Stepper motor drivers

Reduce audible noise and achieve precise, reliable control with our stepper motor drivers

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Get smooth, effortless motion with our broad portfolio of highly-integrated stepper motor drivers that feature automatic tuning, accurate current sensing and advanced diagnostics. Scaling across a wide voltage and current range, our portfolio is suited for a variety of industrial and automotive applications. Select the device best suited for your systems requirements based on key features, including smooth motion, small solution size and advanced diagnostics.

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Featured stepper motor drivers

DRV8434A-Q1
Stepper motor drivers

Automotive 48V 2.5A bipolar stepper motor driver with integrated current sensing and stall detection

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 1.6

DRV8421
Stepper motor drivers

18V, 2A dual H-bridge motor driver

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.42

Benefits of our highly-integrated stepper motor drivers

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Smooth, silent & precise 

Step with ease, precision and reduced audible noise with automatic smart tune, high current accuracy and 1/256 microstepping.

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Small solution size 

Reduce system complexity and board space by 40% with innovative small packaging and integrated current sensing.

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Protection & diagnostics

Intelligently diagnose and robustly protect motor systems with standard protection features, such as overcurrent and thermal shutdown, and advanced features, such as open-load and stall detection. 

Technical resources

Application note
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Current Recirculation and Decay Modes (Rev. A)
Learn about current recirculation techniques in a motor driver, why it is important and how they are implemented with our integrated motor driver decay-mode circuitry.
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How to Reduce Audible Noise in Stepper Motors
Understand how specific motor driver features can reduce the audible noise for a wide variety of stepper motor systems and applications.
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Sensorless Stall Detection With the DRV8889-Q1
Learn about the advantages of the stall detection algorithm of the DRV8889-Q1 and provide examples of how the DRV8889-Q1 can detect stall reliably in a wide variety of end applications.
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