TMC429 Triple-Axis High-End Motion Controller with SPI Interface

This TMC429 Breakout Board is a versatile motion control solution that enables users to create sophisticated three-axis motion control systems. This board interfaces with the TMC429 chip through SPI communication and provides 3-axis step/direction output signals along with limit switch inputs.

The TMC429 chip serves as a dedicated triple-axis motion controller, making it ideal for laboratory automation, 3D printing, scanning equipment, and various automated applications. It functions as a trapezoidal ramp generator, allowing for smooth acceleration and deceleration profiles. The board operates within a voltage range of 3.3V to 5V, offering flexibility for different system requirements. Using Trinamic Step/Dir drivers, up to 256 micro step resolution realize highly precise motion. Based on target positions and velocities – which can be altered on the fly – it performs all real time critical tasks autonomously. The TMC429 offers high level control functions for robust and reliable operation. Two separate 4 wire serial peripheral interfaces allow for communication with the microcontroller and with up to three daisy chained stepper motor drivers.

Features

• TMC429 Trinamic triple-axis dedicated step and direction motion controller
• Supply voltage 3.3V or 5V
• Power LED 3V and 5V
• Configuration and control via SPI
• 3xdedicated Step and Direction output
• Upto32MHzinput frequency
• Upto1MHzstepoutput frequency
• Allows step / direction signal extraction from TMC429 output data stream
• Programmable pulse shaping for step / direction interface
• 24-bit integrated position resolution
• Programmable presale for Incremental Encoder Interface
• 4-times evaluation of encoder signals
• Fast 32-bit SPITM interface
• Can share SPITM interface with TMC429 and supplies separate interrupt output
• Integrates Reference Switch Multiplexers
• Controls up to three stepper motors
• 3 V or 5 V operation with CMOS / TTL compatible IOs
• Serial 4-wire interface for µC with easy-to-use protocol
• Interface for SPI™ motor drivers with data rates up to 1 Mbit/s
• Step/Direction interface to control any Step-Dir driver
• Clock frequency: up to 32 MHz (can use CPU clock)
• Internal position counters 24 bit wide
• Read-out option for all motion parameters
• Programmable 6-bit micro step table for SPI drivers
• Ramp generators for autonomous positioning / speed control
• On-the-fly change of target motion parameters
• Homing and Stop Switch Monitoring integrated for 1-3 switches
• Power boost automatic acceleration dependent current control
• Low power operation: 1.25 mA at 4 MHz (typ.)
• PCB Dimensions 28.58 x 36.20 mm