Mouser Electronics, the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the TMC2241 smart integrated stepper driver from Analog Devices (ADI). The TMC2241 is a smart, high-voltage stepper driver IC with step and direction control and serial communication interfaces. The TMC2241 meets the needs of a wide range of applications, including sewing and knitting machines, lab and factory automation, office automation and paper handling, CCTV and security, and pumps and valve control.
The ADI TMC2241, now at Mouser, includes an advanced stepper motor driver with 256 microsteps, a built-in indexer, and two fully integrated 65V, 3.0A maximum H-bridges, as well as non-dissipative integrated current sensing (ICs). The TMC2241 features ADI’s StealthChop2 chopper, which ensures noiseless operation, maximum efficiency, and optimal motor torque. The StealthChop2 also simplifies integration by automatically learning the best settings during the first motion after power-up and continuing to optimize settings in subsequent motions.
The TMC2241 Smart Integrated Stepper Driver offers a range of additional features, including CoolStep current control for up to 75% energy savings, passive braking and freewheeling modes, motor-phase temperature estimation, and chip temperature measurement. The 5 mm x 7 mm TQFN38 package makes the TMC2241 Smart Integrated Stepper Driver an ideal choice for compact applications. The TMC2241-EVKIT evaluation kit, used in combination with the ADI Trinamic Motion Control Language-Integrated Development Environment (TMCL-IDE), enables the initial evaluation of the TMC2241 stepper driver and provides full control over all its features. The TMCL-IDE features an easy-to-use graphic user interface (GUI) that provides tools for easily setting parameters, visualizing data in real-time, and for developing and debugging stand-alone applications.
