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Analog Devices TMC9660-STP-EVKIT Stepper Motor Evaluation Kit User Guide

Evaluation kit for the TMC9660 motor controller, supporting 70V/5A RMS stepper motors with field-oriented control (FOC), hardware-based position control, and SPI/UART interfaces.

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Overview

The TMC9660-STP-EVKIT is an evaluation platform for the Analog Devices TMC9660, a highly integrated monolithic motor controller and gate driver IC. This specific kit focuses on two-phase bipolar stepper motor applications but supports three-phase BLDC and DC motors. It operates over a voltage range of 8V to 70V DC and handles up to 5A RMS coil current. The hardware features integrated Field-Oriented Control (FOC) and dedicated hardware controllers for position, velocity, and torque. The kit includes the TMC9660-STP-EVAL board, the Landungsbruecke PC interface, and the Eselsbruecke bridge board. It supports ABN encoder feedback, reference switches, and communication via SPI or UART. Configuration and tuning are managed through the TMCL-IDE software.

Use Cases

  • Evaluation of TMC9660 motor controller features
  • Development of high-voltage stepper motor systems
  • Prototyping FOC-based motor control applications
  • Testing position and velocity control loops in hardware
  • Industrial automation and robotics motion control design

Topics

TMC9660
Analog Devices
Trinamic
stepper motor controller
gate driver
field-oriented control
FOC
evaluation board
TMCL-IDE
ABN encoder
70V motor driver
motion control

Referenced Parts

395221002

Molex

J202 Terminal block 2 pos. (Molex 395221002)

395221004

Molex

J203 Terminal block 4 pos. (Molex 395221004)

TMC9660

Analog Devices

highly integrated monolithic motor controller and gate driver IC for three-phase BLDC motors, two-phase bipolar stepper motors, and DC motors.

46-3492-44-3-00-10-PPTR

W+P

J201 2.54mm female pin header 22x2 (W+P 46-3492-44-3-00-10-PPTR)

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