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How do you change the direction on a stepper motor?
To change direction you need to reverse the current in one set of coils only. At the moment the two motors are connected in parallel and turn in the same direction. Swap ONE of the coil pairs over and you should be able to get the two motors turn in the opposite direction with the same drive signal.
Can you adjust a stepper motor?
Adjusting the current of a stepper driver is easy, just turn the small potentiometer with a tiny flat head screw driver. Be very careful though. Do not short your screw driver to any of the terminals of the stepper driver as you may cause damage to your stepper driver.
How does stepper motor change direction and speed?
How fast we can change direction of rotation of a stepper motor
- change DOR(direction of rotation) every alternative rotation in the opposite direction.
- control the speed of change.
- control the angle of rotation i.e 30 degrees or 40 degrees after which it will change the DOR.
- Ability to lock at any position.
How do you adjust the speed on a stepper motor?
There are a few main ways to increase your maximum step speed:
- Use a higher voltage.
- Set the current limit to the maximum allowed by your stepper motor.
- Ramp the stepper speed up slowly.
- Decrease the external load on the stepper.
Can a tmc2208 be used as a stepper driver?
The TMC2208 stepper driver includes the function of TL-Smoothers. So it does not make sense to install this extension when using the TMC2208. → I have written a separate article on how to reduce the noise of the extruder motor.
Why does the tmc2208 make so much noise?
The most noise comes from the Y-axis and the X-axis. Because the Z-axis rarely moves when printing you do not hear much noise. The TMC2208 can deliver less power than the standard A4988 driver. One Z-axis driver needs to power two motors at the same time.
Why does my stepper motor turn in reverse?
Then, the pulses for the ‘reverse’ direction seemed to be stalled, while still coming out alright for the ‘forward’ direction. I reconnected the stepper wires in all possible configurations, and the only result was that the stepper then turned in reverse, but stalled on forward motion instead.
Why does my stepper only turn in one direction?
It has to be the driver. As long as the stepper is NOT connected to the output, the stepping signals come out fine. If I connect the wires one by one, the signals still come out fine. But, as soon as I plug in the 4th wire of the stepper, it goes haywire.