TMCM-170 and TMCM-171 MODULE – Reference and Programming Manual
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Copyright © 2005, TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG
1 Functional description
1.1 Introduction
The TMCM-170/-171 module can either be remote controlled via the PC demonstration software or the
TMCL environment or by a user specific program. A number of stand-alone features is also integrated.
For a detailed hardware information please refer to the specific hardware manual (5 References).
This manual describes the BLDC specific parameters and BLDC specific commands available on the
BLDC modules. Further, the modules provide control instructions like branches, arithmetic functions,
comparison commands and functions for reading / setting the I/O lines. For these, please refer to the
TMCL reference manual (5 References).
Attention: It is important to properly set motor and encoder settings before trying to operate the motor.
The changes become effective after a full restart (power off-on).
You can use the demonstration application and / or the TMCL development environment to make
these settings. Please refer to the TMCM-170/-171 Hardware Manual for the basic settings.
1.2 Getting started
The demonstration application for the TMCM-170/-171 module gives a simple way to set the module
into operation. The TRINAMIC TMCL IDE allows to update the modules firmware and to test / set all of
the modules’ parameters via all supported bus systems. Please refer to the hardware manual for
setting up the unit. It is especially important, to correctly set initialization parameters, if you have
purchased the unit without a motor.
1.3 Stand alone operation using TMCL
The TMCM-170 and TMCM-171 support stand alone TMCL operation. To implement a stand alone
program, please use the TMCL-IDE. The TMCM-170 supports programs up to 64 commands long,
while the TMCM-171 supports up to 2048 commands. The full control command set can be found in
the TMCL reference manual.
