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TMC5160 Drivers offer a high drive output with an internal SixPoint Ramp Generator to splice profiles on the fly & offer the best of all TMC features!
StealthChop2 | StallGuard2 | SixPoint Ramp Generator | Passive Braking | Stall Detection
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If you’ve ever explored the vast world of Stepper Drivers and how they actually operate, you’ll know that it’s a complex world, demanding high precision and intense formulas. Fortunately, as complex as this world is, we end-users don’t need to really worry too much about how they work, but rather just and how we can get them to work in the ways we need. This is the beauty of the Trinamic TMC Drivers and Pololu StepStick combination, as it takes all of the complicated workings of stepper drivers and simplifies them into relatively standardised drivers that are perfect for applications like 3D Printing, CNC machines and other hobbyist use cases.
These TMC5160 Drivers from BigTreeTech utilise the powerful TMC5160 driver with the Pololu StepStick design, offering a relatively beefy power output for hobbyist applications, while also adding a few cool features that boost its performance. These drivers are most commonly used with the BTT SKR V1.4 Range, as well as the BTT002 Motherboard and the BigTreeTech SKR Pro, and are designed to bring a range of cool features along with good power, for an effective, efficient and surprisingly convenient end user experience.
With a name that’s noticeably different to the TMC21xx and TMC22xx ranges, it’s a little bit surprising to see that the BTT TMC5160 doesn’t have any unique new features. However, after testing and learning more about these drivers, it’s easy to see that these aren’t meant for new fancy features, but rather for high power delivery, being capable of up to 40V @ 4.4A Peak and 3.1A RMS. This is a crazy amount of power for 3D Printing, possibly opening up new opportunities for stronger, faster or a higher number of Stepper Motors, with this power also being complemented by some of the great features that have given TMC such a highly regarded name in the world of stepper drivers.
So let’s take a look at some of those features now:
BTT TMC5160 Stepper Motor Driver - Technical Specifications: |
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– BigTreeTech |
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– BTT TMC5160 V1.0 |
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– SPI |
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– Up to 1/16 |
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– Up to 1/256 |
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– 3.3V to 5V DC |
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– 8V to 40V DC |
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– 3.1A RMS | 4.4A Peak |
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– Enabled |
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– LS: 1.8Ω | HS: 2.2Ω |
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– MicroPlyer – SixPoint Ramp Generator – SpreadCycle – CoolStep – StealthChop2 – StallGuard2 with Stall Detection – Passive Braking & Short Detection |
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– ±3g |
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– 15.24 x 20.32mm |
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As one of the rising stars in the world of 3D Printer Component Research and Development, BigTreeTech have certainly hit the ground running, entering the market in 2015 and spending their early stages primarily learning, researching, testing and developing, before producing some truly impressive results. From simple but effective upgrades to standard parts, all the way through to completely custom parts that no other brand offered at the time, BigTreeTech now have an incredibly diverse range, with almost no area of 3D Printing being left out.
Some of BigTreeTech’s most notable additions to the world of 3D Printing include the SKR Motherboard Range for numerous different 3D Printer models, the awesome TFT Touch Display Range with fancy features like dual-mode operation, as well as their very impressive Stepper Driver Range that cater to all tastes and preferences under the sun. And of course, to top it all off, BigTreeTech also have a sister company named BIQU, and we must admit that they have been producing some pretty impressive (and low price) 3D Printers, with the BIQU B1 possibly becoming a new rival to the Ender 3.
Of course, it’s easy to see that BigTreeTech are modern masters of 3D Printing R&D, and while we do still have a lot of different parts that we want to test out from them, so far we’ve been extremely happy with what they’re capable of producing – all while fitting into same kind of hobbyist budget that they used to operate on as Makers and Tinkerers themselves.