Driver current tuning – V8

Home Forums TinyG TinyG Support Driver current tuning – V8

Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #7926
    Zootalaws
    Member

    Not being one to just stick a wet finger in the air, I want to set my driver current ‘correctly’ – that being to measure the motor driver vref and adjust the pot in line with the stepper and TI’s recommendations.

    Normally I would stick one probe in gnd and one on the top of the pot, but these are plastic pots, so non-conductive. Is there a vref pin or via somewhere I can read off? (I checked the driver power schematic – couldn’t find it… but then, I couldn’t find the pot, either 🙁 )

    #7930
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    On this page of the schematic

    P1 and P2 are the pots for, I think, motors 1 and 2.
    I think the wipers of the pots are what you are looking for as they connect to the driver Vref, pin 8.
    There is no layout diagram that I am aware of, likely finding a via, etc would just be luck.
    If you are read good at soldering, you could add small wires for clip leads, I suppose.

Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.