This page is for step and direction timing of stepper drives.

Please add to this list using the stepconf wizard format and in nanoseconds so it will be uniform.

Some boards have know issues see the troubleshooting hardware page

If your unsure about your drive timing start high like 10000 for each and test. remember that signal conditioning and opto-isolation can increase timing requirements. That’s why you need to know the timings for a driver board, not just the step translator chip that is contains.

Also notice that some controllers step on the falling edge some on the rising edge. This matters as it will change the timing and will be hard to trace. make sure LinuxCNC follows what the controller expects.

Note 1 if an asterisk precedes the name then the values are not confirmed. If you can confirm the values please do…

Times listed are in nanoseconds (ns). Multiply microseconds (us) by 1000 to get nanoseconds (ns)

Manufacturer Model Step Time Step Space Direction Hold Direction Setup Steps on Spec Sheet

Chinese Blue Boards

TB6560 CNC Stepper Motor Driver Controller Board

150000

150000

150000

150000

Falling Edge

http://hyu68.com/cp8.htm

Gecko

201

500

4000

20000

1000

Falling Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g201-rev-16.html

Gecko

202

500

4500

20000

1000

Falling Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g202-rev-15.html

Gecko

203v

1000

2000

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g203v-rev-7.html

Gecko

201x

500

3000

20000

1000

Falling Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g201-rev-16.html

Gecko

212

500

4000

20000

1000

Falling Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g212-rev-15.html

Gecko

213v

2000

1000

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g213v-rev-7.html

Gecko

320

3500

500

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/dc-servo-drives/g320-rev-7.html

Gecko

320x

1000

2500

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/dc-servo-drives/g320x-rev-10.html

Granite Devices

VSD-E/XE Evolution

125

125

125

125

Rising Edge

http://granitedevices.fi/assets/files/vsd-e_160_manual.pdf

Granite Devices

VSD-E/XE DualDC

150

1850

150

800

Rising Edge

http://granitedevices.fi/assets/files/vsd-e_160_dualdc_manual.pdf

JVL

SMD41

500

500

2500

2500

Rising Edge

http://www.jvl.dk/files/pdf/lb043gb.pdf

JVL

SMD42

500

500

2500

2500

Rising Edge

http://www.jvl.dk/files/pdf/lb043gb.pdf

Linistepper Open Source

RULMS1

30000

100000

4000

4000

Rising Edge

http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/linistep/index.htm

Linistepper Open Source

THB6064

2300

2300

4600

1000

Rising Edge

http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/THB6064/index.htm

*Motion Control

MSD542

>1500

2000

2000

2000

Rising Edge

http://www.motioncontrolproducts.com/c2/uploads/msd542%20datasheet.pdf

Parker

OEM750

200

300

0

200000

Rising Edge

http://www.compumotor.com/manuals/OEM750/OEM750_Entire_Rev_B.pdf

ST

L297

?

500

4000

1000

Rising Edge

http://www.st.com/stonline/books/pdf/docs/1334.pdf

Xylotex

XS-3525/8S-3

2000

1000

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.xylotex.com/XS3525V202.pdf

Xylotex

XS-3525/8S-4

1000

1000

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.xylotex.com/XS3525V400.pdf

Lin Engineering

Silverpak 17D/DE

20000

20000

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.linengineering.com/site/products/pdf/SilverPak17D_DE-manual.pdf

Hobbycnc

Pro Chopper Board

2000

2000

2000

2000

?

http://www.hobbycnc.com/products/hobbycnc-pro-chopper-driver-board-kits/

*Routout

2.5amp Stepper Driver

200

1000

1000

?

?

http://www.routoutcnc.com/2-5ampdriver.pdf

*Intelligent Motion System

IM483

1000

1000

1000

1000

Rising Edge

http://www.imshome.com/im483.html

Keling

4030

5000

5000

20000

20000

?

http://www.

Keling

6852

1750

1750

10000

10000

Rising Edge

http://www.kelinginc.net/kL-6852.pdf

Sherline

8760

1000

6000

24000

24000

?

http://www.sherline.com/

Burkhard Lewetz

Step3S

6000

15000

?

5000

?

http://www.lewetz.de/download/ibstep3se.pdf

Parker Compumotor

Zeta 4

200

200

?(200)

?(200)

Rising Edge

http://www.compumotor.com/manuals/ZETA/ZETA_Rev_A_Entire.pdf

www.cncdrive.com

Dugong

1000

2500

1000

1000

?

http://www.cncdrive.com/content/dugong.htm

www.cncdrive.com

DG2S-08020

1000

2500

1000

1000

?

http://cncdrive.com/DG2S_08020.html

Wantai Motors

DQ542MA

5050

5050

500

500

?

http://www.wantmotor.com/ProductsView.asp?id=257&pid=82

Leadshine USA

Digital DM422 40V 2.2A

7500

7500

20000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM422m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital DM556 50V 5.6A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM556m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital DM856 80V 7.0A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM856m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital DM870 80V 7.0A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM870m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital DM1182 150VAC 8.2A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/DM1182m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital EM402 40V 2.2A

10000

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM402d_P.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital EM503 50V 4.2A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM503d_P.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital EM705 70V 7.0A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM705d_P.pdf

Leadshine USA

Digital EM806 80V 8.2A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM806d_P.pdf

Leadshine USA

Analog M415B 40V 1.5A

1500

1500

8000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M415Bm.pdf

Leadshine USA

Analog M542 50V 4.2A

1500

1500

8000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M542V2m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Analog M752 75V 5.2A

1500

1500

8000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M752m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Analog M880A 80V 7.8A

1500

1500

8000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M880Am.pdf

Leadshine USA

Analog M860H 80VAC 7.2A

1500

1500

8000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/MA860Hm.pdf

Leadshine USA

Brushed servo DCS303 30V 15A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DCS303m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Brushed servo DCS810 80V 20A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DCS810V1m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Brushed servo DCS810S 80V 20A

1000

1000

7000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DCS810Sm.pdf

Leadshine USA

Brushless servo ACS306 30V 15A

2500

2500

10000

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/ACS306hm.pdf

Leadshine USA

Brushless servo ACS606 60V 15A

850

850

6700

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/ACS606m.pdf

Leadshine USA

Brushless servo ACS806 80V 20A

850

850

6700

5000

Rising Edge

http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/ACS806m.pdf

Pololu

A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier

1000

1000

200

200

Rising Edge

http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1182/

Pololu

DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier

1900

1900

650

650

Rising Edge

http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/2132/

cnc4you

2000

8000

5000

5000

Rising Edge

http://cnc4you.co.uk/resources/CW5045.pdf