Confused about Duet3 boards having TMC2160 or TMC5160
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I'm sure I've missed the explanation somewhere but I did search.
In the product pages most of the Duet 3 boards list "On-board stepper drivers 6 x TMC2160 or TMC5160" as the drivers. Are these drivers essentially identical for the purposes of the board? did they change with a revision? I'm Just curious what drivers would come with a board if I were to order one.
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I believe all 6HC/3HC currently come with 5160. I'm unable to find details on the differences between 2160 and 5160.
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@phaedrux 2160s don't have some advanced motion planning capabilities that the 5160s have. 3D printers don't use those motion planning capabilities so they act exactly the same
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@phaedrux I did find the datasheets on both, you can find the info on the links below. From what I can tell they very similar, the pinouts appear the same but the 5160 has a built in motion controller so I am not sure how much difference it makes.
https://www.trinamic.com/products/integrated-circuits/details/tmc5160/
https://www.trinamic.com/products/integrated-circuits/details/tmc2160-ta/ -
@andy-vickers that's correct. The built in motion controller in the 5160 isn't useful in 3D printer applications.