ST EVAL6208Q User Manual

EVAL6208Q

Stepper motor driver mounting the L6208Q

Features

Voltage range from 8 V to 52 V

Phase current up to 2.5 Ar.m.s.

Adjustable PWM current control OFF-time

Logic inputs 5 V / 3.3 V compliant

Small application footprint with high thermal performance

Suitable for use in combination with PractiSPIN™ 2 software

Description

Data brief

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The EVAL6208Q is a stepper motor driver board allowing the user to test the L6208Q functions.

The board can be driven using the STEVAL-

PCC009V2 communication board and the

PractiSPIN 2 evaluation software.

April 2012

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ST EVAL6208Q User Manual

Board description

EVAL6208Q

 

 

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Table 1.

EVAL6208Q electrical specifications

 

 

Parameter

Value

 

 

Supply voltage (VS)

8 to 52 V

 

 

Maximum output current (each phase)

2.5 Ar.m.s.

 

 

Low level logic input voltage

0 V

 

 

High level logic input voltage

5 V / 3.3 V (1)

Maximum VREFA/VREFB input voltage (J2 connector)

3.3 V (2)

Switching frequency

Up to 100 kHz

 

 

Operating temperature

- 25 to +125 °C

 

 

L6208Q thermal resistance junction-to-ambient

TBD

 

 

 

1.Logic inputs are 3.3 V and 5 V compliant.

2.Equivalent to about 3.1 A peak current.

Figure 1. Trimmer and connector locations

Power supply connector

(8 V - 52 V)

Application reference area

Phase A connector

Phase B connector

Control board connector

Phase B tOFF regulation

Phase A tOFF regulation

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Table 2.

Control board connector pinout (J2)

 

 

 

 

 

Pin

Type

Function

 

 

 

 

 

2

Ground

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

3

Logic input

Active low reset of L6208Q

 

 

 

 

 

4

Logic input

Direction input (CW/CCW input of L6208Q)

 

 

 

 

 

5

Logic input

Decay mode selection input (CONTROL input of L6208Q)

 

 

 

 

 

6

Logic input

Step clock input (CLOCK input of L6208Q)

 

 

 

 

 

11

Analog input

Reference voltage for phase A current control

 

 

 

 

 

12

Analog input

Reference voltage for phase B current control

 

 

 

 

 

13

Ground

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

14

Supply voltage

3.3 V supply voltage

 

 

 

 

 

16

Logic input

Device enable input (EN input of L6208Q)

 

 

 

 

 

23

Ground

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

24

Analog output

Board identification system ID0

 

 

 

 

 

25

Analog output

Board identification system ID1

 

 

 

 

 

28

Ground

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

29

Logic output

Fault output (EN output of L6208Q)

 

 

 

 

 

30

Logic input

Step mode selection input (HALF/FULL input of L6208Q

 

 

 

 

 

Others

Unconnected

 

 

 

 

 

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