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Bipolar Stepper Motor

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In bipolar stepper motors, current can flow in both directions; a full-bridge converter is required to drive each of the two windings of a two-phase motor. During motion, the type of electronic control (full step, half step, microstepping) and the resulting phase current waveform impact the vibration level, the acoustic noise, motion smoothness and sensitivity to resonances. Read more

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ST fully supports all of these configurations with monolithic motor driver ICs (embedding digital controllers, power devices and protection functions), and for higher power, with a controller + MOSFET combination approach.

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Application Notes (5 of 17)

Technical Notes & Articles (1)

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PDF	TA0354 Thermal design calculations for integrated stepper motor driver solutions 1.0		13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 TA0354 Thermal design calculations for integrated stepper motor driver solutions 1.0

Presentations (5)

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PDF	STSPIN L620x, L622x and L623x product presentation 1.0	24 Jan 2020	24 Jan 2020 STSPIN L620x, L622x and L623x product presentation 1.0
PDF	STSPIN L6474 product presentation 1.0	20 Dec 2017	20 Dec 2017 STSPIN L6474 product presentation 1.0
PDF	STSPIN L6480 and L6482 product presentation 1.0	20 Dec 2017	20 Dec 2017 STSPIN L6480 and L6482 product presentation 1.0
PDF	STSPIN configurable gate driving circuitry 1.0	14 Jun 2018	14 Jun 2018 STSPIN configurable gate driving circuitry 1.0
PDF	STSPIN motor drivers - Voltage mode stepper motor control 1.0	18 May 2018	18 May 2018 STSPIN motor drivers - Voltage mode stepper motor control 1.0

Flyers (2)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	60, 80 and 100 V STripFET™ F7 MOSFETs 1.0		26 Mar 2021	26 Mar 2021 60, 80 and 100 V STripFET™ F7 MOSFETs 1.0
PDF	Integrated stepper motor driver delivers up to 10 A with superior smoothness and accurate positioning		14 Jun 2018	14 Jun 2018 Integrated stepper motor driver delivers up to 10 A with superior smoothness and accurate positioning

Selection Guides (1)

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PDF	STSPIN motor drivers 11.2017		24 Jan 2020	24 Jan 2020 STSPIN motor drivers 11.2017

Brochures (1)

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PDF	Motor Control Reference Guide 11.22		20 Mar 2021	20 Mar 2021 Motor Control Reference Guide 11.22

Magazine Articles (1)

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PDF	STSPIN Motor Control: Design Considerations for Brushless Direct Current Motor Control 1.0		25 Feb 2020	25 Feb 2020 STSPIN Motor Control: Design Considerations for Brushless Direct Current Motor Control 1.0

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MCU & MPU Embedded Software

Part number	Status	Description	Type	Supplier
STSW-STM32018	Active	Driving bipolar stepper motors using a medium-density STM32F103xx microcontroller (AN2820)	STM32 Standard Peripheral Library Expansion	ST	STSW-STM32018 Description: Driving bipolar stepper motors using a medium-density STM32F103xx microcontroller (AN2820)
X-CUBE-SPN1	Active	Stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube	STM32Cube Expansion Packages	ST	X-CUBE-SPN1 Description: Stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube
X-CUBE-SPN2	Active	Two axes stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube	STM32Cube Expansion Packages	ST	X-CUBE-SPN2 Description: Two axes stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube
X-CUBE-SPN3	Active	High power stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube	STM32Cube Expansion Packages	ST	X-CUBE-SPN3 Description: High power stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube
X-CUBE-SPN5	Active	Bipolar stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube	STM32Cube Expansion Packages	ST	X-CUBE-SPN5 Description: Bipolar stepper motor driver software expansion for STM32Cube

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PDF	AN468 Constant/current chopper drive ups stepper/motor performance 1.3	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN468 Constant/current chopper drive ups stepper/motor performance 1.3
PDF	AN280 Controlling voltage transients in full-bridge driver applications 3.0	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN280 Controlling voltage transients in full-bridge driver applications 3.0
PDF	AN2820 Driving bipolar stepper motors using a medium-density STM32F103xx microcontroller 2.5	04 Nov 2019	04 Nov 2019 AN2820 Driving bipolar stepper motors using a medium-density STM32F103xx microcontroller 2.5
PDF	AN4487 Getting started with SPC560P-DISP 1.2	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN4487 Getting started with SPC560P-DISP 1.2
PDF	AN3991 How to drive multiple stepper motors with the L6470 motor driver 2.1	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN3991 How to drive multiple stepper motors with the L6470 motor driver 2.1
PDF	AN1451 L6208 fully integrated two phase stepper motor driver 2.4	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN1451 L6208 fully integrated two phase stepper motor driver 2.4
PDF	AN4241 L6470 and L6472: fully integrated stepper motor drivers 2.0	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN4241 L6470 and L6472: fully integrated stepper motor drivers 2.0
PDF	AN4290 L647x, L648x and powerSTEP01 family communication protocol 2.1	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN4290 L647x, L648x and powerSTEP01 family communication protocol 2.1
PDF	AN4355 L648x devices: high power stepper motor controllers 2.0	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN4355 L648x devices: high power stepper motor controllers 2.0
PDF	AN3208 Microstepping motor drive with STM8A and STM8S microcontrollers 1.4	22 Jul 2019	22 Jul 2019 AN3208 Microstepping motor drive with STM8A and STM8S microcontrollers 1.4
PDF	AN1495 Microstepping stepper motor drive using peak detecting current control 3.2	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN1495 Microstepping stepper motor drive using peak detecting current control 3.2
PDF	AN5385 Open load detection with STSPIN220 stepper driver 1.2	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN5385 Open load detection with STSPIN220 stepper driver 1.2
PDF	AN460 STEPPER MOTOR DRIVE CONSIDERATIONS, COMMON PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS 1.2	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN460 STEPPER MOTOR DRIVE CONSIDERATIONS, COMMON PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS 1.2
PDF	AN3980 STM32 firmware library for dSPIN L6470 1.1	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN3980 STM32 firmware library for dSPIN L6470 1.1
PDF	AN4923 STSPIN220: step-mode selection and on-the-fly switching to full-step 1.0	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN4923 STSPIN220: step-mode selection and on-the-fly switching to full-step 1.0
PDF	AN235 Stepper motor driving 2.2	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN235 Stepper motor driving 2.2
PDF	AN4144 Voltage mode control operation and parameter optimization 4.0	13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 AN4144 Voltage mode control operation and parameter optimization 4.0