Difference in torque generated between L6480 & L6482?

jrichardmd · ‎2013-04-11

Posted on April 11, 2013 at 15:42

Is there any difference in torque or other performance parameters between the L6480 & L6482?

#l6480 #stepper-driver #l6482

Enrico Poli · ‎2013-04-23

Posted on April 23, 2013 at 15:56

The two devices use different control methods

L6480 voltage mode

pros

- High microstepping resolution

- Smoothness

- No shunt resistor

cons

- More sensitive to the variation of the parameters and resonances (some of these variations are compensated by the ST algorithm)

- Not suitable for full-step operation

L6482 advanced current control

pros

- Robustness of the control (closed loop)

cons

- Lower microstepping resolution

- Require the shunt resistor

The output torque you can obtain with the two control methods is almost the same, but the L6482 could have a boost at high speed thanks to the closed loop operation.