stepper, 1.4 A Output, 4.75 V to 5.25 V Supply, WQFN-48, -20 °C to 85 °C
Features
- BiCD process integrated monolithic IC, 2-phase bipolar stepper + push-pull driver class
- Capable of controlling 1 bipolar stepping motor
- PWM controlled constant-current drive, surface mounting
- Allows full, half, quarter step operation, high voltage and current
- Low on-resistance (high and low side is 0.8ohm typical) MOSFET output stage
MIKROE-5040
TB62261FTG compatible Multi Stepper Click Board
Multi Stepper Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive and full-, half-, and quarter-step operation for less motor noise and smoother control.
TB67S269FTG
Motor Driver, Stepper, 1.4 A Output, 4.75 V to 5.25 V Supply, WQFN-48, -20 °C to 85 °C
Features
- BiCD process integrated monolithic IC
- Capable of controlling 1 bipolar stepping motor
- PWM controlled constant-current drive, surface mounting
- Allows full, half, quarter, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 step operation, high voltage and current
- Low on-resistance (high and low side is 0.8ohm typical) MOSFET output stage
MIKROE-5040
TB67S269FTG compatible Multi Stepper Click Board
Multi Stepper Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive and full-, half-, and quarter-step operation for less motor noise and smoother control.