Stepper Motor Drivers

ST’s portfolio of STSPIN stepper motor drivers spans from relatively simple ICs with current control and phase generation to more complex solutions that combine in a single chip all that is needed to autonomously drive a stepper motor using high-level motion commands coming from the motor or motion control system host – a microcontroller, DSP or FPGA.

Available in a large selection of space-saving, thermally-enhanced packages, STSPIN stepper motor drivers provide a ready-to-use, optimized solution for motor and motion control systems in a range of voltage and current ratings.

ST also offers a system-in-package (powerSTEP01) integrating both the control circuitry and a complete power stage (8 N-channel 16 mOhm MOSFETs) in a QFN package for compact, high-power stepper motor applications (85 V and 10 A).

The STSPIN portfolio comes with extensive low-cost evaluation hardware and software as well as a technical documentation toolbox to help minimize time to market.

L6258EP
PWM-controlled, high-current DMOS universal motor driver
L6219R
Stepper Motor Driver
STSPIN820
Advanced 256 microsteps integrated motor driver with step-clock and direction interface
powerSTEP01
System-in-package integrating microstepping controller and 10 A power MOSFETs
L6208Q
DMOS driver for bipolar stepper motor
L6258EX
PWM-controlled, high-current DMOS universal motor driver
TEA3718
Stepper Motor Driver
STSPIN220
Low voltage stepper motor driver
L6258EA
PWM-controlled, high-current DMOS universal motor driver
L6219DSA
Stepper Motor Driver, Injection control
L6506
Current Controller For Stepping Motors
L6258E
PWM controlled high current DMOS universal motor driver
L6219
Stepper Motor Driver
L6470
Fully integrated microstepping motor driver with motion engine and SPI
L6228Q
DMOS driver for bipolar stepper motor
L297
Stepper Motor Controller
L6258
PWM CONTROLLED - HIGH CURRENT DMOS UNIVERSAL MOTOR DRIVER
L6208
DMOS driver for bipolar stepper motor
L6228
DMOS driver for bipolar stepper motor
L6482
Fully integrated microstepping motor controller with motion engine and SPI
L6472
Fully integrated microstepping motor driver with motion engine and SPI
L6474
Stepper motor driver with up to 16 microsteps with SPI and advanced current control
L6480
Fully integrated microstepping motor controller with motion engine and SPI

Smooth & silent stepper motor driver

STSPIN820 256 µsteps capable, and 45 V rated stepper motor driver perfectly suits new-generation applications, thanks to:

Extreme position accuracy and motion smoothness: with up to 1/256 microsteps per full step
Integration of the PWM control and the power stage made by 500 mΩ RDS(ON) MOSFETs guarantees one of the best performance-cost trade-offs
Easy step-clock and direction interface
7 to 45 V operating voltage for wide range of applications
Maximum reliability: UVLO, over-current and thermal protections
Compact 4 x 4 mm QFN makes it the smallest integrated microstepping driver with these ratings

Get Started

Extend the Runtime of Your Battery-Powered Applications

The STSPIN220 stepper motor driver, STSPIN230 brushless DC motor driver, STSPIN240 dual brushed DC motor driver and STSPIN250 single brushed DC motor driver are optimized to deliver low noise, minimal power consumption and standby mode of operation along with features such as extreme position accuracy and motion smoothness with up to 256 micro-steps per step.

Get started on your next design with these tools available from ST for STSPIN220, STSPIN230, STSPIN240 and STSPIN250 using the STM32 ODE Nucleo boards and development software.

STM32L0 Nucleo Development board
NUCLEO-L053R8 - STM32 Nucleo-64 development board with STM32L053R8 MCU, supports Arduino and ST morpho connectivity

STSW-SPIN002 evaluation software with
STSW-SPIN002 - Evaluation software with graphical user interface for STSPIN motor driver ICs

Obtain your free STM32L0 / STM32F0 Professional Developers Package
MDK-ARM-STM32 - MDK-ARM software development environment for Cortex-M based MCUs

X-NUCLEO expansion boards and X-CUBE software

The following X-NUCLEO expansion baords X-Cube software support the devices

Device	X-NUCLEO Board	X-CUBE Software
STSPIN220	X-NUCLEO-IHM06A1	X-CUBE-SPN6
STSPIN230	X-NUCLEO-IHM11M1	X-CUBE-SPN11
STSPIN240	X-NUCLEO-IHM12A1	X-CUBE-SPN12
STSPIN250	X-NUCLEO-IHM13A1	X-CUBE-SPN13

X-NUCLEO-IHM06A1
X-NUCLEO-IHM06A1 - Low voltage stepper motor driver expansion board based on the STSPIN220 for STM32 Nucleo

X-CUBE-SPN6
X-CUBE-SPN6 - Low voltage stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube

X-NUCLEO-IHM11M1
X-NUCLEO-IHM11M1 - Low voltage three-phase brushless DC motor driver expansion board based on STSPIN230 for STM32 Nucleo

X-CUBE-SPN11
X-CUBE-SPN11 - Low voltage three-phase brushless DC motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube

X-NUCLEO-IHM12A1
X-NUCLEO-IHM12A1 - Low voltage dual brush DC motor driver expansion board based on STSPIN240 for STM32 Nucleo

X-CUBE-SPN12
X-CUBE-SPN12 - Low voltage dual brush DC motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube

Other Getting Started Resources

For other STSPIN devices

Obtain the STSPIN Discovery board
Connect the discovery board to a PC through the USB cable and supply it
Download the STSW-SPINDISC01 from st.com and update the MCU firmware
Download the STSW-SPIN002 Evaluation software with graphical user interface from st.com and start it. Select the part number under evaluation and enjoy

Obtain the evaluation board of STSPIN device and the STEVAL-PCC009V2 interface board
Connect the STEVAL-PCC009V2 to the PC through the USB cable and to the evaluation board through the 10 or 30 poles connector and supply it
Download the STSW-PCC009V2 from st.com and update the MCU firmware
Download the STSW-SPIN002 Evaluation software with graphical user interface from st.com and start it. Select the part number under evaluation and enjoy

STSW-SPINDISC01
STSW-SPINDISC01 - STSPIN Discovery boards firmware

STSW-SPIN002
STSW-SPIN002 - Evaluation software with graphical user interface for STSPIN motor driver ICs

STEVAL-PCC009V2
STEVAL-PCC009V2 - IBU Motor Control & IPS universal interface