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6 Motor driver current
The stepper motor driver section of the TMCM-6210 + TMCM-6211 operates current controlled. The driver current
may be programmed in software with 256 effective scaling steps in hardware up-to 0.7A RMS / 1A peak max.
motor coil current.
Motor current measured for one phase with max. current settings (100% e.g. “SAP 6, 0, 255”) and 256 microsteps:
CH1 (yellow): motor current [50mV / A]
Motor current
setting in
software (TMC)
In TMCL axis parameter 6 (motor run current) and 7 (motor standby current) can be used
for motor current setting:
SAP 6, 0, <value> // set run current
SAP 7, 0, <value> // set standby current
For <value> numbers between 0 (minimum) and 255 (maximum) are supported. Motor
current is scaled linearly up-to 0.7A RMS / 1A peak.
(read-out value with GAP instead of SAP. Please see separate TMCM-6210 / TMCM-6211
firmware / software manual for further information)