NEWS RELEASE
TRINAMIC Offers New Dual-Axis Stepper Motor
Controller-Driver System-on-Chip
Flagship Product Integrates many of TRINAMIC’s Patented Technologies
Hamburg, Germany (6 August 2014) — TRINAMIC Motion Control, a leading global developer of motor and motion
control technologies, today announced its flagship stepper motor controller-driver SoC. The new TMC5062 is a
monolithic dual-axis motor controller and driver that incorporates eight of Trinamic’s patented or patent-pending motion
control technologies. This new SoC is the world’s first device to integrate dcStep™, Trinamic’s proprietary technology
for automatically adapting motor velocity for sudden increases in load.
With its integrated motion control hardware, the TMC5062 can relieve any MCU with a SPI or single wire UART
interface from all real-time motor calculations, including positioning and velocity ramp calculation. Trinamic´s patented
sixPoint™ ramp generator supports stepper motor calculation of high-resolution current values with up to 256 microsteps per full-step. And its integrated power stage technology--for up to 1.5A peak current per motor--incorporates
Trinamic’s proven spreadCycle™ chopper unit for smooth commutation.
Trinamic’s latest innovation, dcStep, addresses the need for stepper motors to maintain positional (or step) selfawareness without costly feedback circuitry. Without feedback circuits, significant operating margins must be
implemented so that motor torque and velocity limits are not exceeded. Trinamic’s new dcStep technology allows for
momentary increases in torque to compensate for sudden increases in load resistance without losing step count,
significantly reducing the safety margin that would otherwise be required by a stepper motor control system.
“Trinamic is focused on continual improvements in stepper motor system design,” explained Trinamic Founder and
CEO Michael Randt. “Our new dcStep technology lowers system cost and energy consumption by shrinking excess
safety margin, which reduces the motor size required for a specific application. This, in turn, leads to cooler operating
temps, more compact board design, and the elimination of fans and heat sinks. A single technology like dcStep
accelerates miniaturization, efficiency and ease-of use.“
Connected to a host microcontroller through an SPI or single wire interface, the TMC5062 executes all real-time
position and velocity stepper motor calculations, and also directly drives coil currents for dual integrated stepper motor
drives. This highly integrated dual-axis motion controller is ideal for pan and tilt control used in a wide variety of high
volume applications: in millions of IP video cameras being deployed globally for security, border control and other
remote viewing applications; in solar power heliostat mirror arrays, where tens of thousands to millions of mirrors reflect
sunlight throughout the day to power a steam turbine for electricity generation; in medical and lab applications, like invitro analysis, that require X/Y motion control; and in 3D printers.
With a 1.5A peak current, the TMC5062 is ideal for use with stepper motors up to NEMA size 17, covering most of the
typical hybrid stepper applications. The TMC5062 is software compatible with Trinamic’s popular dual-axis TMC5031
motion control and driver IC, upgrading it’s functionality with dcStep and an integrated ABN quadrature encoder
interface. The new device implements a subset of relevant instructions for dual-axis operation and for six-point
acceleration profiles.
Production Volumes of TMC5062-LA are available from August 2014.
TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG
Hamburg, Germany
www.trinamic.com
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The device is offered in a QFN48 (7mm x 7mm) package, priced at below USD 5 in 1,000 unit volumes.
To support rapid product development and prototyping, Trinamic offers a complete TMC5062 design kit with evaluation
board and intuitive PC-based development software. The TMC5062 also comes with free reference source code,
schematics and board layouts.
About TRINAMIC
Based in Hamburg, Germany, privately-held Trinamic Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG is a recognized global leader in
motor and motion control technologies. Leveraging its extensive portfolio of internally developed IP, Trinamic motion
control products emphasize efficiency, quality and ease-of-use.
The company sells ICs, modules and integrated mechatronics to market leading manufacturers worldwide. The
company’s products have been integrated into a wide range of applications in biotechnology, lab automation, materials
handling, CCTV and factory automation. More information about Trinamic can be obtained on the company website:
http://www.trinamic.com.
TMC5062 drives and controls 2 stepper motors with one
monolithic SoC in a small 7x7 QFN package
Printable graphics are available at:
http://www.trinamic.com/company/press/
Company Contact:
Jonas P. Proeger
TRINAMIC Marketing Director
[email protected]
+49 (0) 40 514 806-40
TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG
Hamburg, Germany
www.trinamic.com
With dcStep™ the stepper motor can drive as fast as
possible in any situation.
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Media Contact:
Spencer Horowitz
Public Relations for TRINAMIC
spencerh(at)ieee.org
+1 408 832 9616
TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG
Hamburg, Germany
www.trinamic.com
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