3DM580 Digital Stepping Driver Manual V1.1
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voltage will allow higher motor speed to be achieved, at the price of more noise and heating. If the
motion speed requirement is low, it’s better to use lower supply voltage to decrease noise, heating
and improve reliability.
Regulated or Unregulated Power Supply
Both regulated and unregulated power supplies can be used to supply the driver. However,
unregulated power supplies are preferred due to their ability to withstand current surge. If
regulated power supplies (such as most switching supplies.) are indeed used, it is important to
have large current output rating to avoid problems like current clamp, for example using 4A
supply for 3A motor-driver operation. On the other hand, if unregulated supply is used, one may
use a power supply of lower current rating than that of motor (typically 50%
～
70% of motor
current). The reason is that the driver draws current from the power supply capacitor of the
unregulated supply only during the ON duration of the PWM cycle, but not during the OFF
duration. Therefore, the average current withdrawn from power supply is considerably less than
motor current. For example, two 3A motors can be well supplied by one power supply of 4A
rating.
Multiple Drivers
It is recommended to have multiple drivers to share one power supply to reduce cost, if the supply
has enough capacity. To avoid cross interference,
DO NOT
daisy-chain the power supply input
pins of the drivers. Instead, please connect them to power supply separately.
Selecting Supply Voltage
The power MOSFETS inside the 3DM580 can actually operate 20 ~ +50VDC, including
power input fluctuation and back EMF voltage generated by motor coils during motor shaft
deceleration. Higher supply voltage can increase motor torque at higher speeds, thus helpful for
avoiding losing steps. However, higher voltage may cause bigger motor vibration at lower speed,
and it may also cause over-voltage protection or even driver damage. Therefore, it is suggested to
choose only sufficiently high supply voltage for intended applications, and it is suggested to use
power supplies with theoretical output voltage of +20 ~ +45VDC, leaving room for power
fluctuation and back-EMF.
7. Selecting Microstep Resolution and Driver Output Current
Microstep resolutions and output current are programmable, the former can be set from 200 to
