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ParallelConnections
An8leadmotorinaparallelconfiguration offersamorestable, butlowertorqueatlowerspeeds. But
because ofthelowerinductance,therewill behighertorqueathigherspeeds.Multiplytheperphase
(orunipolar)currentratingby1.96,orthebipolarcurrentratingby1.4,todeterminethepeakoutput
current.
Figure 9:8-leadmotorparallelconnections
6. PowerSupply Selection
TheME542canmatchmediumand small size steppingmotors(fromNema size 17 to34)madeby
Leadshineorothermotormanufactures around theworld.Toachievegood drivingperformances, it is
importanttoselectsupplyvoltageandoutputcurrentproperly.Generallyspeaking,supplyvoltage
determines thehighspeedperformance ofthemotor,whileoutputcurrentdetermines theoutput
torqueofthedrivenmotor(particularlyatlowerspeed).Highersupplyvoltagewill allowhigher
motorspeedtobeachieved, attheprice ofmorenoise and heating.Ifthemotion speedrequirementis
low, it sbettertouse lowersupplyvoltagetodecrease noise, heatingand improvereliability.
Regulated orUnregulated PowerSupply
Bothregulatedandunregulatedpowersupplies canbeusedtosupplythedriver.However,
unregulatedpowersupplies arepreferredduetotheirabilitytowithstandcurrentsurge.Ifregulated
powersupplies (suchas mostswitchingsupplies.)areindeedused,it isimportanttohavelarge
currentoutputratingtoavoidproblemslikecurrentclamp,forexampleusing4Asupplyfor3A
motor-driveroperation. Ontheotherhand, ifunregulatedsupplyisused, onemayuse apowersupply
oflowercurrentratingthanthatofmotor(typically50%~70%ofmotorcurrent).Thereason isthat
thedriverdrawscurrentfromthepowersupplycapacitoroftheunregulatedsupplyonlyduringthe
ON durationofthePWMcycle,butnotduringtheOFF duration.Therefore,theaveragecurrent
withdrawnfrompowersupplyisconsiderablyless thanmotorcurrent.Forexample,two3Amotors
canbewell suppliedbyonepowersupplyof4Arating.
Multiple Drivers
It isrecommendedtohavemultipledriverstoshareonepowersupplytoreduce cost,ifthesupply
ME542EconomicalMicrosteppingDriverManualV1.0
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has enoughcapacity.Toavoidcross interference, DONOT daisy-chainthepowersupplyinputpins
ofthedrivers. (Instead,please connectthemtopowersupplyseparately.)
Attention: NEVERconnectpowerand groundinthewrongdirection,as it will damagetheME542.
Selecting SupplyVoltage
ThepowerMOSFETSinsidetheME542 canactuallyoperatewithin+20V-+50VDC,including
powerinputfluctuationandbackEMF voltagegeneratedbymotorcoilsduringmotorshaft
deceleration.Highersupplyvoltagecanincrease motortorqueathigherspeeds,thushelpfulfor
avoidinglosingsteps.However,highervoltagemaycause biggermotorvibrationatlowerspeed,and
it mayalsocause over-voltageprotectionorevendriverdamage.Therefore,it issuggestedtochoose
onlysufficientlyhighsupplyvoltageforintendedapplications,and it issuggestedtouse power
supplies withtheoreticaloutputvoltageof+20~+45V,leavingroomforpowerfluctuation and
back-EMF.
7. Selecting MicrostepResolutionand DriverOutputCurrent
Thisdriveruses an8-bitDIPswitchtosetmicrostepresolution,andmotoroperatingcurrent,as
shownbelow:
Microstep Resolution Selection
Microstepresolution issetbySW5, 6, 7, 8oftheDIPswitch as showninthefollowingtable:
Microstep
Steps/rev.(for1.8°motor) SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8
2 400 OFF ON ON ON
4 800 ON OFF ON ON
8 1600 OFF OFF ON ON
16 3200 ON ON OFF ON
32 6400 OFF ON OFF ON
64 12800 ON OFF OFF ON
128 25600 OFF OFF OFF ON
5 1000 ON ON ON OFF
10 2000 OFF ON ON OFF
20 4000 ON OFF ON OFF
25 5000 OFF OFF ON OFF
40 8000 ON ON OFF OFF
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