MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Digital Current Control (Header Pins Soldered)
Available with a lead time
Expect dispatch between Jan 20 and Jan 22
Quantity Discounts:
- 10-25 $12.83 (exc GST)
- 25+ $12.43 (exc GST)
This version of Pololu's MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier with Digital Current Control ships with male header pins installed as shown in the main product picture, so no soldering is required to use it with an appropriate 16-pin socket or solderless breadboard. Please see the MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Digital Current Control product page for more information about the driver.
People often buy this product together with:
 | Pololu Stamped Aluminum L-Bracket for NEMA 17 Stepper Motors |
 | Stepper Motor: Bipolar, 200 Steps/Rev, 42×38mm, 2.8V, 1.7 A/Phase |
 | DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, High Current (Header Pins Soldered) |
Dimensions
| Size: | 0.6" × 0.8" |
|---|---|
| Weight: | 2.5 g |
General specifications
| Minimum operating voltage: | 4.5 V |
|---|---|
| Maximum operating voltage: | 35 V |
| Continuous current per phase: | 1.5 A1 |
| Maximum current per phase: | 2 A2 |
| Minimum logic voltage: | 2.1 V3 |
| Maximum logic voltage: | 6 V4 |
| Microstep resolutions: | full, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 |
| Current limit control: | digital |
| Reverse voltage protection?: | N |
| Header pins soldered?: | Y |
Identifying markings
| PCB dev codes: | md33a, md33b |
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| Other PCB markings: | 0J10855, 0J11019 |
Notes:
- 1
- Without a heat sink or forced air flow.
- 2
- With sufficient additional cooling. This limitation comes from maximum achievable current limit setting on this version of the board.
- 3
- This is the input logic high threshold.
- 4
- Absolute maximum voltage on any input is 6.5 V.
File downloads
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MPS Application Note AN120: Understanding MP6500 Current Control (1MB pdf)
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Schematic diagram of the MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier (106k pdf)
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Dimension diagram of the MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier (216k pdf)
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Drill guide for the MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier (41k dxf)
This DXF drawing shows the locations of all of the board’s holes.
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3D model of the MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Potentiometer Current Control (5MB step)
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3D model of the MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Digital Current Control (5MB step)
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