MA860C Full Digital Stepper Drive Manual V1.0
It is prohibited to pull and plug connector P2 while the drive is powered ON, because there is high current flowing
through motor coils (even when motor is at standstill). Pulling or plugging connector P2 with power on will cause
extremely high back-EMF voltage surge, which may damage the drive.
5 Selecting Microstep Resolution and drive Output Current
This drive uses an 8-bit DIP switch to set microstep resolution, and motor operating current, as shown below:
5.1 Microstep Resolution Selection
Microstep resolution is set by SW5, 6, 7, 8 of the DIP switch as shown in the following table:
Microstep Steps/rev.(for 1.8°motor) SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8
2 400 ON ON ON ON
4 800 OFF ON ON ON
8 1600 ON OFF ON ON
16 3200 OFF OFF ON ON
32 6400 ON ON OFF ON
64 12800 OFF ON OFF ON
128 25600 ON OFF OFF ON
256 51200 OFF OFF OFF OFF
5 1000 ON ON ON OFF
10
2000 OFF ON
ON
OFF
20 4000 ON OFF ON OFF
25 5000 OFF OFF ON OFF
40 8000 ON ON OFF OFF
50 10000 OFF ON OFF OFF
100 20000 ON OFF OFF OFF
200 40000 OFF OFF OFF OFF
5.2 Current Settings
For a given motor, higher drive current will make the motor to output more torque, but at the same time causes more
heating in the motor and drive. Therefore, output current is generally set to be such that the motor will not overheat for
long time operation. Since parallel and serial connections of motor coils will significantly change resulting inductance
and resistance, it is therefore important to set drive output current depending on motor phase current, motor leads and
connection methods. Phase current rating supplied by motor manufacturer is important in selecting drive current,
however the selection also depends on leads and connections.
The first three bits (SW1, 2, 3) of the DIP switch are used to set the dynamic current. Select a setting closest to your
motor’s required current.
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