Data Sheet

The Tic family consists of two different controllers: the Tic T825 and Tic T834. The main differences
between those boards are mentioned in Section 1.
The Tic T825 and Tic T834 controllers are each available in two versions: with terminal blocks
and 0.1″ male headers installed, as shown in the left pictures above, and with through-hole
connectors included but not soldered in, as shown in the right pictures above. The versions with
connectors installed allow for all of the main features to be used without any additional soldering
required as the stepper motor and power leads can be connected to the board via terminal blocks and
the signal pins can be connected to the board by 0.1″ connectors, such as premium jumper wires
[https://www.pololu.com/category/65/premium-jumper-wires], cables made from wires with pre-crimped
terminals [https://www.pololu.com/category/71/wires-with-pre-crimped-terminals], and servo cables
[https://www.pololu.com/category/112/servo-cables]. The connector-free versions allow for custom
installations, such as soldering the included 0.1″ male header pins pointing down for use in a
breadboard or soldering wires directly to the board.
• Tic T825 with terminal blocks and 0.1″ male headers installed [https://www.pololu.com/
product/3130]
• Tic T825 with through-hole connectors included but not soldered in
[https://www.pololu.com/product/3131]
• Tic T834 with terminal blocks and 0.1″ male headers installed [https://www.pololu.com/
product/3132]
• Tic T834 with through-hole connectors included but not soldered in
[https://www.pololu.com/product/3133]
The connector-free versions include the following connectors:
• Three 2-pin 3.5mm screw terminal blocks [https://www.pololu.com/product/2444] – you can
combine these by sliding them together and use them with the larger motor and power holes.
• 1×10 breakaway male header pin strip [https://www.pololu.com/product/965] – this matches the
10 holes along the side of the board opposite the power and motor connections.
• 1×16 breakaway male header pin strip [https://www.pololu.com/product/965] – this can be
broken into smaller pieces and used with the other 0.1″ holes on the board as desired.
1.2. Supported operating systems
We support using the Tic Stepper Motor Controller and its configuration software on Windows 7,
Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, and macOS 10.11 or later. The Tic’s software is not likely to work
on Windows 10 IoT Core, which is very different from the normal desktop versions of Windows.
The software is open source [https://github.com/pololu/pololu-tic-software], so it could be ported to more
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