Stepper motors are commonly used in precision movements where measurements tools can’t be installed for space or costs. We started this project because hobby market is based in most cases in China products that isn’t efficient or bad builded, so we want offer a professional products that can offer more than China’s product. The cost is less than the professional boards and a little more than the low cost models, so it can be a perfect solution for professional and/or amateur users.
The product:
This product is able to drive a wide range of stepper motors, from NEMA 17 to NEMA 42 with a maximum output current of 6[A]/phase and 48[VDC]. The board is developed in Switzerland. The controller is powered with the Texas Instruments DRV8711 chip that guarantees high steps input frequency and many other features that guarantee high efficiency and durability of the product with built-in overcurrent and overheat controls.
What we offer:
We want to offer an open source stepper motor driver board with high current capabilities and a very smooth controller provided by the Texas Instruments®‘s motor driver IC. By simply changing the MOSFET transistor, or by adding a cooler, the board can easily handle more current. This board is designed to be easily and fast installed by setting the switches.
Compatibility:
This board is easily controllable with all kind of control like GBRL (powered with Arduino), Raspberry, a breakout board with parallel/serial interface controlled by PC with software like LinuxCNC or with a simple square/pulse wave to spin the motor. This kind of interface is the most used in stepper motor controls, so there won’t be any problem with your control system.
The reason why we ask that amount:
Our goal is 12’000 CHF because we need to certificate the product and this will require us to invest a lot of money on it. This goal is the minimum budget to realize this board and put it on the market. Kickstarter helps us know the possible market and helps us bring this project to life.
Contact Information:
Kevin Ceresa
Email: swisstilab@gmail.com
Website: www.kickstarter.com
