User Manual

TMC2160-EVAL Evaluation Kit • Document Revision V1.01 • 2019-MAR-19
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1.1 First Start-Up
1. Make sure that the latest version of the TMCL-IDE is installed. The TMCL-IDE can be downloaded
from www.trinamic.com/support/software/tmcl-ide/.
2. Open the TMCL-IDE and connect the Landungsbruecke or Startrampe via USB to the computer. For
Windows 10 no driver is needed, on Windows 7 and 8 systems the TMCL-IDE will install the driver
automatically.
3. Verify that the Landungsbruecke or Startrampe is using the latest firmware version. The firmware
version is shown in the device tree which is displayed in the TMCL-IDE main window.
Figure 2: Firmware Version
4. The TMCL-IDE 3.0 needs room to show all important information and to provide a good overview.
Therefore, arrange the main window related to your needs. We recommend using full screen. For
evaluation boards it is essential to have access to the registers of the TMC2160. Therefore open the
Register Browser window by clicking on the Register Browser entry in the tree view on the left side of
the TMCL-IDE main window.
5. On the top edge of the evaluation board you can find a pin header for connecting an external
step/direction generator (for example a signal generator or a microcontroller board or some other
motion controller). These external step/direction inputs are ORed toghether with the step/direction
signals that the Landungsbruecke or Startrampe can generate. Hence it is possible to use the position
mode and the velocity mode in the TMCL-IDE for the first tests. Later an external step/direction
generator can be used while still using the Landungsbruecke or Startrampe togehter with the TMCL-
IDE for configuring the TMC2160.
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