Stepper 12 Click is a compact add-on board that contains a bipolar stepper motor driver. This board features the TB67S549FTG, a two-phase bipolar stepping motor driver from Toshiba Semiconductor. It supports a PWM constant-current control drive without a current sense resistor for motor-current detection and allows full-step to 1/32 steps resolution for less motor noise and smoother control. It has a wide operating voltage range of 4.5V to 34V with an output current capacity of 1.2A maximum and several anomaly detection indicators.
- Author : Stefan Filipovic
- Date : Sep 2022.
- Type : I2C type
We provide a library for the Stepper 12 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
This library contains API for Stepper 12 Click driver.
stepper12_cfg_setup
Config Object Initialization function.
void stepper12_cfg_setup ( stepper12_cfg_t *cfg );
stepper12_init
Initialization function.
err_t stepper12_init ( stepper12_t *ctx, stepper12_cfg_t *cfg );
stepper12_default_cfg
Click Default Configuration function.
err_t stepper12_default_cfg ( stepper12_t *ctx );
stepper12_set_direction
This function sets the motor direction by setting the DIR pin logic state.
void stepper12_set_direction ( stepper12_t *ctx, uint8_t dir );
stepper12_drive_motor
This function drives the motor for the specific number of steps at the selected speed.
void stepper12_drive_motor ( stepper12_t *ctx, uint32_t steps, uint8_t speed );
stepper12_set_step_mode
This function sets the step mode resolution settings.
err_t stepper12_set_step_mode ( stepper12_t *ctx, uint8_t mode );
This example demonstrates the use of the Stepper 12 Click board by driving the motor in both directions for a desired number of steps.
The demo application is composed of two sections :
Initializes the driver and performs the Click default configuration.
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
stepper12_cfg_t stepper12_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
stepper12_cfg_setup( &stepper12_cfg );
STEPPER12_MAP_MIKROBUS( stepper12_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == stepper12_init( &stepper12, &stepper12_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
if ( STEPPER12_ERROR == stepper12_default_cfg ( &stepper12 ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Default configuration." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
Drives the motor clockwise for 200 full steps and then counter-clockiwse for 400 quarter steps with 2 seconds delay before changing the direction. All data is being logged on the USB UART where you can track the program flow.
void application_task ( void )
{
log_printf ( &logger, " Move 200 full steps clockwise \r\n\n" );
stepper12_set_step_mode ( &stepper12, STEPPER12_MODE_FULL_STEP );
stepper12_set_direction ( &stepper12, STEPPER12_DIR_CW );
stepper12_drive_motor ( &stepper12, 200, STEPPER12_SPEED_FAST );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
log_printf ( &logger, " Move 400 quarter steps counter-clockwise \r\n\n" );
stepper12_set_step_mode ( &stepper12, STEPPER12_MODE_QUARTER_STEP );
stepper12_set_direction ( &stepper12, STEPPER12_DIR_CCW );
stepper12_drive_motor ( &stepper12, 400, STEPPER12_SPEED_FAST );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:
- MikroSDK.Board
- MikroSDK.Log
- Click.Stepper12
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART Click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.