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duncan webster10/03/2016 17:03:32
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I've bought one of these off e-bay

**LINK**

It's arrived, but no wiring diagram. I can work out the motor connections, and I might work out the inputs, but no idea what the various switches do. I guess the red block sets the microstepping, but no idea on 3 black ones. Anyone got any ideas?

I've tried and failed on google, and have messaged the vendor

Michael Gilligan10/03/2016 17:15:12
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Duncan,

Please forgive me for stating the obvious [especially if I'm wrong] but it all appears to be printed on the board.

MichaelG.

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P.S. ... Looks a nice board, at a great price ... hope it works well.

Russell Eberhardt10/03/2016 17:22:07
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This might help:

**LINK**

Russell

jason udall10/03/2016 17:23:41
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The silkscreen shown in the "details" of that link.
Details SW1 -3 and S1 set current

And otherh functions for S2 to S6
S2 stop current
S3, 4 micro stepping ( mode)
00/ 1/ : 01 /2: 11/8: 10 /16
S5S6 decay..
00 0%
10 25%
01 50%
11 100%

... ... It apears that in the time taken to type the above ..others has also provided solution

Edited By jason udall on 10/03/2016 17:28:56

Neil Wyatt10/03/2016 17:26:36
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It looks like the three black switches plus the first red one set the drive current.

Red 2 is the hold current between moves

Red 3/Red 4 appear to set the microstepping level

Red 5/Red 6 decay, presumably how quickly the current decays to the hold level.

Neil

Les Jones 110/03/2016 17:28:22
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Hi Duncan,
This board looks the same as the one I used on my rotary table. My board was clearly labled like the one in the picture on the ebay advert that is in your link. Here is a link to some information that shows the labels if they are missing on your board.

Les,

duncan webster10/03/2016 17:57:06
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Thanks chaps, Sometimes one can really ask a silly question, as MichaelG and LesJ say it's printed on the board, but you need a very bright light to even see there is something there, never mind read it. I hadn't spotted it. The link from Russel is much more helpful.

Thanks again

Emgee10/03/2016 18:04:59
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I used the same as Russel's link with an identical driver controlled by an Arduino Uno for a rotary table.

Emgee

Cyril Bonnett10/03/2016 19:12:12
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This any help

**LINK**

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