ROADRUNNER SERIES SPECIFICATIONS
SoftStep*  MICRO-STEPPING DRIVES
TESTRA CORPORATION
Updated Mar 2016




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SoftStep*  The New art of driving step motors

Direct Replacement for Gecko Drives

Much higher performance at lower cost.  Replace just about any drive that operated with  20 to 80v dc power with 1 to 7 amp motors, Full Step, Half Step, or Micro-Step.

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HARDWARE FEATURES

  • 20-80 Volt Input Power 

  • Curre8nt Drive 1 to 7 amp Resistor Programmable 

  • Opto Isolated Logic Inputs, Step Clock, Direction

  • Step Frequency Response to 5 Mhz

  • Bi-polar 4-wire H-bridge D-Mos Drive

  • Electronic Fusing for motor faults and mis-wiring

  • Thermal Shutdown

  • Status Indicator, No Fault

  • Mechanical Outline 2.5"(63.5mm)x2.5"(63.5mm)x0.825"(21mm)

  • Operating 0 to 70C at Heatsink

  • Dual 8 bit D/A for current control

  • Flash Waveform Tables

  • Flash Programmable Logic

  • I/O Connector Options

  • Jumper Selectable Micro-step Resolution

  • Chopper stabilized zero crossing commutation to eliminate clicks. Near perfect sine wave drive.

  • Extremely High Efficiency.  Just screw down to your metal cabinet.

 R213 FIRMWARE FEATURES

  • Current Reduction 0.5 sec after last step input

  • Optional motor waveform matching to eliminate velocity and torque ripple.

  • Customizable for OEM's to add various indexer and control functions

  • Fully compatable with Gecko Drive

  • Micro-step Resolutions 2,1,1/2 1/4 1/5 1/8 1/10 1/16 1/25 1/32 1/50 1/64 1/125 1/128 1/250 1/256

  • Always Micro-steps at 1/256 or 1/250

  • Step Resolutions  1/2 1/4 1/5 1/8 1/10 1/16 1/25 1/32 1/501/64 1/125 1/128 1/250 1/256

  • Optional Quadrature Input, Noise filtering, Multi-Step input, CW/CCW.

  • Automatic Calibration at Power Up

    VERY COST COMPETITIVE!

APPLICATIONS - ANYWHERE YOU NEED A STEP MOTOR SUCH AS MACHINE CONTROL POSITIONING,, ROBOTICS,  ENGRAVING, DISPENSING, DRILLING, ROUTING, MILLING. CUTTING, INSPECTION, MATERIAL HANDLING, ETC.




* US Patent 5,650,705

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